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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... hope , to the Satisfaction of the Publick also ; for the Publick is generous , and has been very charitable and good to me . I should be ungrateful then , if I did not take every Opportunity of expressing my Gratitude ; for ingratum si ...
... hope , to the Satisfaction of the Publick also ; for the Publick is generous , and has been very charitable and good to me . I should be ungrateful then , if I did not take every Opportunity of expressing my Gratitude ; for ingratum si ...
Page 60
... hope to govern the tongues of others ? AUGUST While faster than his costive Brain indites Philo's quick Hand in flowing Nonsence writes , His Case appears to me like honest Teague's , When he was run away with by his Legs . Phæbus ...
... hope to govern the tongues of others ? AUGUST While faster than his costive Brain indites Philo's quick Hand in flowing Nonsence writes , His Case appears to me like honest Teague's , When he was run away with by his Legs . Phæbus ...
Page 222
... hope to find a lowly Place To stand the meanest of th ' etherial Race ; Swift at thy Word to wing the liquid Sky , And on thy humblest Messages to fly . Howe'er thy blissful Sight may raise my Soul , While vast Eternity's long Ages roll ...
... hope to find a lowly Place To stand the meanest of th ' etherial Race ; Swift at thy Word to wing the liquid Sky , And on thy humblest Messages to fly . Howe'er thy blissful Sight may raise my Soul , While vast Eternity's long Ages roll ...
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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