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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... forgets to till his Ground , His Stock grows less that might be kept with ease ; In nought but Guts and Debts he finds Encrease . In Town reels as if he'd shove down each Wall , Yet Walls must stand , poor Soul , or he must fall .
... forgets to till his Ground , His Stock grows less that might be kept with ease ; In nought but Guts and Debts he finds Encrease . In Town reels as if he'd shove down each Wall , Yet Walls must stand , poor Soul , or he must fall .
Page 135
They , like the Sun , irradiate all between ; The Body charms , because the Soul is seen . Hence , Men are often Captives of a Face , They know not why , of no peculiar Grace . Some Forms tho ' bright , no mortal Man can bear ...
They , like the Sun , irradiate all between ; The Body charms , because the Soul is seen . Hence , Men are often Captives of a Face , They know not why , of no peculiar Grace . Some Forms tho ' bright , no mortal Man can bear ...
Page 198
The virtuous Soul pursues a nobler Aim , And Life regards but as a fleeting Dream . [ Contd Nov. Pillgarlic was in the Accusative Case , and bespoke a Lawyer in the Vocative , who could not understand him till he made use of the Dative ...
The virtuous Soul pursues a nobler Aim , And Life regards but as a fleeting Dream . [ Contd Nov. Pillgarlic was in the Accusative Case , and bespoke a Lawyer in the Vocative , who could not understand him till he made use of the Dative ...
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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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