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 121
... called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Dis- tance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The ...
... called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Dis- tance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The ...
Page 203
... called Bissextile , contains 366 . The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us , having been long in Use . - The astronomical Quantity , therefore , of the Julian Year ...
... called Bissextile , contains 366 . The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us , having been long in Use . - The astronomical Quantity , therefore , of the Julian Year ...
Page 253
... called to the Kingdom . The Shepherds were feeding their Flocks , when they had their glorious Revelation . God called the four Apostles from their Fishery , and Matthew from the Receipt of Custom ; Amos from among the Herdsmen of ...
... called to the Kingdom . The Shepherds were feeding their Flocks , when they had their glorious Revelation . God called the four Apostles from their Fishery , and Matthew from the Receipt of Custom ; Amos from among the Herdsmen of ...
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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