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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What pains our Justice takes his faults to hide , With half that pains sure he might cure ' em quite . In success be moderate . Take this remark from Richard poor and lame , Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame .
What pains our Justice takes his faults to hide , With half that pains sure he might cure ' em quite . In success be moderate . Take this remark from Richard poor and lame , Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame .
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Is there any thing Men take more pains about than to render themselves unhappy ? Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure ; nothing more bondage than too much liberty , ( or libertinism ) . Read much , but not many Books . preto ...
Is there any thing Men take more pains about than to render themselves unhappy ? Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure ; nothing more bondage than too much liberty , ( or libertinism ) . Read much , but not many Books . preto ...
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If thou dost ill , the joy fades , not the pains ; If well , the pain doth fade , the joy remains . SA NOVEMBER Celia's rich Side - board seldom sees the Light , Clean is her Kitchen , and her Spits are bright ; Her Knives and Spoons ...
If thou dost ill , the joy fades , not the pains ; If well , the pain doth fade , the joy remains . SA NOVEMBER Celia's rich Side - board seldom sees the Light , Clean is her Kitchen , and her Spits are bright ; Her Knives and Spoons ...
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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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