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 92
... honest Declaration I made of my Poverty at my first Appearance . This my Brother Philomaths could , without being Conjurers , discover ; and Poor Richard's Success , has produced ye a Poor Will , and a Poor Robin ; and no doubt Poor ...
... honest Declaration I made of my Poverty at my first Appearance . This my Brother Philomaths could , without being Conjurers , discover ; and Poor Richard's Success , has produced ye a Poor Will , and a Poor Robin ; and no doubt Poor ...
Page 138
... honest Men , and Wise ; The Fool , or Knave that wears a Title , lies . ' Tis a strange Forest that has no rotten Wood in't And a strange Kindred that all are good in't . None know the unfortunate , and the fortunate do not know ...
... honest Men , and Wise ; The Fool , or Knave that wears a Title , lies . ' Tis a strange Forest that has no rotten Wood in't And a strange Kindred that all are good in't . None know the unfortunate , and the fortunate do not know ...
Page 156
... honest , careful Slaves scarce need his Eye . Let him whom Choice allures , or Fortune yields , To live amidst his own extended Fields , Diffuse those Blessings which from Heav'n he found , In copious Streams to bless the World around ...
... honest , careful Slaves scarce need his Eye . Let him whom Choice allures , or Fortune yields , To live amidst his own extended Fields , Diffuse those Blessings which from Heav'n he found , In copious Streams to bless the World around ...
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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