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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... Publick also ; for the Publick is generous , and has been very charitable and good to me . I should be ungrateful then , if I did not take every Opportunity of expressing my Gratitude ; for ingratum si dixeris , omnia dixeris : I ...
... Publick also ; for the Publick is generous , and has been very charitable and good to me . I should be ungrateful then , if I did not take every Opportunity of expressing my Gratitude ; for ingratum si dixeris , omnia dixeris : I ...
Page 205
... Publick , give at full length : 26 Wishing withal , according to ancient Custom , that this New Year ( which is ... PUBLICK SPIRIT.27 Where never Science beam'd a friendly Ray , Where one vast Blank neglected Nature lay ; From PUBLICK ...
... Publick , give at full length : 26 Wishing withal , according to ancient Custom , that this New Year ( which is ... PUBLICK SPIRIT.27 Where never Science beam'd a friendly Ray , Where one vast Blank neglected Nature lay ; From PUBLICK ...
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... publick Business , is the going into it . The Way to see by Faith , is to shut the Eye of Reason : The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle . AUGUST Thus still should private Friendships spread around , Till in ...
... publick Business , is the going into it . The Way to see by Faith , is to shut the Eye of Reason : The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle . AUGUST Thus still should private Friendships spread around , Till in ...
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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