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_ say I, _he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle_. When I see a beautiful, sweet tempered girl married to an ill natured brute of a husband, _What a pity_, say I, _that she should pay so much for a whistle_! SAY I HE HAS PAID DEAR VERY DEAR FOR HIS WHISTLE WHEN I SEE A BEAUTIFUL SWEET TEMPERED GIRL MARRIED TO AN ILL NATURED BRUTE OF A HUSBAND WHAT A PITY SAY I THAT SHE SHOULD PAY SO MUCH FOR A WHISTLE
 man gives too much for his whistle_. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, _He pays, indeed_, said I, _too much for his whistle_. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, _Poor man_, said I, _you pay too much for your whistle_. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind or of his fortune to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in their pursuit, _Mistaken man_, said I, _you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle_. If I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts and ends his days in prison, _Alas! RIEND'S TO ATTAIN IT I HAVE SAID TO MYSELF THIS MAN GIVES TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE WHEN I SAW ANOTHER FOND OF POPULARITY CONSTANTLY EMPLOYING HIMSELF IN POLITICAL BUSTLES NEGLECTING HIS OWN AFFAIRS AND RUINING THEM BY THAT NEGLECT HE PAYS INDEED SAID I TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE IF I KNEW A MISER WHO GAVE UP EVERY KIND OF COMFORTABLE LIVING ALL THE PLEASURE OF DOING GOOD TO OTHERS ALL THE ESTEEM OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS AND THE JOYS OF BENEVOLENT FRIENDSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF ACCUMULATING WEALTH POOR MAN SAID I YOU PAY TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WHISTLE WHEN I MET WITH A MAN OF PLEASURE SACRIFICING EVERY LAUDABLE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND OR OF HIS FORTUNE TO MERE CORPOREAL SENSATIONS AND RUINING HIS HEALTH IN THEIR PURSUIT MISTAKEN MAN SAID I YOU ARE PROVIDING PAIN FOR YOURSELF INSTEAD OF PLEASURE YOU GIVE TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WHISTLE IF I SEE ONE FOND OF APPEARANCE OR FINE CLOTHES FINE HOUSES FINE FURNITURE FINE EQUIPAGES ALL ABOVE HIS FORTUNE FOR WHICH HE CONTRACTS DEBTS AND ENDS HIS DAYS IN PRISON ALAS
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