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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... pains our Justice takes his faults to hide , With half that pains sure he might cure ' em quite . In success be moderate . Take this remark from Richard poor and lame , Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame . What one relishes ...
... pains our Justice takes his faults to hide , With half that pains sure he might cure ' em quite . In success be moderate . Take this remark from Richard poor and lame , Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame . What one relishes ...
Page 99
... pains ; If well , the pain doth fade , the joy remains . NOVEMBER Celia's rich Side - board seldom sees the Light , Clean is her Kitchen , and her Spits are bright ; Her Knives and Spoons , all rang'd in even Rows , No Hands molest ...
... pains ; If well , the pain doth fade , the joy remains . NOVEMBER Celia's rich Side - board seldom sees the Light , Clean is her Kitchen , and her Spits are bright ; Her Knives and Spoons , all rang'd in even Rows , No Hands molest ...
Page 241
... Pains , and then enjoys Pleasures ; the Knave takes Pleasure , and then suffers Pains . Think of three Things , whence you came , where you are going , and to whom you must account . JUNE Where purple Violets hang their bashful Heads ...
... Pains , and then enjoys Pleasures ; the Knave takes Pleasure , and then suffers Pains . Think of three Things , whence you came , where you are going , and to whom you must account . JUNE Where purple Violets hang their bashful Heads ...
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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