 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - Страниц: 590
...-monopoly we so long " A littlc neglect," nays poor Richard, " may breed great mischief: for waul of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lust j for want of ahorse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain bf Uie enemy , all for want... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - Страниц: 586
...monopoly we so long , " A little neglect," 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; for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want... | |
 | Rev. John Thornton - 1811 - Страниц: 106
...the good metal on which it grows. 131. Be diligent in little things, and remember " 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, being overtaken and slain by the enemy." 132. Good thoughts... | |
 | 1813 - Страниц: 552
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The army... | |
 | John Bancks - 1813 - Страниц: 328
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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 hy the enemy." The army... | |
 | 1813 - Страниц: 550
...more completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The... | |
 | 1844 - Страниц: 826
...disasters, to the caprice of a courtier, or perhaps the accidental delay of a messenger. 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 — and so all was owing to the want of a nail ! Tin; two manners... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - Страниц: 610
...parliament, a revolt. " A little neglect," 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 ; for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want... | |
 | 1821 - Страниц: 24
...servant, end 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 wag lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken »nd slain by the enemy ;... | |
 | 1822 - Страниц: 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... | |
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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, For want of a rider, the battle was lost. 
