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 99
... once good , but now is grown bad , Some say ' tis reform'd of the Faults it once 99 An Almanack , & c .
... once good , but now is grown bad , Some say ' tis reform'd of the Faults it once 99 An Almanack , & c .
Page 100
... once had : I say , ' tis the best World , this that we now live in , Either to lend , or to spend , or to give in ; But to borrow , to beg , or to get a Man's own , It is the worst World that ever was known . Here comes Glib - tongue ...
... once had : I say , ' tis the best World , this that we now live in , Either to lend , or to spend , or to give in ; But to borrow , to beg , or to get a Man's own , It is the worst World that ever was known . Here comes Glib - tongue ...
Page 251
... once a Day . If you now drink then but once a Day , do it but every other Day . If you do it now but once a Week , reduce the Practice to once a Fortnight . And if you do not exceed in Quantity as you lessen the Times , half your ...
... once a Day . If you now drink then but once a Day , do it but every other Day . If you do it now but once a Week , reduce the Practice to once a Fortnight . And if you do not exceed in Quantity as you lessen the Times , half your ...
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