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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... "
The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ... - Page 135
by Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 295 pages
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The Sabbath: A Brief History of Laws, Petitions, Remonstrances and Reports ...

Harmon Kingsbury - Sabbath legislation - 1841 - 394 pages
...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...and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by tins AUTHOR." separation of soul and body at death ; tne resurrection and perfection of both ; and...
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America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive: By J. S. Buckingham, Volume 2

James Silk Buckingham - Travel - 1841 - 590 pages
...and intended by him to be inscribed upon his tombstone : ' The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn...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...
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America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive: By J. S. Buckingham, Volume 2

James Silk Buckingham - Travel - 1841 - 594 pages
...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...
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The Political Text Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with ...

Edward Currier - United States - 1841 - 474 pages
...written by Doctor Franklin, many years previously to his death : The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out,...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...
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The Sabbath: A Brief History of Laws, Petitions, Remonstrances and Reports ...

Harmon Kingsbury - Sabbath legislation - 1841 - 396 pages
...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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A Benjamin Franklin Reader

Walter Isaacson - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 576 pages
...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...
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 628 pages
...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...
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Yes, There Is Something You Can Do: 150 Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for ...

Meditations - 192 pages
...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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From Stress to Serenity: Gaining Strength in the Trials of Life

Angus Jenkinson - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2003 - 292 pages
...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...
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An Unholy Alliance: The Sacred and Modern Sports

Robert J. Higgs, Michael Braswell - Religion - 2004 - 438 pages
...by his epitaph, which he wrote at age twenty-two and never changed: The Body Of Ben Franklin Printer Like the Cover of an Old Book Its Contents Torn Out...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...
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