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 83
... gain leisure . A Flatterer never seems absurd : The Flatter'd always take his Word . Lend Money to an Enemy , and thou❜lt gain him , to a Friend and thou'lt lose him . Neither praise nor dispraise , till seven Christmasses be over ...
... gain leisure . A Flatterer never seems absurd : The Flatter'd always take his Word . Lend Money to an Enemy , and thou❜lt gain him , to a Friend and thou'lt lose him . Neither praise nor dispraise , till seven Christmasses be over ...
Page 259
... Gain , or Love . So the tall Summit of Olympus knows , Nor raging Hurricanes , nor hoary Snows ; But high , in the superior Skies , is seen , Above the Clouds , eternally serene ; While at its steady Foot , the rushing Rain And rattling ...
... Gain , or Love . So the tall Summit of Olympus knows , Nor raging Hurricanes , nor hoary Snows ; But high , in the superior Skies , is seen , Above the Clouds , eternally serene ; While at its steady Foot , the rushing Rain And rattling ...
Page 266
... gain Mens Trust , he cannot gain their Concurrence ; and so is left alone to act singly and upon his own Bottom ; and while that is the Sphere of his Activity , all that he can do must needs be contemptible . Sincerity has such ...
... gain Mens Trust , he cannot gain their Concurrence ; and so is left alone to act singly and upon his own Bottom ; and while that is the Sphere of his Activity , all that he can do must needs be contemptible . Sincerity has such ...
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