 When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning, upon looking at the clock, he declared that his watch had gained half an hour in the night. MORAL. 9 A celebrated modern writer says, " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.  The Christian Repository - Page 301824Full view - About this book
 | Maria Edgeworth - Children - 1821 - 554 pages
...mine, Franklin's, I mean, but of my choosing for the clock case : pray listen to the motto, Godfrey; ' Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.' " Godfrey admired the motto, and went on admiring every thing that was shown to him, till he so far... | |
 | 1823 - 450 pages
...it brightened up as if nothing had j been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that i morning, upon looking at the clock he declared ¡...writer says, " take care | of the minutes, and the hour» will take care of : ;hemselves." This is au admirable remark, and ) night be very seasonably... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...the kitchen, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up, as if nothing had been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...modern writer says, " Take care of the minutes, and the hmtrt will take care of themselves." This is u^dmirable remark, and might be very seasonably recollected... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824 - 624 pages
...kitchen shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. « When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...watch had gained half an hour in the night. ' MORAL. • It is said by a celebrated modern writer, " take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care... | |
 | 1824 - 602 pages
...kitchen shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. ' When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning, upon looking at the clock, lie declared that his watch had gained half an hour in the night. 4 MORAL. ... 1 It is said by a celebrated... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...kitchen shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...at the clock, he declared that his watch had gained half-an-hour in the night. A celebrated modern writer says, " take care of the minute t , and the hours... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...kitchen shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...at the clock, he declared that his watch had gained half-an-hour in the night. A celebrated modern writer says, " take care of the minntet, and the houn... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...kitchen shutter, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up as if nothing had been the matter. ' Whether, supposing that the flavour of a pig who obtained his death by. whip hulf-an-hour in the night. A celebrated modern writer says, " take care of the minutes, and the hours... | |
 | Etiquette - 1826 - 320 pages
...if nothing had been the matter. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning, upon loooking at. the clock he declared that his watch had gained half an hour in the night. MORAL. . IT is said by a celebrated modern writer, " take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care... | |
 | Thomas J. Lee - Readers - 1827 - 196 pages
...kitchen, shining full upon the dial-plate, it brightened up, as if nothing had been the matter. 25. When the farmer came down to breakfast that morning,...watch had gained half an hour in the night. MORAL. we begin to be " weary in well doing," from the thought of having much to do. 27. The present moment... | |
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