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 144
... thro ' all th ' unbeaten Wilds of Day ; Where Planets in pure Streams of Ether driven , Swim thro ' the blue Expanse of Heav'n . There let me , thy Companion , stray From Orb to Orb , and now behold Unnumber'd Suns , all Seas of molten ...
... thro ' all th ' unbeaten Wilds of Day ; Where Planets in pure Streams of Ether driven , Swim thro ' the blue Expanse of Heav'n . There let me , thy Companion , stray From Orb to Orb , and now behold Unnumber'd Suns , all Seas of molten ...
Page 256
... thro ' Life , lamented in thy End : These are thy Honours ; · Not that here thy Bust Is mix'd with Heroes , or with Kings thy Dust ; But that the Worthy , and the Good shall say , Striking their pensive Bosoms , Here lies GAY . OCTOBER ...
... thro ' Life , lamented in thy End : These are thy Honours ; · Not that here thy Bust Is mix'd with Heroes , or with Kings thy Dust ; But that the Worthy , and the Good shall say , Striking their pensive Bosoms , Here lies GAY . OCTOBER ...
Page 257
... Thro ' the rais'd Tube to mark the Stellar fires ! The Galaxy with clust'ring Lights o'erspread , The new - nam'd Stars in bright Orion's Head , The varying Phases circling Planets show , The Solar Spots , his Fame was first to know ...
... Thro ' the rais'd Tube to mark the Stellar fires ! The Galaxy with clust'ring Lights o'erspread , The new - nam'd Stars in bright Orion's Head , The varying Phases circling Planets show , The Solar Spots , his Fame was first to know ...
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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