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 147
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
Page 276
... Earth from the Earth's Way ; so that had the Earth at that time been in that Part of its Orbit , something very extraordinary might have happened either by Water or Fire . Should a Comet in its Course strike the Earth , it might ...
... Earth from the Earth's Way ; so that had the Earth at that time been in that Part of its Orbit , something very extraordinary might have happened either by Water or Fire . Should a Comet in its Course strike the Earth , it might ...
Page 290
... Earth , and Air sustain , O'er whom one Parent - King extends his Reign Are her Compatriots all , by her belov'd , In Nature near , tho ' far by Space remov'd ; On common Earth , no Foreigner she knows ; No Foe can find , or none but ...
... Earth , and Air sustain , O'er whom one Parent - King extends his Reign Are her Compatriots all , by her belov'd , In Nature near , tho ' far by Space remov'd ; On common Earth , no Foreigner she knows ; No Foe can find , or none but ...
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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