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 34
... Eyes he saw the proffer'd Purse But ne'er , in all his Knowledge or his Reading , He'd met with one good Man that practis'd Pleading ; Who then should be the Saint ? he could not tell . At length the Thing was thus concluded well ...
... Eyes he saw the proffer'd Purse But ne'er , in all his Knowledge or his Reading , He'd met with one good Man that practis'd Pleading ; Who then should be the Saint ? he could not tell . At length the Thing was thus concluded well ...
Page 81
... eyes ; when he speaks to thee , look on his mouth . Jane , why those tears ? why droops your head ? Is then your other husband dead ? Or doth a worse disgrace betide ? Hath no one since his death apply'd ? Observe all men ; thy self ...
... eyes ; when he speaks to thee , look on his mouth . Jane , why those tears ? why droops your head ? Is then your other husband dead ? Or doth a worse disgrace betide ? Hath no one since his death apply'd ? Observe all men ; thy self ...
Page 280
... Eyes , and not trust too much to others ; for , as Poor Richard says , I never saw an oft removed Tree , Nor yet an ... Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands ; and again , Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of ...
... Eyes , and not trust too much to others ; for , as Poor Richard says , I never saw an oft removed Tree , Nor yet an ... Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands ; and again , Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of ...
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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