 | Daniel Defoe - 1724 - 544 pages
...be true, that a true-bred merchant is the best gentleman OFFER OF MATRIMONY BY A RICH MERCHANT. 149 in the nation ; that in knowledge, in manners, in...embarrassed the person for ever ; but the merchant had hia estate continually flowing; and upon this he named me merchants who lived in more real splendour,... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1855 - 520 pages
...be true, that a true-bred merchant is the best gentleman OFFER OF MATRIMONY BY A RICH MERCHANT. 149 in the nation ; that in knowledge, in manners, in...what he got, and not that ; and that he laid up great suras every year. That an estate is a pond ; but that a trade was a spring ; that if the first is once... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...in flush business and a capital stock is able to spend more money than a gentleman of £5,000 a-year estate ; that while a merchant spent, he only spent what he got, and not that ; and that he laid up groat sums every year. That an estate is a pond ; but that a trade is a spring ; that if the first... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1890 - 352 pages
...and a capital stock is able to spend more money than a gentleman of £5000 a year estate ; that when a merchant spent, he only spent what he got, and not...up great sums every year. That an estate is a pond ; that a trade is a spring ; that if the first is once mortgaged, it seldom gets clear, but embarrassed... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1890 - 376 pages
...and not that ; and that he laid up great sums every year. That an estate is a pond ; that a trade is a spring ; that if the first is once mortgaged, it...but the merchant had his estate continually flowing ' (Defoe). Though there are a great number of separate particulars given here, the sentence cannot... | |
 | Wilfred Whitten - 1900 - 156 pages
...Merchant in flush business and a Capital Stock is able to spend more money than a Gentleman of 5,0001. a year estate ; that while a Merchant spent, he only...every Year. That an Estate is a Pond, but that a Trade is a Spring; . . . and upon this he named me Merchants who lived in more real Splendour and spent more... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1923 - 430 pages
...merchant in flush business and a capital stock is able to spend more money than a gentleman of ^5000 a year estate ; that while a merchant spent, he only...first is once mortgaged it seldom gets clear, but embarrasses the person for ever ; but the merchant had his estate continually flowing ; and upon this... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1927 - 250 pages
...of 5000 1. a Year Estate; that while a Mer chant spent, he only spent what he got, and not that; an* that he laid up great Sums every Year. That an Estate is a Pond,but thataTradewas a Spring that if the first is once mortgag'd it seldom gets clear, bu embarrass... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1927 - 256 pages
...Merchant in flush Business, and a capital Stock is able to spend more Money than a Gentleman of 5000 1. a Year Estate; that while a Merchant spent, he only...not that; and that he laid up great Sums every Year. v Thatfan Estate is a Pond,butthataTrade was a Spring;' that if the first is once mortgag'd it seldom... | |
 | Klaus Degering - 1977 - 538 pages
...tatsächlich finden sich sogar wörtliche Übereinstimmungen; als Beispiel dafür diene nur der bekannte Satz: "That an Estate is a Pond; but that a Trade was a Spring" (Rox.. 170). 151 Sir Robert bemerkt zu den Adligen: "by the Humor of living up to the Extend of their... | |
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I found it to be true, that a true-bred merchant is the best gentleman in the nation; that in knowledge, in manners, in judgment of things, the merchant outdid many of the nobility; that having once mastered the world and being above the demand of business,... 
