 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 trang
...matters, because, sometimes. ' A little neglect may breed great mis4hief ; ' adding, ' 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... | |
 | 1841 - 300 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, tho horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost," being overtaken and slain by the... | |
 | Esther Copley, afterwards COPLEY HEWLETT (Esther) - 1841 - 248 trang
...llichard,' 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 •n by an enemy, all for want... | |
 | John BROADHURST - 1842 - 330 trang
...MAXIMS OF NEATNESS AND ORDER. To which is prefixed an Introduction. By THERESA TIDY. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the...was lost, (Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." POOR RICHARD. The Twenty-third Edition. 18mo. price... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 trang
...profitable. " If you would have a faithful servant, and one whom 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," H 4. being overtaken and slain by the enemy :... | |
 | William Newnham - 1842 - 682 trang
...NEATNE8S AND ORDER. To which is prefixed an Introduction. By THERESA TIDY. " For want of a nail, the shoo was lost; For want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; For want of a horse, the rider was lost, I Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." POOR... | |
 | Luke James Hansard - 1843 - 398 trang
... HORSE-SHOE NAILS: NEW IDEAS ON OLD SUBJECTS. BY MINOR HUGO. ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost, ' For want of a shoe the...was lost, ' Being overtaken and slain by the enemy, ' And all for want of care ' About a horse-shoe nail." POOR RICHARD. LONDON: GEORGE EARLE, 67, CASTLB... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1843 - 562 trang
...plan. THERESA TIDY'S EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF NEATNESS AND ORDER. By the late MRS. GRAHAM. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the...was lost ; For want of a horse, the rider was lost, tBeing overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Poor Richard.... | |
 | George B. C. Watson - 1843 - 136 trang
...has frequently reminded our companions in a ramble, of poor Richard's terse couplet — ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe the...was lost ; For want of a horse the rider was lost, All for want of a Iwrse-sfwe nail." 38. There is an improvement then to be introduced, and we find... | |
 | Henry Blunt - 1844 - 404 trang
...MAXIMS of NEATNESS and ORDER. To which is prefixed an Introduction by THERESA TIDY.. ' ' For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the...was lost, (Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Poor Richard. Twenty-fourth Edition. 18mo. sewed,... | |
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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... 
