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 30
... Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of ... Fool's Virtues . AUGUST Sam had the worst Wife that a Man could have , Proud , Lazy , Sot , could neither get nor ...
... Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of ... Fool's Virtues . AUGUST Sam had the worst Wife that a Man could have , Proud , Lazy , Sot , could neither get nor ...
Page 62
... Fool is he whose Language shall Proclaim in publick , There's no God at all : What then are they , nay Fools in what degree Whose Actions shall maintain't ? Such Fools are we . Wink at small faults ; remember thou hast great ones . Eat ...
... Fool is he whose Language shall Proclaim in publick , There's no God at all : What then are they , nay Fools in what degree Whose Actions shall maintain't ? Such Fools are we . Wink at small faults ; remember thou hast great ones . Eat ...
Page 126
... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . Light heel'd mothers make leaden - heel'd daughters . OCTOBER For Forms of Government let Fools contest , Whate'er is best administer'd is best ; For Modes of Faith let graceless Zealots fight ...
... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . Light heel'd mothers make leaden - heel'd daughters . OCTOBER For Forms of Government let Fools contest , Whate'er is best administer'd is best ; For Modes of Faith let graceless Zealots fight ...
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Almanack appear bear begin better Body Books bring Business called common Cont'd Country dear Death drink Earth Eclipses fair fall fear Fire Fools Friend gain give half Hand happy Head Heart Heav'n honest Honour Hope Hours JANUARY JULY JUNE keep kind King Labour leave less Light live look lost Love MARCH Mind Money Month Moon Name Nature Neighbours never Night o'er observe OCTOBER once Pain perhaps Place Planets Pleasure Poor Richard Poor Richard says Praise Pride Publick Reader Reason rich rise round Rule says seen Sense SEPTEMBER soon Soul Stars tell thee Things thou Thought thro true Truth Virtue Want Water Wealth whole Wife Wisdom wise wish World worth write