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 37
... happy Nature to explore , The Fool is happy that he knows no more . The Rich are happy in the Plenty given ; The Poor contents him with the Care of Heav'n . Thus does some Comfort ev'ry State attend . And Pride's bestow'd on all , a ...
... happy Nature to explore , The Fool is happy that he knows no more . The Rich are happy in the Plenty given ; The Poor contents him with the Care of Heav'n . Thus does some Comfort ev'ry State attend . And Pride's bestow'd on all , a ...
Page 50
Benjamin Franklin. How happy would appear to each his Fate , Had Gripe his Humour , or he Gripe's Estate ? Kind Fate and Fortune , blend ' em if you can , And of two Wretches make one happy Man . Well done is better than well said . Fine ...
Benjamin Franklin. How happy would appear to each his Fate , Had Gripe his Humour , or he Gripe's Estate ? Kind Fate and Fortune , blend ' em if you can , And of two Wretches make one happy Man . Well done is better than well said . Fine ...
Page 295
... happy without virtue . Bis dat .... He gives twice , who gives at once . Borgen macht Sorgen . Borrowing makes sorrowing . Con todo el Mundo .... With all the World have War , But with England do not jar . Dyrro lynn .... Much liquor ...
... happy without virtue . Bis dat .... He gives twice , who gives at once . Borgen macht Sorgen . Borrowing makes sorrowing . Con todo el Mundo .... With all the World have War , But with England do not jar . Dyrro lynn .... Much liquor ...
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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