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 211
... shine , And Publick Spirit here a People show , Free num'rous pleas'd and busy all below . ' Learn future Natives of this promis'd Land , What your Forefathers ow'd my saving Hand ! Learn when Despair such sudden Bliss shall see , Such ...
... shine , And Publick Spirit here a People show , Free num'rous pleas'd and busy all below . ' Learn future Natives of this promis'd Land , What your Forefathers ow'd my saving Hand ! Learn when Despair such sudden Bliss shall see , Such ...
Page 218
... shine ; Where Excellence invisible's exprest , And in his glorious Works the God appears confest . With Life thy Hand hath stock'd this earthly Plain , Nor less the spacious Empire of the Main . When Reason preaches , if you won't hear ...
... shine ; Where Excellence invisible's exprest , And in his glorious Works the God appears confest . With Life thy Hand hath stock'd this earthly Plain , Nor less the spacious Empire of the Main . When Reason preaches , if you won't hear ...
Page 273
... shine , Yet shuns the Paths which Virtue bids decline ; Who dignifies his Wealth by gen'rous Use , To raise th ' Oppress'd , or Merit to produce , Reason's impartial Voice shall ne'er condemn , The glorious Purpose of so wise an Aim.4 ...
... shine , Yet shuns the Paths which Virtue bids decline ; Who dignifies his Wealth by gen'rous Use , To raise th ' Oppress'd , or Merit to produce , Reason's impartial Voice shall ne'er condemn , The glorious Purpose of so wise an Aim.4 ...
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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