 | Luke James Hansard - 1843 - 398 páginas
... HORSE-SHOE NAILS: NEW IDEAS ON OLD SUBJECTS. BY MINOR HUGO. ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost, ' For want of a shoe the...was lost, ' For want of a horse the rider was lost, ' Being overtaken and slain by the enemy, ' And all for want of care ' About a horse-shoe nail." POOR... | |
 | William Youatt, John Stuart Skinner - 1843 - 500 páginas
...he who neglects the one, is sure to have greater necessity for attention to the other. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost — for want of a shoe the horse was lost," saith poor Richard. Any reader may make for himself an estimate of the saving to be realized by the... | |
 | 1836 - 404 páginas
...Or a small error — to how many greater errors may it bring as? "For want of a nail, the. horse's shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost ; and for want of a rider all was lost." But they who do things in a hurry or leave them undone because... | |
 | 1844 - 828 páginas
...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 ! The two manners seem incompatible. Never mind.... | |
 | 1844 - 834 páginas
...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 ! The two manners seem incompatible. Never mind.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 páginas
...n. 13 i one that you like, serve yourself. Jl 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... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1845 - 588 páginas
...AND SON. THERESA TIDY'S EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF NEATNESS AND ORDER. By the late MRS. GRAHAM. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the hor.ie was lost ; For want of a horse, the rider was lost, (Being uveriaUen and slain \>y the enemv.i... | |
 | Mrs. Louisa HOARE - 1846 - 244 páginas
...EIGHTEEN MAXIMS of NEATNESS and ORDER. To which is prefixed an Introduction by THERESA TIDY. " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the...was lost ; For want of a horse, the rider was lost, (Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Poor Richard.... | |
 | David Kay - 1846 - 498 páginas
...AND SON. THERESA TIDY'S EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF NEATNESS AND ORDER. By the lato MRS. GRAHAM. "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe, the...was lost ; For want of a horse, the rider was lost, (Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,} And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." Poor Richard.... | |
 | David Kay - 1846 - 566 páginas
...AND SON. THERESA TIDY'S EIGHTEEN MAXIMS OF NEATNESS AND ORDER. By the late MRS. GRAHAM. " 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 waa lost, (Being overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail."... | |
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... 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... 
