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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... Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee . . . . If you would have a faithful servant , serve yourself . ... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . . . . A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees ...
... Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee . . . . If you would have a faithful servant , serve yourself . ... Fools make feasts and wise men eat them . . . . A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees ...
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... d , Drink till Drink drown'd him , yet he thirsty dy'd . A Ship under sail and a big - bellied Woman , Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common . Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee 29 An Almanack , & c .
... d , Drink till Drink drown'd him , yet he thirsty dy'd . A Ship under sail and a big - bellied Woman , Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common . Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee 29 An Almanack , & c .
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The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Benjamin Franklin. Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee . The King's cheese is half wasted in parings ; but no matter , ' tis made of the peoples milk . Nothing but Money , Is sweeter than Honey ...
The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Benjamin Franklin. Keep thy shop , & thy shop will keep thee . The King's cheese is half wasted in parings ; but no matter , ' tis made of the peoples milk . Nothing but Money , Is sweeter than Honey ...
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