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 170
... better and richer find thee . On the 25th of this month , anno 1642 , was born the great Sir ISAAC NEWTON , prince of the modern astronomers and philosophers . But what is all our little boasted knowledge , compar'd with that of the ...
... better and richer find thee . On the 25th of this month , anno 1642 , was born the great Sir ISAAC NEWTON , prince of the modern astronomers and philosophers . But what is all our little boasted knowledge , compar'd with that of the ...
Page 184
... better than those you made on me ? We Poets , my Liege , reply'd he , always succeed better in Fiction than in Truth . Much Learning shows how little Mortals know ; Much Wealth , how little Worldlings can enjoy . At best it baby's us ...
... better than those you made on me ? We Poets , my Liege , reply'd he , always succeed better in Fiction than in Truth . Much Learning shows how little Mortals know ; Much Wealth , how little Worldlings can enjoy . At best it baby's us ...
Page 259
... better to regulate thy future Industry or thy common Expences . This is com- mendable . But it is not all . - Wilt thou not examine also thy moral Accompts , and see what Improvements thou hast made in the Conduct of Life , what Vice ...
... better to regulate thy future Industry or thy common Expences . This is com- mendable . But it is not all . - Wilt thou not examine also thy moral Accompts , and see what Improvements thou hast made in the Conduct of Life , what Vice ...
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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