The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ..., Volume 1Gray and Bowen, 1833 - Almanacs, American Vol. 1 has title: The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge ... comprising a calendar for the year; astronomical information; miscellaneous directions, hints, and statistical and other particulars. |
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... passing year . Facts are unchangeable in their nature , and , when once recorded , their value is never lost . The method of tabular views , for communicating certain kinds of knowledge , has immense advantages over any other , in pre ...
... passing year . Facts are unchangeable in their nature , and , when once recorded , their value is never lost . The method of tabular views , for communicating certain kinds of knowledge , has immense advantages over any other , in pre ...
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... passed ; perfect accuracy , it would seem , cannot be attained , since even in the Berlin Year - Book , com- puted and edited , as it was , by the greatest astronomers , a considerable number of typographical errors is to be met with ...
... passed ; perfect accuracy , it would seem , cannot be attained , since even in the Berlin Year - Book , com- puted and edited , as it was , by the greatest astronomers , a considerable number of typographical errors is to be met with ...
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... passed , in the reign of Charles II . ) — of 1771 ( the eleventh year of the reign of George III . ) . and those of 1829 , which have just been published . 6 : ? - The most famous ' Astrologer ' of the seventeenth century was William ...
... passed , in the reign of Charles II . ) — of 1771 ( the eleventh year of the reign of George III . ) . and those of 1829 , which have just been published . 6 : ? - The most famous ' Astrologer ' of the seventeenth century was William ...
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... passed this star in the warmest part of summer . But it does not pass it so soon now by a month , on account of the precession of the equi- noxes , and in about 8000 years , it will be later still by five months , and dog - days would ...
... passed this star in the warmest part of summer . But it does not pass it so soon now by a month , on account of the precession of the equi- noxes , and in about 8000 years , it will be later still by five months , and dog - days would ...
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... passing , however , for the most part , a little to the north or south , instead of coming into an exact line joining the earth and sun . At these times the illuminated part of the mocn is turned directly from us , and for a day or two ...
... passing , however , for the most part , a little to the north or south , instead of coming into an exact line joining the earth and sun . At these times the illuminated part of the mocn is turned directly from us , and for a day or two ...
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Page 111 - How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page 114 - ... to these we must add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, " keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a groat at last. A fat kitchen makes a lean will ; " and 11 Many estates are spent in the getting, Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting, And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting. "If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of getting. • The Indies have not made...
Page 112 - He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 113 - If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself . A little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe naiL
Page 116 - The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Page 116 - At present, perhaps, you may think yourself in thriving circumstances, and that you can bear a little extravagance without injury; but — For age and want, save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.
Page 117 - I was conscious that not a tenth part of the wisdom was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the sense of all ages and nations. However, I resolved to be the better for the echo of it, and though I had at first determined to buy stuff for a new coat, I went away resolved to wear my old one a little longer. Reader, if thou 32 wilt do the same, thy profit will be as great as mine.
Page 116 - Would you not say that you are free, have a right to dress as you please, and that such an edict would be a breach of your privileges and such a government tyrannical? And yet you are about to put yourself under such tyranny, when you run in debt for such dress.
Page 117 - Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly.
Page 86 - HUNG be the heavens with black , yield day to night! Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky ; And with them scourge the bad revolting stars, That have consented unto Henry's death ! Henry the fifth, too famous to live long ! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.