 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. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new...  Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin - Página 198de Benjamin Franklin - 1834Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Charles N. Baldwin - 1833 - 466 páginas
...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, might be inscribed on Ыг tombstone : "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 ; yet the work itself shall not be lost,... | |
 | 1834 - 426 páginas
...original (with various corrections) found among his papers, and from which this is a faithful copy. "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: But the work shall not be lost, For... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 páginas
...Franklin's wit and humor are happily displayed in an epitaph which he wrote years before his death. THE BOUT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER OF...OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT. AND STRIPPED OF ITS I.ETTF.RINO A*D OILDING.) I, IKS HF.RE, FOOD FOR WORMS ; YET THE WORX ITSELF «HALL NOT BE LOST, FOR... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 páginas
...torn out, and stript of it» 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 a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR." In looking back on Franklin's career, it is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 666 páginas
...a faithful copy." He then prints it in these words. * See Madame CAMFAH'S Mimoires, Tom. I. p. 233. "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. But the work shall not be lost, For... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1840 - 402 páginas
...FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH.—The following epitaph was written by himself, many years previous to his death: " The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (like the...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 a new and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 páginas
...The variation is in the following lines, which are thus printed by Mr. Vaughan. " Yet the 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." In a note Mr. Vaughan adds; " A newspaper,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 páginas
...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 a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOil. EXTRACTS FROM THB LAST W11.L AND TESTAMENT... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 páginas
...variation is in the following lines, which are thus printed by Mr. Vaughan. • s "Yet the 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." In a note Mr. Vaughan adds; "A newspaper,... | |
 | Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - 1840 - 386 páginas
...contents worn 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 a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by The Author. How egregiously do men miss it, when they undertake... | |
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