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 78
... whole Life but one continual Dinner . An empty Bag cannot stand upright . FEBRUARY While the good Priest with eyes devoutly clos'd Left on the book the marriage fee expos'd , The new made bridegroom his occasion spies , And pleas'd ...
... whole Life but one continual Dinner . An empty Bag cannot stand upright . FEBRUARY While the good Priest with eyes devoutly clos'd Left on the book the marriage fee expos'd , The new made bridegroom his occasion spies , And pleas'd ...
Page 188
... Whole , entangled in the Laws , While merry Lawyers sly , at both Sides laugh . I 1751 Poor Richard's Almanack , & c . A. The Wolf sheds his Coat once a Year , his Disposition never . Great Talkers , little Doers . 188 Poor Richard : 1750.
... Whole , entangled in the Laws , While merry Lawyers sly , at both Sides laugh . I 1751 Poor Richard's Almanack , & c . A. The Wolf sheds his Coat once a Year , his Disposition never . Great Talkers , little Doers . 188 Poor Richard : 1750.
Page 203
... whole committed to the Ponti- fex Maximus , or High Priest ; who , neglecting the Trust , let Things run to the utmost Confusion . And thus the Roman Year stood till Julius Cæsar made a Reformation . - - - The Julian Year , is a Solar ...
... whole committed to the Ponti- fex Maximus , or High Priest ; who , neglecting the Trust , let Things run to the utmost Confusion . And thus the Roman Year stood till Julius Cæsar made a Reformation . - - - The Julian Year , is a Solar ...
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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