 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 trang
...with writers whose wish is not to be studied, but to be read. — Johnson. DCCLvI. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1829 - 228 trang
...she's neither a Mohawk nor a Nigger ; one word may settle it all, and remember, that ' for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, b,eing overtaken and slain by the enemy",' as poor... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 trang
...'If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.' 19 "'A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | 1831 - 584 trang
...to these, endured much trouble, plague, pain, and vexation. So true is the old saying, " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the man was lost." See now how the account stands in figures, and what is the balance in favour of attention... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1831 - 290 trang
...for, "If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself; a little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost," heing overtaken ami slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1831 - 324 trang
...threepence." M. Say's story is one of the many examples of the truth of the old proverb -— " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the man was lost." Nearly all the infinite variety of articles in an ironmonger's shop are made by machinery.... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 trang
...Keep thy shop, and thy «hop will keep thee. A little neglsct may breed great mischief—for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy—all for... | |
 | 1832 - 586 trang
...good in the middle. I hope I don't intrude. Your humble servant, TG" " A little neglect may breed much mischief: for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for...lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of a horse-shoe nail.—And for the want of a needlefull of thread in the tail of a gown,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 trang
...for if you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like — servo yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1834 - 254 trang
...true proverbs of poor Richard, ' A stitch in time saves nine,' — and, ' A little neglect may breed a great mischief — for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for... | |
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... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost... 
