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 169
... says he , what is a definition ? A definition , says one , is a clear , short , and proper description of a thing in words . Why then , gentlemen , says he , I will give you a definition of an ague ; ' Tis a distemper - that I can cure ...
... says he , what is a definition ? A definition , says one , is a clear , short , and proper description of a thing in words . Why then , gentlemen , says he , I will give you a definition of an ague ; ' Tis a distemper - that I can cure ...
Page 278
... says . They join'd in desiring him to speak his Mind , and gather- ing round him , he proceeded as follows ; 46 - " Friends , says he , and Neighbours , the Taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the Government were the ...
... says . They join'd in desiring him to speak his Mind , and gather- ing round him , he proceeded as follows ; 46 - " Friends , says he , and Neighbours , the Taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the Government were the ...
Page 279
... says , At the working Man's House Hunger looks in , but dares not enter . Nor will the Bailiff or the Constable enter , for Industry pays Debts , while Despair encreaseth them , says Poor Richard . - What though you have found no ...
... says , At the working Man's House Hunger looks in , but dares not enter . Nor will the Bailiff or the Constable enter , for Industry pays Debts , while Despair encreaseth them , says Poor Richard . - What though you have found no ...
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