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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Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of them are dead . Poverty wants some things , Luxury many things , Avarice all things .
Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of them are dead . Poverty wants some things , Luxury many things , Avarice all things .
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... appear the same in all Parts of the Earth where they are seen ; being when total in some Places , only partial in others ; and in other places not seen at all , tho ' neither Clouds nor Horizon prevent the Sight of the Sun it self .
... appear the same in all Parts of the Earth where they are seen ; being when total in some Places , only partial in others ; and in other places not seen at all , tho ' neither Clouds nor Horizon prevent the Sight of the Sun it self .
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Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom seen . Against the 6th Day of January you may see o rise 10 35 , which signifies the Planet Mars rises 35 Minutes after ...
Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom seen . Against the 6th Day of January you may see o rise 10 35 , which signifies the Planet Mars rises 35 Minutes after ...
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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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