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 114
... Planets , and the Lunar Conjunctions . Those who are so disposed , may thereby very readily learn to know the Planets , and distinguish them from each other . I am , dear Reader , Thy obliged Friend , R. SAUNDERS . The COUNTRY MAN ...
... Planets , and the Lunar Conjunctions . Those who are so disposed , may thereby very readily learn to know the Planets , and distinguish them from each other . I am , dear Reader , Thy obliged Friend , R. SAUNDERS . The COUNTRY MAN ...
Page 122
... Planets , because it appears red like a hot Iron or burning Coal , and twinkles a little . Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom seen . Against the 6th Day of ...
... Planets , because it appears red like a hot Iron or burning Coal , and twinkles a little . Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom seen . Against the 6th Day of ...
Page 234
... Planets , which revolve round the Sun , and the ten Secondaries or Moons , - modern Astronomy shews , that there are a great many other stupendous Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System Comets differ very ...
... Planets , which revolve round the Sun , and the ten Secondaries or Moons , - modern Astronomy shews , that there are a great many other stupendous Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System Comets differ very ...
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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