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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... known , and " As Poor . . . . " was a common popular phrase . Richard says In the twenty - fifth almanac , in 1758 , Franklin went through the previous issues and made up a harangue , " Father Abraham's Speech " or " The Way to Wealth ...
... known , and " As Poor . . . . " was a common popular phrase . Richard says In the twenty - fifth almanac , in 1758 , Franklin went through the previous issues and made up a harangue , " Father Abraham's Speech " or " The Way to Wealth ...
Page 122
... known from the rest of the 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 ...
... known from the rest of the 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 ...
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... known to all that know me , and plainly shews , that he is one of Baal's false Prophets . " 4c . Franklin did not write his usual Preface for the 1741 Almanack , but substi- tuted a list of important historical dates . 5 . Samuel Butler ...
... known to all that know me , and plainly shews , that he is one of Baal's false Prophets . " 4c . Franklin did not write his usual Preface for the 1741 Almanack , but substi- tuted a list of important historical dates . 5 . Samuel Butler ...
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