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 278
... says . They join'd in desiring him to speak his Mind , and gather- ing round him , he proceeded as follows ; 46 " Friends , says he , and Neighbours , the Taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the Government were the ...
... says . They join'd in desiring him to speak his Mind , and gather- ing round him , he proceeded as follows ; 46 " Friends , says he , and Neighbours , the Taxes are indeed very heavy , and if those laid on by the Government were the ...
Page 279
... says , At the working Man's House Hunger looks in , but dares not enter . Nor will the Bailiff or the Constable enter , for Industry pays Debts , while Despair encreaseth them , says Poor Richard . - What though you have found no ...
... says , At the working Man's House Hunger looks in , but dares not enter . Nor will the Bailiff or the Constable enter , for Industry pays Debts , while Despair encreaseth them , says Poor Richard . - What though you have found no ...
Page 282
... says , Many have been ruined by buying good Penny- worths . Again , Poor Richard says , ' Tis foolish to lay out Money in a Pur- chase of Repentance ; and yet this Folly is practised every Day at Ven- dues , for want of minding the ...
... says , Many have been ruined by buying good Penny- worths . Again , Poor Richard says , ' Tis foolish to lay out Money in a Pur- chase of Repentance ; and yet this Folly is practised every Day at Ven- dues , for want of minding the ...
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