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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... Man's Death , have endeavour'd to deprive me of it all at once in the most effectual Manner by reporting that I my self was never alive . They say in short , That there is no such a Man as I am ; and have spread this Notion so ...
... Man's Death , have endeavour'd to deprive me of it all at once in the most effectual Manner by reporting that I my self was never alive . They say in short , That there is no such a Man as I am ; and have spread this Notion so ...
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... Man's tongue is soft , and bone doth lack ; Yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back . APRIL Says Roger to his Wife , my dear ; The strangest piece of News I hear ! A Law , ' tis said , will quickly pass , To purge the matrimonial ...
... Man's tongue is soft , and bone doth lack ; Yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back . APRIL Says Roger to his Wife , my dear ; The strangest piece of News I hear ! A Law , ' tis said , will quickly pass , To purge the matrimonial ...
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... Man ? - So so . JANUARY The FARMER . O happy he ! happiest of mortal Men ! Who far remov'd from Slavery , as from Pride , Fears no Man's Frown , nor cringing waits to catch The gracious Nothing of a great Man's Nod ; Where the lac'd ...
... Man ? - So so . JANUARY The FARMER . O happy he ! happiest of mortal Men ! Who far remov'd from Slavery , as from Pride , Fears no Man's Frown , nor cringing waits to catch The gracious Nothing of a great Man's Nod ; Where the lac'd ...
Contents
1733 to 1747 3142 | 142 |
Newly Set into Type Printed Expressly | 173 |
1748 to 1758 143291 | 291 |
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