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 76
... perhaps , how this Paper comes written on your Table . You must know that no separate Spirits are under any Confinement till after the final Settlement of all Accounts . In the meantime we wander where we please , visit our old Friends ...
... perhaps , how this Paper comes written on your Table . You must know that no separate Spirits are under any Confinement till after the final Settlement of all Accounts . In the meantime we wander where we please , visit our old Friends ...
Page 282
... perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but if you have no Occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says , Buy what thou hast no Need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries . And again , At ...
... perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but if you have no Occasion for them , they must be dear to you . Remember what Poor Richard says , Buy what thou hast no Need of , and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries . And again , At ...
Page 284
... perhaps , think little of Payment ; but Credi- tors , Poor Richard tells us , have better Memories than Debtors ; and in another Place says , Creditors are a superstitious Sect , great Observers of set Days and Times . The Day comes ...
... perhaps , think little of Payment ; but Credi- tors , Poor Richard tells us , have better Memories than Debtors ; and in another Place says , Creditors are a superstitious Sect , great Observers of set Days and Times . The Day comes ...
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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