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 65
... Lights The shun to rule the Day , and the Mhoon to rule the Nights ? For the shun in the Day - time there ish no ... Light . JANUARY Giles Jolt , as sleeping in his Cart he lay , Some pilfring Villains stole his Team away ; Giles ...
... Lights The shun to rule the Day , and the Mhoon to rule the Nights ? For the shun in the Day - time there ish no ... Light . JANUARY Giles Jolt , as sleeping in his Cart he lay , Some pilfring Villains stole his Team away ; Giles ...
Page 181
... light and empty Mind , that we are surpriz'd if we chance to find good Sense under that disguise . Vain are the Studies of the Fop and Beau , Who all their Care expend on outward Show . Of late abroad was young Florello seen ; How blank ...
... light and empty Mind , that we are surpriz'd if we chance to find good Sense under that disguise . Vain are the Studies of the Fop and Beau , Who all their Care expend on outward Show . Of late abroad was young Florello seen ; How blank ...
Page 216
... Light , And thence the glorious Sun pours forth his Beams , Thence copious spreads around his quick'ning Streams . Each various Orb enjoys the golden Day , And Worlds of Life hang on his chearful Ray . Thus Light and Darkness their fix ...
... Light , And thence the glorious Sun pours forth his Beams , Thence copious spreads around his quick'ning Streams . Each various Orb enjoys the golden Day , And Worlds of Life hang on his chearful Ray . Thus Light and Darkness their fix ...
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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