Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages |
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Page 206
... Cont'd Mar. For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost ; for want of a Shoe , the Horse is lost ; for want of a Horse the Rider is lost . MARCH What tho ' no Arch of Triumph is assign'd To laurel'd Pride , whose Sword has thinn'd Mankind ; Tho ...
... Cont'd Mar. For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost ; for want of a Shoe , the Horse is lost ; for want of a Horse the Rider is lost . MARCH What tho ' no Arch of Triumph is assign'd To laurel'd Pride , whose Sword has thinn'd Mankind ; Tho ...
Page 227
... Cont'd from Dec. 1753 The Muse began , with thee shall end my Lays , These are thy Works , blest Architect divine ! This Earth , and all this beauteous Offspring thine . Thy Breath first bid inactive Matter move , And strait with Life ...
... Cont'd from Dec. 1753 The Muse began , with thee shall end my Lays , These are thy Works , blest Architect divine ! This Earth , and all this beauteous Offspring thine . Thy Breath first bid inactive Matter move , And strait with Life ...
Page 242
... Cont'd July There was never a good Knife made of bad Steel . The Wolf sheds his Coat once a Year , his Disposition never . JULY There from his forming Hand new Scenes arise , The fair Creation of his Fancy's Eye . Lo ! bosom'd in the ...
... Cont'd July There was never a good Knife made of bad Steel . The Wolf sheds his Coat once a Year , his Disposition never . JULY There from his forming Hand new Scenes arise , The fair Creation of his Fancy's Eye . Lo ! bosom'd in the ...
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