 | Alexander Hay Japp - 1881 - 232 σελίδες
...and this Epitaph on himself is all the more expressive when this circumstance is borne in mind : — 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... | |
 | Alexander Hay Japp - 1881 - 232 σελίδες
...and this Epitaph on himself is all the more expressive when this circumstance is borne in mind : — 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... | |
 | Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily - 1982 - 552 σελίδες
...including Jefferson and Lafayette; one is an autograph copy of Franklin's famous epitaph, which reads: 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... | |
 | Eunice Layton - 1988 - 191 σελίδες
...proclaiming his belief in rebirth. It is inscribed on a brass plate beside his grave in Philadelphia: 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... | |
 | Alan Karr - 1991 - 512 σελίδες
...recalled frequently Benjamin Franklin's epitaph on himself, written sixty-two years before his death: 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... | |
 | Joseph Michael Moxley, Lagretta Tallent Lenker - 1995 - 263 σελίδες
...even enjoy and appreciate the contents. Let me close with Benjamin Franklin's epitaph for himself: The Body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its content worn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work... | |
 | W. D. Chesney - 1996 - 128 σελίδες
...follow, and know where to find him. — Benj. Franklin, Printer." Franklin's self-written Epitaph: THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AMD STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING) LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS YET THE... | |
 | Judy Jacobson - 1996 - 96 σελίδες
...Franklin's 1725 self-composed epitaph seems an appropriate closing for a discussion on tombstones. "The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old books, its contents torn out and script of its lettering and gilding.) Lies here food for worms; But... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 625 σελίδες
...Benjamin Franklin, vol. 19, ed. WB Willcox (1975). Letter, Sept. 26, 1772. On the death of a squirrel. 4 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... | |
 | Frederick Levison - 1997 - 92 σελίδες
...expressed by Benjamin Franklin in the epitaph he composed for his tomb but which was never inscribed on it: 'The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents worn out and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here, food for worms. But the work... | |
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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... 
