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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... known , and " As Poor Richard says was a common popular phrase . • • " " In the twenty - fifth almanac , in 1758 , Franklin went through the previous issues and made up a harangue , “ Father Abraham's Speech " or " The Way to Wealth ...
... known , and " As Poor Richard says was a common popular phrase . • • " " In the twenty - fifth almanac , in 1758 , Franklin went through the previous issues and made up a harangue , “ Father Abraham's Speech " or " The Way to Wealth ...
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... known , that the Events which would otherwise certainly happen at cer- tain Times in the Course of Nature , are sometimes set aside or post- pon'd for wise and good Reasons , by the immediate particular Disposi- tions of Providence ...
... known , that the Events which would otherwise certainly happen at cer- tain Times in the Course of Nature , are sometimes set aside or post- pon'd for wise and good Reasons , by the immediate particular Disposi- tions of Providence ...
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... known from the rest of the Planets , because it appears red like a hot Iron or burning Coal , and twinkles a little . Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom ...
... known from the rest of the Planets , because it appears red like a hot Iron or burning Coal , and twinkles a little . Saturn , in Appearance , is less than Mars , and of a pale Colour , Mercury is so near the Sun , that it is seldom ...
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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