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 99
... once good , but now is grown bad , Some say ' tis reform'd of the Faults it once 99 An Almanack , & c .
... once good , but now is grown bad , Some say ' tis reform'd of the Faults it once 99 An Almanack , & c .
Page 100
... once saw a Sign call'd The Two Men at Law ; One of them was painted on one Side , in a melancholy Posture , all in Rags , with this Scroll , I have lost my Cause . The other was drawn capering for Joy , on the other Side , with these ...
... once saw a Sign call'd The Two Men at Law ; One of them was painted on one Side , in a melancholy Posture , all in Rags , with this Scroll , I have lost my Cause . The other was drawn capering for Joy , on the other Side , with these ...
Page 251
... once a Day . If you now drink then but once a Day , do it but every other Day . If you do it now but once a Week , reduce the Practice to once a Fortnight . And if you do not exceed in Quantity as you lessen the Times , half your ...
... once a Day . If you now drink then but once a Day , do it but every other Day . If you do it now but once a Week , reduce the Practice to once a Fortnight . And if you do not exceed in Quantity as you lessen the Times , half your ...
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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