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 147
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
Page 233
... Earth , though his Magnitude is supposed to be much inferior to that of Jupiter . There is belonging to this Planet the most extraordinary and unaccountable Phænomenon in Nature , viz . A huge bright Circle , or Ring , surrounding his ...
... Earth , though his Magnitude is supposed to be much inferior to that of Jupiter . There is belonging to this Planet the most extraordinary and unaccountable Phænomenon in Nature , viz . A huge bright Circle , or Ring , surrounding his ...
Page 235
... Earth would cause terrible Effects . Our Comfort that the whole Machine of Nature is in the Hands of one who knows how to conduct and manage all its vast and unwieldy Parts , and that the Motions of those dreadful Bodies , though to ...
... Earth would cause terrible Effects . Our Comfort that the whole Machine of Nature is in the Hands of one who knows how to conduct and manage all its vast and unwieldy Parts , and that the Motions of those dreadful Bodies , though to ...
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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