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 14
... Friend in performing the last Offices to the Departed . Therefore it is that I cannot positively affirm whether he be dead or not ; for the Stars only show to the Skilful , what will happen in the natural and universal Chain of Causes ...
... Friend in performing the last Offices to the Departed . Therefore it is that I cannot positively affirm whether he be dead or not ; for the Stars only show to the Skilful , what will happen in the natural and universal Chain of Causes ...
Page 207
... Friend , but a Friend will always be a Brother . Meanness is the Parent of Insolence . A true Friend is the best Possession . JUNE Her Eye far piercing , round extends its Beams 207 An Almanack , & c .
... Friend , but a Friend will always be a Brother . Meanness is the Parent of Insolence . A true Friend is the best Possession . JUNE Her Eye far piercing , round extends its Beams 207 An Almanack , & c .
Page 287
... Friend's delightful Face , The Friend at least demands the second Place . And yet beware ; for most desire a Friend From meaner Motives , not for Virtue's End . There are , who with fond Favour's fickle Gale Now sudden swell , and now ...
... Friend's delightful Face , The Friend at least demands the second Place . And yet beware ; for most desire a Friend From meaner Motives , not for Virtue's End . There are , who with fond Favour's fickle Gale Now sudden swell , and now ...
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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