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 124
... Hour whole Years outweighs Of stupid Starers , and of loud Huzza's . Vanity backbites more than Malice . He's a ... Hours Of Life oppress , whom sober SENSE conducts , And VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense ...
... Hour whole Years outweighs Of stupid Starers , and of loud Huzza's . Vanity backbites more than Malice . He's a ... Hours Of Life oppress , whom sober SENSE conducts , And VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense ...
Page 161
... hours and 56 minutes : It moves in the space of one hour 56,000 miles ; and is 365 days 6 hours and 9 minutes revolving about the sun . The nose of a lady here , is not delighted with perfumes that she understands are in Arabia . Fine ...
... hours and 56 minutes : It moves in the space of one hour 56,000 miles ; and is 365 days 6 hours and 9 minutes revolving about the sun . The nose of a lady here , is not delighted with perfumes that she understands are in Arabia . Fine ...
Page 262
... Hour Lines , as for a horizontal Dial , according to Art , taking Room enough for the Guns . On the Line for One o ... Hour Line of One , for Example , at one a Clock , and there kindle a Train of Gunpowder that shall fire one Gun ...
... Hour Lines , as for a horizontal Dial , according to Art , taking Room enough for the Guns . On the Line for One o ... Hour Line of One , for Example , at one a Clock , and there kindle a Train of Gunpowder that shall fire one Gun ...
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Anno APRIL Astrologers astronomical Benjamin Franklin Body bright chearful Comet Cont'd Dec Cont'd July 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 JUNE 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