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 108
... appear ; That I may ne'er offend your Eye ; That you may ne'er offend my Ear . Borgen macht sorgen . Let all Men know thee , but no man know thee thoroughly : Men freely ford that see the shallows . ' Tis easy to frame a good bold ...
... appear ; That I may ne'er offend your Eye ; That you may ne'er offend my Ear . Borgen macht sorgen . Let all Men know thee , but no man know thee thoroughly : Men freely ford that see the shallows . ' Tis easy to frame a good bold ...
Page 121
... appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The other five have a particular and different ... appears the biggest ; and when this glorious Star appears , and goes before the Sun , it is called Phosphorus , or the ...
... appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The other five have a particular and different ... appears the biggest ; and when this glorious Star appears , and goes before the Sun , it is called Phosphorus , or the ...
Page 122
... appears almost as big as Venus , but not so bright . Mars may be easily known from the rest of the Planets , because it ... appear in the East . Also against the 10th Day of January you will find sets 7 13 , which shows Venus sets 13 ...
... appears almost as big as Venus , but not so bright . Mars may be easily known from the rest of the Planets , because it ... appear in the East . Also against the 10th Day of January you will find sets 7 13 , which shows Venus sets 13 ...
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