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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... true ( quoth Will ) the World no such affords . And that its true I durst his warrant be ; For ne'er heard I of Woman good or ill , But always loved best , her own sweet Will . Beware of meat twice boil'd , & an old foe reconcil'd ...
... true ( quoth Will ) the World no such affords . And that its true I durst his warrant be ; For ne'er heard I of Woman good or ill , But always loved best , her own sweet Will . Beware of meat twice boil'd , & an old foe reconcil'd ...
Page 119
... true ; Blunt Truths more Mischief than nice Falshoods do . Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And Things unknown propos'd as Things forgot ; Without Good Breeding Truth is disapprov'd That only makes superior Sense belov'd ...
... true ; Blunt Truths more Mischief than nice Falshoods do . Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And Things unknown propos'd as Things forgot ; Without Good Breeding Truth is disapprov'd That only makes superior Sense belov'd ...
Page 256
... true , Satire still just , and Humour ever new . Above Temptation , in a low Estate , And uncorrupted , ev'n among the Great . A safe Companion , and an easy Friend , Belov'd thro ' Life , lamented in thy End : These are thy Honours ...
... true , Satire still just , and Humour ever new . Above Temptation , in a low Estate , And uncorrupted , ev'n among the Great . A safe Companion , and an easy Friend , Belov'd thro ' Life , lamented in thy End : These are thy Honours ...
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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