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 127
... Fair Summer's gone , and Nature's Charms decay . See gloomy Clouds obscure the chearful Day ! Now hung with Pearls the dropping Trees appear , Their faded Honours scatter'd here and there . Behold the Groves that shine with silver Frost ...
... Fair Summer's gone , and Nature's Charms decay . See gloomy Clouds obscure the chearful Day ! Now hung with Pearls the dropping Trees appear , Their faded Honours scatter'd here and there . Behold the Groves that shine with silver Frost ...
Page 172
... fair , And Servants very seldom prove sincere . PRECEPT II . What can be done , with Care perform to Day , Dangers unthought - of will attend Delay ; Your distant Prospects all precarious are , And Fortune is as fickle as she's fair ...
... fair , And Servants very seldom prove sincere . PRECEPT II . What can be done , with Care perform to Day , Dangers unthought - of will attend Delay ; Your distant Prospects all precarious are , And Fortune is as fickle as she's fair ...
Page 242
... fair Creation of his Fancy's Eye . Lo ! bosom'd in the solemn shady Grove , Whose rev'rend Branches wave on yonder Hill , He views the Moss - grown Temple's ruin'd Tower , Cover'd with creeping Ivy's cluster'd Leaves , The Mansion ...
... fair Creation of his Fancy's Eye . Lo ! bosom'd in the solemn shady Grove , Whose rev'rend Branches wave on yonder Hill , He views the Moss - grown Temple's ruin'd Tower , Cover'd with creeping Ivy's cluster'd Leaves , The Mansion ...
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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