| Harmon Kingsbury - 1840 - 404 lehte
...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...the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as lie believed,) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by the AUTHOR."... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1840 - 528 lehte
...body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBINTES, Like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and striptof its lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms...work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended by the Author.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 lehte
...a faithful copy." He then prints it in these words. * See Madame CAMPAH'S Mtmoires, Tom. I. p. 233. "The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And etript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For... | |
| Harmon Kingsbury - 1840 - 402 lehte
...FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH.—The following epitaph was written by himself, many years previous to 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. Yet the work itself shall not be... | |
| Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - 1840 - 386 lehte
...arguments merited. The following is his epitaph, writ leu by himself a long time be ore his death. 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. Yet the work itself shall... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 590 lehte
...the following epitaph, written by himself, and intended by him to be inscribed upon his tombstone : ' The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the...for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, but will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended... | |
| 1841 - 474 lehte
...directly from Cotton Mather's Magnolia : 355 THE FAERIE BRIDAL. [AugUst, " The body of BENJAMIN FHANKLW, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents...work itself shall not be lost ; for it will, as he believed, appear once more, in a new and beautiful edition, corrected and amended by the Author." Enough... | |
| Edward Currier - 1841 - 474 lehte
...The following epitaph on himself was written by Doctor Franklin, many years previously to his death : The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, like the cover...lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms. Yet ihe work itself shall not be lost ; for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 594 lehte
...intended by him to be inscribed upon his tombstone : ' The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like die cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript...for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, but will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended... | |
| Harmon Kingsbury - 1841 - 396 lehte
...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...Yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (ae he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by the... | |
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