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 121
... rising and setting of the Planets , and their Conjunctions with the Moon , I have continued ; whereby those who are ... rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial ...
... rising and setting of the Planets , and their Conjunctions with the Moon , I have continued ; whereby those who are ... rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial ...
Page 122
... rise 10 35 , which signifies the Planet Mars rises 35 Minutes after 10 O'Clock at Night , when that Planet may be seen to appear in the East . Also against the 10th Day of January you will find sets 7 13 , which shows Venus sets 13 ...
... rise 10 35 , which signifies the Planet Mars rises 35 Minutes after 10 O'Clock at Night , when that Planet may be seen to appear in the East . Also against the 10th Day of January you will find sets 7 13 , which shows Venus sets 13 ...
Page 211
... rise . And Towns shall open ( all of Structure fair ! ) To bright'ning Prospects , and to purest Air , Frequented Ports and Vineyards green succeed , And Flocks encreasing whiten all the Mead ; On Science Science , Arts on Arts refine ...
... rise . And Towns shall open ( all of Structure fair ! ) To bright'ning Prospects , and to purest Air , Frequented Ports and Vineyards green succeed , And Flocks encreasing whiten all the Mead ; On Science Science , Arts on Arts refine ...
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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