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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... bring a Bowl of China here , Fill it with Water cool and clear : Decanter with Jamaica right , And Spoon of Silver clean and bright , Sugar twice - fin'd , in pieces cut , Knife , Sieve and Glass , in order put , Bring forth the ...
... bring a Bowl of China here , Fill it with Water cool and clear : Decanter with Jamaica right , And Spoon of Silver clean and bright , Sugar twice - fin'd , in pieces cut , Knife , Sieve and Glass , in order put , Bring forth the ...
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... bring'st me all , and bring'st me no Relief 97 An Almanack , & c .
... bring'st me all , and bring'st me no Relief 97 An Almanack , & c .
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Benjamin Franklin. Thou bring'st me all , and bring'st me no Relief , Thou bitter , sweet , thou pleasing , teazing Thing , Thou Bee , that with thy Honey wears a Sting ; Some Respite , prithee do , yet do not give , I cannot with thee ...
Benjamin Franklin. Thou bring'st me all , and bring'st me no Relief , Thou bitter , sweet , thou pleasing , teazing Thing , Thou Bee , that with thy Honey wears a Sting ; Some Respite , prithee do , yet do not give , I cannot with thee ...
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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