 was lost ; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of the horse, the aide-de-camp himself was lost, for the enemy took him and killed him -, and for want of the aide-de-camp's intelligence, the army of his general was lost : and all because...  Eliza Cook's journal - Страница 3311853Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 318 страница
...sailed with a very little hole in the bottom. For want of a nail, the shoe of the aid-de-camp's horse was lost; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost; for want of the horse, the aid-de-camp himself was lost, for the enemy took him and killed him ; and for want of the aid-de-camp's... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 318 страница
...sailed with a very little hole in the bottom. For want of a nail, the shoe of the aid-de-camp's horse was lost; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost; for want of the horse, the aid-de-camp himself was lost, for the enemy took him and killed him ; and for want of the aid-de-camp's... | |
 | 1893 - 268 страница
...it with the skill and grace she told it; 'twas the old rhyme, you know : For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of the shoe the horse was lost, For want of a horse the rider was lost, For want of a rider the battle was lost, For want of a battle the kingdom... | |
 | rev. p. b. power, m.a. - 1880 - 588 страница
...sailed with a very little hole in the bottom. For want of a nail, the shoe of the aide-de-camp's horse was lost ; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost;...the enemy took him and killed him ; and for want of tho aide-de-camp's intelligence, the army of his general was lost : and all because a little nail had... | |
 | William Joseph Amherst - 1886 - 396 страница
...appointment of every Catholic bishop in “Joe Miller,” but the proof was this: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of the shoe the horse was lost; for want of the horse the man was lost; for want of the man the battle was lost. This proof is quite as good as the other, from... | |
 | Alonzo Reed - 1891 - 268 страница
...whipping of the horse. LESSON CLXVII. BE CAREFUL ABOUT SMALL MATTERS. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of the shoe the horse was lost. For want of the horse the rider was lost. For want of the rider the battle was lost. For want of the battle the kingdom was lost."... | |
 | 1924 - 570 страница
...things. His point is readily ^een in a few lines from Mother Goose:— For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of the shoe, the horse was lost, For want of the horse, the rider was lost, For want of the rider, the battle was lost, For want of the battle, the kingdom was... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1893 - 464 страница
...The expense-book may stop the small leaks. " For want of a nail, the shoe of the aide-de-camp's horse was lost; for want of the shoe, the horse was lost;...nail had not been properly fixed in a horse's shoe," — a good illustration of the manner in which an evil habit of youth, though small in itself, may... | |
 | Alonzo Reed - 1893 - 266 страница
..." Anything for you." LESSON CLXVI I. BE CAREFUL ABOUT SMALL MATTERS. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of the shoe the horse was lost. For want of the horse the rider was lost. For want of the rider the battle was lost. For want of the battle the kingdom was lost."... | |
 | 1893 - 726 страница
...Remember, if I am tardy or any pupil is tardy, down comes the proud emblem." " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of the shoe the horse was lost, For want of a horse the rider was lost, For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want, of a battle the kingdom... | |
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