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 154
... Observe , the precept is hear much , not speak much . Herbert , the poet , says , a well - bred guest , Will no more talk all than eat all the feast . And , When you do speak , says another , speak to the purpose ; Or else to what ...
... Observe , the precept is hear much , not speak much . Herbert , the poet , says , a well - bred guest , Will no more talk all than eat all the feast . And , When you do speak , says another , speak to the purpose ; Or else to what ...
Page 155
Benjamin Franklin. what purpose do you speak ? Observe the present disposition of the com- pany ; and Let what you say the converse suit , Not say things merely ' cause they're good . For if you thus intrude your sense , It then becomes ...
Benjamin Franklin. what purpose do you speak ? Observe the present disposition of the com- pany ; and Let what you say the converse suit , Not say things merely ' cause they're good . For if you thus intrude your sense , It then becomes ...
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... observing his Revolution on his own Axis . To make the Appearance he does to us , at the Distance of above 700 Millions of Miles , he must be several Hundreds of Times larger than the Earth , though his Magnitude is supposed to be much ...
... observing his Revolution on his own Axis . To make the Appearance he does to us , at the Distance of above 700 Millions of Miles , he must be several Hundreds of Times larger than the Earth , though his Magnitude is supposed to be much ...
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