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 9
... Death is a Fisherman , the world we see His Fish - pond is , and we the Fishes be : His Net some general Sickness ; howe'er he Is not so kind as other Fishers be ; For if they take one of the smaller Fry , They throw him in again , he ...
... Death is a Fisherman , the world we see His Fish - pond is , and we the Fishes be : His Net some general Sickness ; howe'er he Is not so kind as other Fishers be ; For if they take one of the smaller Fry , They throw him in again , he ...
Page 51
... Death all three : Death takes both the weak and the strong . The lawyer takes from both right and wrong , And the priest from living and dead has his Fee . The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise . AUGUST On his Death - bed ...
... Death all three : Death takes both the weak and the strong . The lawyer takes from both right and wrong , And the priest from living and dead has his Fee . The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise . AUGUST On his Death - bed ...
Page 194
... Death pretend to live . - False Marble , where ? Nothing but small and sordid Dust lies there . Some build enormous Mountain Palaces The Fools and Architects to please : A lasting Life in well hewn Stone they rear . CESAR an higher ...
... Death pretend to live . - False Marble , where ? Nothing but small and sordid Dust lies there . Some build enormous Mountain Palaces The Fools and Architects to please : A lasting Life in well hewn Stone they rear . CESAR an higher ...
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