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 76
... give out : so that the Stuff they publish as an Almanack in my Name is no more mine than ' tis yours . You will wonder perhaps , how this Paper comes written on your Table . You must know that no separate Spirits are under any ...
... give out : so that the Stuff they publish as an Almanack in my Name is no more mine than ' tis yours . You will wonder perhaps , how this Paper comes written on your Table . You must know that no separate Spirits are under any ...
Page 155
... give the dying Wretch a Glimpse of Joy ; T'attend the Crouds that hopeless Pangs endure , And soothe the Anguish which they cannot cure ; To clothe the Bare , and give the Empty Food ; As bright as Guardian Angels , and as good . Half ...
... give the dying Wretch a Glimpse of Joy ; T'attend the Crouds that hopeless Pangs endure , And soothe the Anguish which they cannot cure ; To clothe the Bare , and give the Empty Food ; As bright as Guardian Angels , and as good . Half ...
Page 208
... gives twice that gives soon ; i.e. he will soon be called upon to give again . A Temper to bear much , will have much to bear . Pride dines upon Vanity , sups on Contempt . AUGUST ' Shall Mines obedient aid no Artist's Care , Nor give ...
... gives twice that gives soon ; i.e. he will soon be called upon to give again . A Temper to bear much , will have much to bear . Pride dines upon Vanity , sups on Contempt . AUGUST ' Shall Mines obedient aid no Artist's Care , Nor give ...
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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