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 121
All those glittering Stars ( except five ) which we see in the Firmament of Heaven , are called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Distance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the ...
All those glittering Stars ( except five ) which we see in the Firmament of Heaven , are called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Distance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the ...
Page 203
The Julian Year , is a Solar Year , containing commonly 365 Days ; tho ' every fourth Year , called Bissextile , contains 366 . The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us ...
The Julian Year , is a Solar Year , containing commonly 365 Days ; tho ' every fourth Year , called Bissextile , contains 366 . The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us ...
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It is observable that God has often called Men to Places of Dignity and Honour , when they have been busy in the honest Employment of their Vocation . Saul was seeking his Father's Asses , and David keeping his Father's Sheep when ...
It is observable that God has often called Men to Places of Dignity and Honour , when they have been busy in the honest Employment of their Vocation . Saul was seeking his Father's Asses , and David keeping his Father's Sheep when ...
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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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