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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... Truth they know not how to bend their Tongue ; And tho ' sometimes their Ends Truth best would answer Yet Lies come uppermost , do what they can , Sir , Mendacio delights in telling News , And that it may be such , himself doth use To ...
... Truth they know not how to bend their Tongue ; And tho ' sometimes their Ends Truth best would answer Yet Lies come uppermost , do what they can , Sir , Mendacio delights in telling News , And that it may be such , himself doth use To ...
Page 76
... Truth of it . About the middle of June next , J. J– -n , Philomat , shall be openly reconciled to the Church of Rome , and give all his Goods and Chattles to the Chappel , being perverted by a certain Country School- master.4b On the ...
... Truth of it . About the middle of June next , J. J– -n , Philomat , shall be openly reconciled to the Church of Rome , and give all his Goods and Chattles to the Chappel , being perverted by a certain Country School- master.4b On the ...
Page 288
... Truth invade thy tender Ear , We pity still ; for thou no Truth can'st hear . Ne'er grudg'd thy Wealth to swell an useless State , Yet , frugal , deems th ' Expence of Friends too great ; For Friends ne'er mixing in ambitious Strife ...
... Truth invade thy tender Ear , We pity still ; for thou no Truth can'st hear . Ne'er grudg'd thy Wealth to swell an useless State , Yet , frugal , deems th ' Expence of Friends too great ; For Friends ne'er mixing in ambitious Strife ...
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