...Keep thy shop, and thy «hop will keep thee. A little neglsct 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...

...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, the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost," heing overtaken ami slain by the enemy ; all for...

...business seemingly trivial occasioned death." How much better this is told by Dr. Franklin. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse...was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Nor is the language helped much by the pencil : the...

...serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; 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 nail. III. " So much for industry, my friends, and...

...business seemingly trivial, occasioned death." How much better this is told by Dr. Franklin. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse...was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. " >Ior is the language helped much by the pencil : the...

...parliament, a revolt. '* A little nee led" says poor Richard, "may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse...was lost ; being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail." MEMOIRS OP opposition suppressed, and the...

...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 slain by an enemy, all for...

...servant, and one that you like — servo 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 ;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for...

...which the endeavors of years may not extricate us. For want of a nail the shoe wag loit, Fur want of » shoe the horse was lost, For want of a horse the rider was lost, And all for the want of'a horse-shoe nail. Striking and True story. Two young German nobleman having...

...good way to cure this, is to store the memory early with little pithy sayings, such as, " 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," &c. M. Say tells the following story : " Being in the country," says he, " I had an example of one...