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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... business in which he had brought out the first novel printed in America . This was Samuel Richardson's Pamela . He bought a farm of three hundred acres in New Jersey and planned to in- dulge himself there in the most agreeable kind of ...
... business in which he had brought out the first novel printed in America . This was Samuel Richardson's Pamela . He bought a farm of three hundred acres in New Jersey and planned to in- dulge himself there in the most agreeable kind of ...
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... Business , Business Wealth ; and Wealth an easy and honourable Retirement when Age shall require it . - Near to the wide extended Coasts of Spain , Some Islands triumph o'er the raging Main ; Where dwelt of old , as tuneful Poets say ...
... Business , Business Wealth ; and Wealth an easy and honourable Retirement when Age shall require it . - Near to the wide extended Coasts of Spain , Some Islands triumph o'er the raging Main ; Where dwelt of old , as tuneful Poets say ...
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... Business , is the going into it . The Way to see by Faith , is to shut the Eye of Reason : The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle . AUGUST Thus still should private Friendships spread around , Till in their ...
... Business , is the going into it . The Way to see by Faith , is to shut the Eye of Reason : The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle . AUGUST Thus still should private Friendships spread around , Till in their ...
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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