The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersSpencer Press, 1936 - 311 Seiten |
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... almanac , under the name of Richard Saunders ; it was continued by me about twenty - five years and commonly called “ Poor Richard's Almanac . " I endeavored to make it both entertaining and useful , and it accordingly came to be in ...
... almanac , under the name of Richard Saunders ; it was continued by me about twenty - five years and commonly called “ Poor Richard's Almanac . " I endeavored to make it both entertaining and useful , and it accordingly came to be in ...
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... almanac of 1733 . It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one - tenth part of their TIME , to be employed in its service , but idleness taxes many of us much more , if we reckon all that is spent in absolute ...
... almanac of 1733 . It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one - tenth part of their TIME , to be employed in its service , but idleness taxes many of us much more , if we reckon all that is spent in absolute ...
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... almanac . “ Wise men , ” as Poor Richard says , " learn by others ' harms ; fools scarcely by their own ; " but Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum . * Many a one , for the sake of finery on the back , has gone with a hungry belly ...
... almanac . “ Wise men , ” as Poor Richard says , " learn by others ' harms ; fools scarcely by their own ; " but Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum . * Many a one , for the sake of finery on the back , has gone with a hungry belly ...
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterward agreeable almanac appeared arrived Assembly attend began Benjamin Franklin Boston bred brother brought called captain continued conversation dear debt desired dispute employed endeavor England expense father Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hand heard honor horses Hugh Meredith Indians inhabitants instructions JANE MECOM Keimer kind learned length letters Little Britain lived lodged London Lord Loudoun Lord Macclesfield Madeira wine master means mention Motto never observed occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps Philadelphia piece pleased pleasure Poor Richard says POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC pounds currency present printed printer printing-house procure proposed province Quakers Ralph received sailed sect sensible shillings sometimes soon street thee things thou thought thousand pounds tion told took virtue wagons walk writing wrote young