 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 want of a little care about a horse-shoe...  The Child's own book - Strana 331Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1843 - Počet stránok 684
...simplicity contents itself with being so. * TAKE CARE IN TIME. THERE is an 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." Mons. Say, an able French writer on political economy,... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 588
...a horse's shoe at the proper time, may afford a seasonable hint on the same subject. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost, ' • (Being; overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - Počet stránok 646
...you like, — serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.' III. 'So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add... | |
 | 1837 - Počet stránok 396
...heart, and all because of an indiscreet question. No, Fred, no ; I am wiser than that. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost — for want of a shoe, the horse was lost — for want of a horse, the rider was lost, and all for want — no, Fred, no. I have just introduced... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - Počet stránok 308
...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 little care about a horse-shoe nail. SECTION II. Frugality: calamities of pride, extravagance and debts. 1 "So much for industry, my friends,... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - Počet stránok 782
...you would have * fiithful servant, and one that you like, serve your"lt A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must add... | |
 | 1826 - Počet stránok 440
...smallest matters, because sometimes ' A little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the...the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe .nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention... | |
 | 1826 - Počet stránok 422
...smallest matters, because sometimes ' A little neglect may breed great mischief ;' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of aTiorse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - Počet stránok 358
...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;...horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.—Franklin. nCCLVH. Fear is cousin-german,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - Počet stránok 354
...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;...horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. — Franklin. DCCLVII. Fear is cousin-german,... | |
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