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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... Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of ... Fool's Virtues . AUGUST Sam had the worst Wife that a Man could have , Proud , Lazy , Sot , could neither get nor ...
... Fools I have seen ten times ten , Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred . Three may keep a Secret , if two of ... Fool's Virtues . AUGUST Sam had the worst Wife that a Man could have , Proud , Lazy , Sot , could neither get nor ...
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... Fool is he whose Language shall Proclaim in publick , There's no God at all : What then are they , nay Fools in what degree Whose Actions shall maintain't ? Such Fools are we . Wink at small faults ; remember thou hast great ones . Eat ...
... Fool is he whose Language shall Proclaim in publick , There's no God at all : What then are they , nay Fools in what degree Whose Actions shall maintain't ? Such Fools are we . Wink at small faults ; remember thou hast great ones . Eat ...
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Benjamin Franklin. There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit . AUGUST Has God , thou Fool ! work'd ... Fools contest , Whate'er is best administer'd is best ; For Modes of Faith let graceless Zealots fight , His can't ...
Benjamin Franklin. There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit . AUGUST Has God , thou Fool ! work'd ... Fools contest , Whate'er is best administer'd is best ; For Modes of Faith let graceless Zealots fight , His can't ...
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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