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
... 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 the two Summer Months , it has been found hard frozen . All the Water they use for Cooking , Brewing ...
... 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 the two Summer Months , it has been found hard frozen . All the Water they use for Cooking , Brewing ...
Page 161
... 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 understands are in Arabia . Fine ...
... 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 understands are in Arabia . Fine ...
Page 192
... 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 Hours , is , in Effect , a Squanderer of Money . I remember a notable Woman , who was ...
... 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 Hours , is , in Effect , a Squanderer of Money . I remember a notable Woman , who was ...
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