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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... only in the Price . Almanack 1733 . Neither a fortress nor a maidenhead will hold out long after they begin to parley . Almanack 1733 . Fish and Visitors stink after three days . The Royal Crown cures not the Head - ache . Norm & c ...
... only in the Price . Almanack 1733 . Neither a fortress nor a maidenhead will hold out long after they begin to parley . Almanack 1733 . Fish and Visitors stink after three days . The Royal Crown cures not the Head - ache . Norm & c ...
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... begin- ning at 8 h . I m . A.M. middle at 9 h . 11 m . end at 10 h . 20 m . Digits eclipsed near nine , on the upper side of the Sun. The second is of the Moon , March 5. at 10 h . 34 m . in the morning , therefore invisible here . The ...
... begin- ning at 8 h . I m . A.M. middle at 9 h . 11 m . end at 10 h . 20 m . Digits eclipsed near nine , on the upper side of the Sun. The second is of the Moon , March 5. at 10 h . 34 m . in the morning , therefore invisible here . The ...
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... begin- ning , and will also be visible thro ' that Empire . · From the Transit of Venus over the Sun , May 26 , 1761 , which will be visible over the same Empire : And lastly , from the annular Eclipse of the Sun , March 11 , 1764 ...
... begin- ning , and will also be visible thro ' that Empire . · From the Transit of Venus over the Sun , May 26 , 1761 , which will be visible over the same Empire : And lastly , from the annular Eclipse of the Sun , March 11 , 1764 ...
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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