 Good name, in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash : 't is something, nothing ; T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me...  The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence - Page 161by William Andrus Alcott - 1847 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Australia. Parliament - Australia - 1913 - 1380 pages
...taken up four or five seconds which do not belong to him. One of our greatest English writers says — Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not... | |
 | 1830 - 308 pages
...LANKIANA. No. I. A NAME. Good name, in man or woman, dear, my Lord, Is the immediate jewel of their soals ; Who steals my purse steals trash ; 't is something, — nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not... | |
 | George Washington Light - 1833 - 402 pages
...learn this lesson, which should ever be practised first, but is never learned till the last, that ' Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousuuds ; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not... | |
 | David Steele - Children - 1847 - 96 pages
...true, if it is of a nature to hurt his name or his feelings, and is not necessary. Shakspeare says, " Who steals my purse steals trash, 't is something, nothing ; T was mine ; ! t is his, and has been slave to thousands. But he who niches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances. SHAKSPEARE. 3. Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing, 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he, who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Christian ethics - 1849 - 230 pages
...he robbed us of our property. " Good name, in man or woman, Is the immediate jewel of their souls ; Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands : But he who filches from me my good name, RODS me of that which not... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Christian ethics - 1850 - 226 pages
...he robbed us of our property. " Good name, in man or woman, Is the immediate jewel of their souls; Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing; 'T was mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands: But he who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...thou mean '? lago. Good name, in man, and woman, dear my loid, Is the immediate jewel of their souls ; Who steals my purse, steals trash ; "t is something, nothing : "T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he, that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that, which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 656 pages
...thou mean ? I AOO. Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that whieh not... | |
 | Charles Simmons - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1852 - 564 pages
...have an equal chance to honor. Sh. Good name, in man and woman, Is the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash; 't is something, nothing; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands: But he, that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which ne'er... | |
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