Poor Richard: the Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type & printed expressly for the Heritage Press, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages Wherein are retain'd in their entirety the author's prefaces, proverbs, verses & entertaining remarks ; together with those chronological, historical, and scientific observations which the author has illumin'd with his characteristic wit and wisdom. |
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Page 101
... Body . A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others , some being of lighter Digestion than others . The Difficulty lies , in finding out an exact Measure ; but eat for Necessity , not Pleasure , for Lust knows not where ...
... Body . A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others , some being of lighter Digestion than others . The Difficulty lies , in finding out an exact Measure ; but eat for Necessity , not Pleasure , for Lust knows not where ...
Page 233
... Body , supposed , by the Appear- ance it makes to us , to be no less than 20,000 Miles broad , and about as many from the Body of the Planet . Whether this amazing Appearance has been occasioned by any Disruption of the Body of the ...
... Body , supposed , by the Appear- ance it makes to us , to be no less than 20,000 Miles broad , and about as many from the Body of the Planet . Whether this amazing Appearance has been occasioned by any Disruption of the Body of the ...
Page 234
... Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System The Comets differ very much in Appearance one from another , and all from the ... Body , of the Size of a Comet , against the Earth , or any of the 234 Poor Richard : 1754.
... Bodies , called Comets , to be considered as Part of the Solar System The Comets differ very much in Appearance one from another , and all from the ... Body , of the Size of a Comet , against the Earth , or any of the 234 Poor Richard : 1754.
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