Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanacks, are a classic of American letters and were, in their day, an immensely popular and influential publication. In colonial America they were read by one out of every hundred people; in France alone they went through fifty-six editions. Many of the sayings and homilies in Poor Richard have become a permenant part of American folk wisdom. |
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Page 101
... Body . A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others , some being of lighter Digestion than others . The Difficulty lies , in finding out an exact Measure ; but eat for Necessity , not Pleasure , for Lust knows not where ...
... Body . A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others , some being of lighter Digestion than others . The Difficulty lies , in finding out an exact Measure ; but eat for Necessity , not Pleasure , for Lust knows not where ...
Page 115
... Body , Peace of Mind , Quiet by Day , Sound Sleep by Night ; Study and Ease Together mixt ; sweet Recreation ; And Innocence which most does please with Meditation . Thus let me live , unseen , unknown , Thus unlamented let me die ...
... Body , Peace of Mind , Quiet by Day , Sound Sleep by Night ; Study and Ease Together mixt ; sweet Recreation ; And Innocence which most does please with Meditation . Thus let me live , unseen , unknown , Thus unlamented let me die ...
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... Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System Comets differ very much in Appearance one from another , and all from the ... Body , of the Size of a Comet , against the Earth , or any of the 234 Poor Richard : 1754.
... Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System Comets differ very much in Appearance one from another , and all from the ... Body , of the Size of a Comet , against the Earth , or any of the 234 Poor Richard : 1754.
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Anno APRIL Astrologers astronomical Benjamin Franklin Body bright chearful Comet Cont'd Dec Cont'd June Cont'd Nov Cont'd Oct Cont'd Sept Courteous READER Cyder dear Death Digits eclipsed divine drink e'er Earth Eclipses Edmund Waller Edward Young Fame Fire Folly Fools form'd Franklin Friend give Hand happy hath Heart Heav'n honest Honour Hours JANUARY Julius Cæsar JULY keep Kind READER King Labour live Love Man's MARCH Mind Money Month Moon Nature ne'er Neighbours never Night Norman Rockwell Number o'er OCTOBER OLIVER CROMWELL Pain Planets Pleasure Poor Richard says Poor Richard's Almanack Pow'r Praise Pride Publick Reason rich rise round Saturn SAUNDERS Sense SEPTEMBER shine Soul Stars sweet thee there's Things thou thro Tongue Truth twill Van Wyck Brooks Virtue Want Wealth Wife Wisdom wise World