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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... Praise the dread Pow'r , whose Goodness ye proclaim , And let your warbling Spheres attune his Name . Thou Moon , who with thy Rays of silver Light , Dost gild the shapeless Gloom of awful Night ; [ Cont'd Apr. In Rivers & bad ...
... Praise the dread Pow'r , whose Goodness ye proclaim , And let your warbling Spheres attune his Name . Thou Moon , who with thy Rays of silver Light , Dost gild the shapeless Gloom of awful Night ; [ Cont'd Apr. In Rivers & bad ...
Page 229
... Praise proclaim ; The pendant Icicle's clear native Gem ; Hoar Mists congeal'd , that dress the Meadow pale : Blue Vapour , whitening Snows , and pearly Hail . Praise him , ye Seasons ! Spring with youthful Face , And Summer blooming ...
... Praise proclaim ; The pendant Icicle's clear native Gem ; Hoar Mists congeal'd , that dress the Meadow pale : Blue Vapour , whitening Snows , and pearly Hail . Praise him , ye Seasons ! Spring with youthful Face , And Summer blooming ...
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... Praise him each Creature , Plenitude and Space ; Inanimate , and Things of living Race . From the terrestrial to the starry Pole , Praise him his Works , and thou my prostrate Soul ! You may sometimes be much in the wrong , in owning ...
... Praise him each Creature , Plenitude and Space ; Inanimate , and Things of living Race . From the terrestrial to the starry Pole , Praise him his Works , and thou my prostrate Soul ! You may sometimes be much in the wrong , in owning ...
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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