| 1836 - 784 pages
...: I request you to read it aloud." Mr. Meadows reading — •'The body BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn...out, And stript of its lettering and gilding, ) Lies hero, food lor worms, Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believes) appear Once... | |
| Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1836 - 530 pages
...years previously to his death: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBINTEH, like the cover of an old book, The body of its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding lies here food for worms. for it will (as he believed) appear once more Yet the work itself shall not be lost; in a new and more... | |
| Exemplary and instructive biography - Biography - 1836 - 348 pages
...previous to his death, was inscribed on his tombstone : — " The body of BENJAMIN FBANKLIN, Printer [like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of it» lettering and gilding], lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for... | |
| 1812 - 384 pages
...BEMJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book,) Its contents torn out, b...'(And strip! of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms ; Yet the work itself shall not be lost ; But will, (as he believed,) appear once more in a new . 1 And more beautiful edition, Corrected and... | |
| Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pages
...BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTESTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING, LIES HERE, FOOD 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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 180 pages
...(like the eover of an old book, its eontent torn out and stript of its lettering and golding) lies food for worms: Yet the work itself shall not be lost. For it will (as he believed) appear onee more in a new and more beautiful edition eorrected and amended by the author*). |>egar bit Franklíns... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1839 - 268 pages
...BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIRE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTEST GILDING) LIES HERE FOOD FUR WORMS ; YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, For it will, — as He helieved — appear once more IN A JVtM and more Beautiful Edition, CORRECTED AND AMENDED EXTRACTS... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...follows : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the eover of an old book, its eontents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding,) lies here, food for the worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear onee more, in... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1839 - 524 pages
...was written by himself, many years previously to his Heath : The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBIRTIS, Like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and etript of ita lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms ; Yet the work itoelf shall not be lost,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...many years previous to his death : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,. PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER OF A* OL'D BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT OF ITS LETTERING AND OlLDING) LIES HERB FOOD FOR WORMS ; YETTHE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, For it will, — as He believed... | |
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