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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... virtue ? acquire also the graces & beauties of virtue . Buy what thou hast no need of ; and e'er long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . If thou hast wit & learning , add to it Wisdom and Modesty . MAY A frugal Thought . In an Acre of ...
... virtue ? acquire also the graces & beauties of virtue . Buy what thou hast no need of ; and e'er long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . If thou hast wit & learning , add to it Wisdom and Modesty . MAY A frugal Thought . In an Acre of ...
Page 124
... VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense are one ; and , trust me , he Who has not Virtue , is not truly wise . You may talk too much on the best of subjects . A Man without ceremony has need of great merit in its ...
... VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense are one ; and , trust me , he Who has not Virtue , is not truly wise . You may talk too much on the best of subjects . A Man without ceremony has need of great merit in its ...
Page 191
... Virtue , deaf to Honour's Call , To Tyrant Vice a wretched Slave you fall ? Pray don't burn my House to roast your Eggs . Some Worth it argues , a Friend's Worth to know ; Virtue to own the Virtue of a Foe . Prosperity discovers Vice ...
... Virtue , deaf to Honour's Call , To Tyrant Vice a wretched Slave you fall ? Pray don't burn my House to roast your Eggs . Some Worth it argues , a Friend's Worth to know ; Virtue to own the Virtue of a Foe . Prosperity discovers Vice ...
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