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 124
... SENSE conducts , And VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense are one ; and , trust me , he Who has not Virtue , is not truly wise . You may talk too much on the best of subjects . A Man without ceremony has need of ...
... SENSE conducts , And VIRTUE , thro ' this Labyrinth we tread . Virtue and Sense are one ; and , trust me , he Who has not Virtue , is not truly wise . You may talk too much on the best of subjects . A Man without ceremony has need of ...
Page 174
... Sense in those Lines , leaving nothing standing but the Rhime . " These , and some others , of the like kind , let the Readers forgive , or rebuke him for , as to their Wis- dom and Goodness shall seem meet : For in such Cases the Loss ...
... Sense in those Lines , leaving nothing standing but the Rhime . " These , and some others , of the like kind , let the Readers forgive , or rebuke him for , as to their Wis- dom and Goodness shall seem meet : For in such Cases the Loss ...
Page 268
... Sense would hazard for a lively Expression ; much less a person of good Breeding , who should make it his chief Aim to be well with all . Like some grave Matron of a noble Line , With awful Beauty does Religion shine . Just Sense should ...
... Sense would hazard for a lively Expression ; much less a person of good Breeding , who should make it his chief Aim to be well with all . Like some grave Matron of a noble Line , With awful Beauty does Religion shine . Just Sense should ...
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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