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" ... than sparing, but not costly. For I never knew any man grow poor by keeping an orderly table. But some consume themselves through secret vices, and their hospitality bears the blame. But banish swinish drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice... "
New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent prose and epistolary ... - Page 24
by New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 50

English literature - 1788 - 678 pages
...which is a vice impairing health, confuming much, and makes no (how. I never heard praife afcribed to the drunkard, but for the well-bearing of his drink; which is i better commendation for a brewer's horfe or a drayman, than for either a gentleman or a ferving man....
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 2

George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much, and makes no shew. I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but...horse or a dray-man, than for either a gentleman or a serving-man. Beware thou spend not above three of four parts of thy reVfenues ; nor above a third part...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much, and makes no shew. 1 never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but for...horse or a dray-man, than for either a gentleman or a serving-man. Beware thou spend not above three of four parts of, thy revenues ; nor above a third part...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 2

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much, and makes no shew. I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but...better commendation for a brewer's horse or a dray-man, Hum for either a gentleman or a serving-man. Beware Iliou spend not above three of four parts ef thy...
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The Lady's Magazine, Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ..., Part 1

English literature - 1794 - 826 pages
...vice 430 a vice impairing health, confuting innch, and makes no (hew. I never heard praife afcribed to the drunkard, but for the well-bearing of his drink ; which is a better conimertdanon for a brewer's horfe or a drayman, than for either a gentleman or a ferving-man. Beware...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney

Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 424 pages
...health, consuming much and makes no shew. I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but JTor] the well-bearing [of] his drink. Which is a better...[a] serving man. Beware thou spend not above three of four parts of thy revennewes; nor above a third part of that in thy house. For the other two parts...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney

Thomas Zouch - 1809 - 414 pages
...ascribed to the drunkard, but [for] the welUbearing [of] his drink. Which is a better coBimeadation for a brewer's horse or a dray-man, than for either...[a] serving man. Beware thou spend not above .three of four parts of thy revennewes; nor above a third part of that in thy house. For the other two parts...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 550 pages
...drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much, and makes no shew. I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but...horse or a dray-man, than for either a gentleman or a serving-man. Beware thou spend not above three of four parts of thy revenues ; nor above a third part...
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The Literary Panorama, Volume 6

English literature - 1809 - 672 pages
...swinish drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much and make* no shew. I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but...[a] serving man. Beware thou spend not above three of four parts of thy revennewes ; nor above a third part of that in thy house. For the other two parts...
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Lives of British Statesmen, Volume 1

John Macdiarmid - 1820 - 412 pages
...secret vices, and their hospitality bears the blame. But banish swinish drunkards out of thine house, which is a vice impairing health, consuming much,...I never heard praise ascribed to the drunkard, but the well-bearing his drink ; which is a better commendation for a brewer's horse or a drayman, than...
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