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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... king promised him ; then , remembering Poor Richard's remark , " If you'd have it done , go ; if not , send , " he ... kings and the rulers of Europe , dates of eclipses , days for courts and fairs . They contained a chronicle of ...
... king promised him ; then , remembering Poor Richard's remark , " If you'd have it done , go ; if not , send , " he ... kings and the rulers of Europe , dates of eclipses , days for courts and fairs . They contained a chronicle of ...
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... King of France 15 Feb. 1710 23 Mary , Queen of France Leopold I. Duke of Lorain 23 Jun . 1703 30 11 Sept. 1679 54 Philip 5. King of Spain John 5. King of Portugal 19 Dec. 1683 50 22 Oct. 1689 44 Fred . W. King of Prussia , El . of Brand ...
... King of France 15 Feb. 1710 23 Mary , Queen of France Leopold I. Duke of Lorain 23 Jun . 1703 30 11 Sept. 1679 54 Philip 5. King of Spain John 5. King of Portugal 19 Dec. 1683 50 22 Oct. 1689 44 Fred . W. King of Prussia , El . of Brand ...
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... King came in , Waller made his Peace by a congratulatory Poem to his Majesty . And one Day ' tis said the King asked him jocu- larly , What is the Reason , Mr. Waller , that your Verses on Oliver are so much better than those you made ...
... King came in , Waller made his Peace by a congratulatory Poem to his Majesty . And one Day ' tis said the King asked him jocu- larly , What is the Reason , Mr. Waller , that your Verses on Oliver are so much better than those you made ...
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