 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 540 páginas
...understood his business very well ; but no man alive was more careless in looking into his accompts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being a boon-companion, loving his bottle and his diversion ; for, to sayjtruth, no man kept a better house... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 páginas
...him, you might lad him like a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air ; his spirits rose and fell with the weatherglass. John was quick, and...no man alive was more careless in looking into his accompts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 páginas
...you might lead him like л child. John's temper depended very much upon the air ; his spirits rose T ! S ! ! accompts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being... | |
 | Justin McCarthy - 1902 - 390 páginas
...against Marlborough by those who were eager to see an end of the war. We are told of John Bull that " No man alive was more careless in looking into his...more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants." It was not that Mr. Bull was incapable of managing his financial affairs if only he would turn his... | |
 | Justin McCarthy - 1902 - 386 páginas
...Marlborongh by those who were eager to see an end of the war. We are told of John Bull that " ISTo man alive was more careless in looking into his accounts,...more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants." It was not that Mr. Bull was incapable of managing his financial affairs if only he would turn his... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 534 páginas
...him, you might lead him like a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air ; his spirits rose and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and...no man alive was more careless in looking into his accompts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being... | |
 | John Arbuthnot, Jonathan Swift, Herman Teerink - 1925 - 280 páginas
...him, you might lead him like a Child. John's Temper depended very much upon the Air ; his Spirits rose and fell with the Weather-glass. John was quick, and...careless, in looking into his Accounts, or more cheated by Part(*) Characters of the E — sh and D — h, and the G — 1, D. of M. 1) The 1727 edition adds:... | |
 | Guy Noel Pocock - 1926 - 290 páginas
...him you might lead him as a child. John's temper depended very much upon the air; his spirits rose and fell with the weather-glass. John was quick, and...apprentices, and servants. This was occasioned by his being a boon-companion, loving his bottle and his diversions; for, to say the truth, no man kept a better house... | |
 | Fleetwood Chidell - 1926 - 310 páginas
...confidently, that Macaulay's New Zealander will be a white man. CHAPTER III BUSINESS IS BUSINESS " No man alive was more careless in looking into his...accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices or servants." — History of John Bull (DR. ARBUTHNOT). " That act of injustice is greater if the party... | |
 | Adam Ferguson, David Hume - 1982 - 152 páginas
...him, you might lead him like a Child. John's Temper depended very much upon the Air; his Spirits rose and fell with the Weather-glass. John was quick, and...Apprentices, and Servants: This was occasioned by his being a BoonCompanion, loving his Bottle and his Diversion; for to say Truth, no Man kept a better House than... | |
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John was quick, and understood his business very well; but no man alive was more careless in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants. 
