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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... business in which he had brought out the first novel printed in America . This was Samuel Richardson's Pamela . He bought a farm of three hundred acres in New Jersey and planned to in- dulge himself there in the most agreeable kind of ...
... business in which he had brought out the first novel printed in America . This was Samuel Richardson's Pamela . He bought a farm of three hundred acres in New Jersey and planned to in- dulge himself there in the most agreeable kind of ...
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... Man is seldom uneasy , an ill one never easie . Teach your child to hold his tongue , he'll learn fast enough to speak . Drive thy Business ! — let not it drive you . Don't value a man for the Quality he is of 19 An Almanack , & c .
... Man is seldom uneasy , an ill one never easie . Teach your child to hold his tongue , he'll learn fast enough to speak . Drive thy Business ! — let not it drive you . Don't value a man for the Quality he is of 19 An Almanack , & c .
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... Business , Business Wealth ; and Wealth an easy and honourable Retirement when Age shall require it . Near to the wide extended Coasts of Spain , Some Islands triumph o'er the raging Main ; Where dwelt of old , as tuneful Poets say ...
... Business , Business Wealth ; and Wealth an easy and honourable Retirement when Age shall require it . Near to the wide extended Coasts of Spain , Some Islands triumph o'er the raging Main ; Where dwelt of old , as tuneful Poets say ...
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Anno APRIL Astrologers astronomical Benjamin Franklin Body bright chearful Comet Cont'd July 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 hast hath Heart Heav'n honest Honour Horse Hours JANUARY JULIUS CÆSAR JUNE keep Kind READER King King of France 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 Virtue Wealth Wife Wisdom wise World