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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... Death is a Fisherman , the world we see His Fish - pond is , and we the Fishes be : His Net some general Sickness ; howe'er he Is not so kind as other Fishers be ; For if they take one of the smaller Fry , They throw him in again , he ...
... Death is a Fisherman , the world we see His Fish - pond is , and we the Fishes be : His Net some general Sickness ; howe'er he Is not so kind as other Fishers be ; For if they take one of the smaller Fry , They throw him in again , he ...
Page 26
... Death at the Time I predicted it . Secondly , ' Twas requisite and necessary he should die punctually at that Time , for the Honour of Astrology , the Art professed both by him and his Father before him . Thirdly , ' Tis plain to every ...
... Death at the Time I predicted it . Secondly , ' Twas requisite and necessary he should die punctually at that Time , for the Honour of Astrology , the Art professed both by him and his Father before him . Thirdly , ' Tis plain to every ...
Page 51
... Death all three : Death takes both the weak and the strong . The lawyer takes from both right and wrong , And the priest from living and dead has his Fee . The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise . AUGUST On his Death - bed ...
... Death all three : Death takes both the weak and the strong . The lawyer takes from both right and wrong , And the priest from living and dead has his Fee . The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise . AUGUST On his Death - bed ...
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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