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 ix
... wise old man , Father Abraham , got up to speak . The people had been summoned by crier and bell and they had been plied with rum so that they were ready to pay prices they would never have offered if they had been sober . The times ...
... wise old man , Father Abraham , got up to speak . The people had been summoned by crier and bell and they had been plied with rum so that they were ready to pay prices they would never have offered if they had been sober . The times ...
Page 156
... wise men in none : Unless those may be call'd wise , for whose profit the rest are mad . To thy lov'd haunt return , my happy muse , 156 Poor Richard : 1748.
... wise men in none : Unless those may be call'd wise , for whose profit the rest are mad . To thy lov'd haunt return , my happy muse , 156 Poor Richard : 1748.
Page 273
... ( Wise but to get , and active but to save ) May Scorn deserv'd still follow to the Grave . But he who fond to raise a splendid Name , On Life's ambitious Heights would fix his Fame , In active Arts or ventrous Arms would shine , Yet ...
... ( Wise but to get , and active but to save ) May Scorn deserv'd still follow to the Grave . But he who fond to raise a splendid Name , On Life's ambitious Heights would fix his Fame , In active Arts or ventrous Arms would shine , Yet ...
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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