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 123
... Mind to wake , As the small Pebble stirs the peaceful Lake ; The Centre mov'd , a Circle strait succeeds , Another still , and still another spreads , Friend , Parent , Neighbour , first it will embrace , His Country next , and next all ...
... Mind to wake , As the small Pebble stirs the peaceful Lake ; The Centre mov'd , a Circle strait succeeds , Another still , and still another spreads , Friend , Parent , Neighbour , first it will embrace , His Country next , and next all ...
Page 150
... Mind , which never can be still , If not intent on Good , is prone to Ill . And where bright Thoughts , or Reas'nings just you find , Repose them careful in your inmost Mind . To deck his Chloe's Bosom thus the Swain With pleasing Toil ...
... Mind , which never can be still , If not intent on Good , is prone to Ill . And where bright Thoughts , or Reas'nings just you find , Repose them careful in your inmost Mind . To deck his Chloe's Bosom thus the Swain With pleasing Toil ...
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... Mind , a calm and undisturbed Conscience , which far out - relish the most studied artificial Luxuries . - But here after , How will the sensual Mind its Loss sustain , When its gross Objects shall be sought in vain ? Incapable to act ...
... Mind , a calm and undisturbed Conscience , which far out - relish the most studied artificial Luxuries . - But here after , How will the sensual Mind its Loss sustain , When its gross Objects shall be sought in vain ? Incapable to act ...
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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