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 7
... true ( quoth Will ) the World no such affords . And that its true I durst his warrant be ; For ne'er heard I of Woman good or ill , But always loved best , her own sweet Will . Beware of meat twice boil'd , & an old foe reconcil'd ...
... true ( quoth Will ) the World no such affords . And that its true I durst his warrant be ; For ne'er heard I of Woman good or ill , But always loved best , her own sweet Will . Beware of meat twice boil'd , & an old foe reconcil'd ...
Page 119
... true ; Blunt Truths more Mischief than nice Falshoods do . Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And Things unknown propos'd as Things forgot ; Without Good Breeding Truth is disapprov'd That only makes superior Sense belov❜d ...
... true ; Blunt Truths more Mischief than nice Falshoods do . Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And Things unknown propos'd as Things forgot ; Without Good Breeding Truth is disapprov'd That only makes superior Sense belov❜d ...
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... true Planetary System taught , Which the learn'd Samian first from Egypt brought ; Long from the World conceal'd , in Error lost , Whose rich Recovery latest Times shall boast . Then TYCHO rose , who with incessant Pains , In their due ...
... true Planetary System taught , Which the learn'd Samian first from Egypt brought ; Long from the World conceal'd , in Error lost , Whose rich Recovery latest Times shall boast . Then TYCHO rose , who with incessant Pains , In their due ...
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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