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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... beggars none , the rich too much , enough not one . Eat to live , and not live to eat . March windy , and April rainy , makes May the pleasantest month of any . JUNE " Observe the daily circle of the sun , 7 An Almanack , & c .
... beggars none , the rich too much , enough not one . Eat to live , and not live to eat . March windy , and April rainy , makes May the pleasantest month of any . JUNE " Observe the daily circle of the sun , 7 An Almanack , & c .
Page 8
... Observe the daily circle of the sun , And the short year of each revolving moon : By them thou shalt foresee the following day , Nor shall a starry night thy hopes betray . When first the moon appears , if then she shrouds Her silver ...
... Observe the daily circle of the sun , And the short year of each revolving moon : By them thou shalt foresee the following day , Nor shall a starry night thy hopes betray . When first the moon appears , if then she shrouds Her silver ...
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... observe a Man grown suddenly rich , He has been at the Sack of Constantinople . O Avarice ! How blind are thy Votaries ! How often by grasping at too much , do they lose all , and themselves with it ! The Thirst of More , encreases with ...
... observe a Man grown suddenly rich , He has been at the Sack of Constantinople . O Avarice ! How blind are thy Votaries ! How often by grasping at too much , do they lose all , and themselves with it ! The Thirst of More , encreases with ...
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