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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... country auction when a wise old man , Father Abraham , got up to speak . The people had been summoned by crier and bell and they had been plied with rum so that they were ready to pay prices they would never have offered if they had ...
... country auction when a wise old man , Father Abraham , got up to speak . The people had been summoned by crier and bell and they had been plied with rum so that they were ready to pay prices they would never have offered if they had ...
Page 67
... Country's Fame restor❜d ; Cæsar into his Mother's Bosom bare Fire , Sword , and all the Ills of civil War : Codrus confirm'd his Country's wholesome Laws ; Cæsar in Blood still justify'd his Cause ; Yet following Kings ne'er ' dopted ...
... Country's Fame restor❜d ; Cæsar into his Mother's Bosom bare Fire , Sword , and all the Ills of civil War : Codrus confirm'd his Country's wholesome Laws ; Cæsar in Blood still justify'd his Cause ; Yet following Kings ne'er ' dopted ...
Page 251
... Country . If Paper Money in ever so great a Quantity could be made , no Man could get any of it without giving something for it . But all he saves in this Way , will be his own for nothing ; and his Country actually so much richer ...
... Country . If Paper Money in ever so great a Quantity could be made , no Man could get any of it without giving something for it . But all he saves in this Way , will be his own for nothing ; and his Country actually so much richer ...
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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