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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Wish a miser long life , and you wish him no good . . None but the well bred man knows how to confess a fault , or acknowledge himself in an error . Drive thy business ; let not that drive thee .
Wish a miser long life , and you wish him no good . . None but the well bred man knows how to confess a fault , or acknowledge himself in an error . Drive thy business ; let not that drive thee .
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Then feeble Age will all thy Nerves disarm , No more thy Blood its narrow Channels warm ; Who then would wish to stretch this narrow Span , To suffer Life beyond the Date of Man ? The virtuous Soul pursues a nobler Aim , And Life ...
Then feeble Age will all thy Nerves disarm , No more thy Blood its narrow Channels warm ; Who then would wish to stretch this narrow Span , To suffer Life beyond the Date of Man ? The virtuous Soul pursues a nobler Aim , And Life ...
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If Man could have Half his Wishes , he would double his Troubles . SA NOVEMBER ' Let Those , whose Sorrows ... Let Those enjoy ( who never merit Woes ) In Youth th ' industrious Wish , in Age Repose ! Allotted Acres ( no reluctant Soil ) ...
If Man could have Half his Wishes , he would double his Troubles . SA NOVEMBER ' Let Those , whose Sorrows ... Let Those enjoy ( who never merit Woes ) In Youth th ' industrious Wish , in Age Repose ! Allotted Acres ( no reluctant Soil ) ...
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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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