 | William Allen - 1857 - 930 σελίδες
...bimself many years previously to his death ; probably suggested by Woodbridge's lines on John Cotton : " The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out. And gtrlpt of its lettering and gilding, Lies here, food for worms; Yet tho... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1859 - 636 σελίδες
...in the immortality of the soul is inconsistent with a knowledge and love of natural science : — ' The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book with its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for worms : yet... | |
 | William Chambers - 1859 - 600 σελίδες
...in the immortality of the soul is inconsistent with a knowledge and love of natural science : — ' The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book with its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for worms : yet... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 σελίδες
...as 1727, when Franklin was only twenty-two years of age, he wrote the following epitaph for himself: 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. But the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 σελίδες
...1727, when Franklin was only twenty-two years of age, he wrote the following epitaph for himself : 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. But the... | |
 | Francis H. Smith - 1860 - 244 σελίδες
...young man, wrote the following epitapli on himself, which was found among his papers after his death : 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 ; yet the... | |
 | Perseverance - 1862 - 310 σελίδες
...slab which marks his grave, which, by his own wish, bears only his name and the date of his death, 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. YET THE... | |
 | Annie Emma Challice - 1863 - 406 σελίδες
...twenty-three years of age he had written his own epitaph : — " Here lies Nourishment for the worms, The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer ; Like the cover of an old book of which the leaves are torn out. Of which The binding is worn ; but the Work will not be lost, for... | |
 | Annie Emma Challice - 1863 - 432 σελίδες
...twenty-three years of age he had written his own epitaph :— "Here lies Nourishment for the worms, The 1 body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer; Like the cover of an old book of which the leaves are torn out. Of which The binding is worn ; but the Work will not be lost, for... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1881 - 548 σελίδες
...his epitaph, written more than sixty years before by himself, and found amongst his papers : — " 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... | |
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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 ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in... 
