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 68
... Honour thy Father and Mother , i.e. Live so as to be an Honour to them tho ' they are dead . AUGUST Ships sailing down Delaware Bay this Month , shall 68 Poor Richard : 1739.
... Honour thy Father and Mother , i.e. Live so as to be an Honour to them tho ' they are dead . AUGUST Ships sailing down Delaware Bay this Month , shall 68 Poor Richard : 1739.
Page 187
... Honour to you ! You ought to be an Honour to your Family . Glass , China , and Reputation , are easily crack'd , and never well mended . The Golden Age never was the present Age . Adieu 187 An Almanack , & c .
... Honour to you ! You ought to be an Honour to your Family . Glass , China , and Reputation , are easily crack'd , and never well mended . The Golden Age never was the present Age . Adieu 187 An Almanack , & c .
Page 214
... Honour , and with Glory crown'd , Shines forth , and cheers his Universe around . Who with a radiant Veil of ... Honours stain'd with Guilt and foul Disgrace . He saw the Pride of Earth's aspiring Lord , And in his Fury gave the dreadful ...
... Honour , and with Glory crown'd , Shines forth , and cheers his Universe around . Who with a radiant Veil of ... Honours stain'd with Guilt and foul Disgrace . He saw the Pride of Earth's aspiring Lord , And in his Fury gave the dreadful ...
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