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 62
... leave it , to harangue on its terrible Effects . The other on August 4. A. M. beginning at 4 h . 20 m . Middle at 5 h . 29 m . End at 6 h . 38 m . Digits Eclipsed 5 and three quarters on the north or upper Side . They that would see ...
... leave it , to harangue on its terrible Effects . The other on August 4. A. M. beginning at 4 h . 20 m . Middle at 5 h . 29 m . End at 6 h . 38 m . Digits Eclipsed 5 and three quarters on the north or upper Side . They that would see ...
Page 153
... leaving tubs of rain - water uncover'd in his yard ; for in such water they lay their eggs , which when hatch'd , become first little fish , afterwards put forth legs and wings , leave the water , and fly into your windows . Probatum ...
... leaving tubs of rain - water uncover'd in his yard ; for in such water they lay their eggs , which when hatch'd , become first little fish , afterwards put forth legs and wings , leave the water , and fly into your windows . Probatum ...
Page 198
... leave them your Purse open . The Wise and Brave dares own that he was wrong . Cunning proceeds from Want of Capacity . It is an amusing Speculation to look back , and compute what Num- bers of Men and Women among the Ancients , clubb'd ...
... leave them your Purse open . The Wise and Brave dares own that he was wrong . Cunning proceeds from Want of Capacity . It is an amusing Speculation to look back , and compute what Num- bers of Men and Women among the Ancients , clubb'd ...
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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