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 145
Bottles of strong Beer , Brandy , strong Brine , Spirits of Wine , set out in the open Air for 3 or 4 Hours , freeze to solid Ice . The Frost is never out of the Ground , how deep is not certain ; but on digging 10 or 12 Feet down in ...
Bottles of strong Beer , Brandy , strong Brine , Spirits of Wine , set out in the open Air for 3 or 4 Hours , freeze to solid Ice . The Frost is never out of the Ground , how deep is not certain ; but on digging 10 or 12 Feet down in ...
Page 161
It revolves about its axis in 23 hours and 56 minutes : It moves in the space of one hour 56,000 miles ; and is 365 days 6 hours and 9 minutes revolving about the sun . The nose of a lady here , is not delighted with perfumes that she ...
It revolves about its axis in 23 hours and 56 minutes : It moves in the space of one hour 56,000 miles ; and is 365 days 6 hours and 9 minutes revolving about the sun . The nose of a lady here , is not delighted with perfumes that she ...
Page 192
Since our Time is reduced to a Standard , and the Bullion of the Day minted out into Hours , the Industrious know how to employ every Piece of Time to a real Advantage in their different Professions : And he that is prodigal of his ...
Since our Time is reduced to a Standard , and the Bullion of the Day minted out into Hours , the Industrious know how to employ every Piece of Time to a real Advantage in their different Professions : And he that is prodigal of his ...
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| Title | Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Masterpieces of American literature |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustrated by | Norman Rockwell |
| Contributors | Van Wyck Brooks, Limited Editions Club, Sign of the Stone Book (Firm) |
| Publisher | Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 300 pages |
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