The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new... The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ... - Σελίδα 156των Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 320 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 σελίδες
...years previous to his death : THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old hook, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering...here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not he lost, for it will (as he helieved) appear once more in a new and more heautiful edition, corrected... | |
| Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 702 σελίδες
...every note is given, Love, if you'd be loved again. EDWIN HOUGHTS— RAVE AND EPITAPH.— The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book ; its contents torn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding) , lies here, food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 σελίδες
...following epitaph on himself, was written hy him many years previous to his death : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS GILDING) i.ir.a HERS FOOD FOR WORMS ; YETTHEWORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, For it will,— as He helieved—... | |
| Frederick Follett - 1847 - 98 σελίδες
...Franklin wrote his own epitaph: we give H here, as it may be new to some of our readers: THE BODY of i BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, like the cover of an old...its lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms; for it will (as he believed) appear once men yet the work itself shall not be lost, in a new and more... | |
| 1744 - 726 σελίδες
...prayer. DE. FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH — {Written by himself some years before his death.) — The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer — like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and bereft of its lettering and gilding — lies here, food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be... | |
| Virginia Sease, Manfred Schmidt-Brabant - 2003 - 262 σελίδες
...a joke; nevertheless it demonstrates his humour, his genius, and also his spirituality. It says: B. Franklin, Printer (Like the Cover of an Old Book Its...Lettering and Gilding) Lies Here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be Lost; For it will (as he Believ'd) Appear once More In a New and More Elegant... | |
| Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 σελίδες
...contents worn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost: For it will, (as he believed) appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By the Author. Shortly before he died, however, he prescribed... | |
| Walter Isaacson - 2004 - 628 σελίδες
...contents worn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for -worms. But the work shall not be lost: For it will, (as he believed) appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By the Author.™ Shortly before he died, however, he prescribed... | |
| Angus Jenkinson - 2003 - 292 σελίδες
...experiences and personality that are part of who we are today. Past lives re-emerging? The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, Like the Cover of an Old Book, Its contents Torn Out And Stripped of Its Lettering and Gilding, Lies Here Food for Worms, But the Work shall not be Lost, For... | |
| 192 σελίδες
...ornament as they sang. JAN is Benjamin Franklin wrote his own epitaph: The body of Benjamin Franklin (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and script of its lettering and gilding) lies here, food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost,... | |
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