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 92
... honest Declaration I made of my Poverty at my first Appearance . This my Brother Philomaths could , without being Conjurers , discover ; and Poor Richard's Success , has produced ye a Poor Will , and a Poor Robin ; and no doubt Poor ...
... honest Declaration I made of my Poverty at my first Appearance . This my Brother Philomaths could , without being Conjurers , discover ; and Poor Richard's Success , has produced ye a Poor Will , and a Poor Robin ; and no doubt Poor ...
Page 138
... honest Men , and Wise ; The Fool , or Knave that wears a Title , lies . ' Tis a strange Forest that has no rotten Wood in't And a strange Kindred that all are good in't . None know the unfortunate , and the fortunate do not know ...
... honest Men , and Wise ; The Fool , or Knave that wears a Title , lies . ' Tis a strange Forest that has no rotten Wood in't And a strange Kindred that all are good in't . None know the unfortunate , and the fortunate do not know ...
Page 156
... honest , careful Slaves scarce need his Eye . Let him whom Choice allures , or Fortune yields , To live amidst his own extended Fields , Diffuse those Blessings which from Heav'n he found , In copious Streams to bless the World around ...
... honest , careful Slaves scarce need his Eye . Let him whom Choice allures , or Fortune yields , To live amidst his own extended Fields , Diffuse those Blessings which from Heav'n he found , In copious Streams to bless the World around ...
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