 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 294 oldal
...wrote in his days of youth, at the age of twenty-three, was not placed over his grave in Philadelphia. The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And atript of its lettering and gilding,) Lie* here, food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be loot.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 oldal
...here the epitaph which he wrote for himself, before he was twenty-one years old. It is as follows: "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... | |
 | James L. Machor, Philip Goldstein - 2001 - 424 oldal
...studied the mind as a tahula rasa, and Franklin formulated an epitaph for himself:" The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, Like the cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out, And stript of its Lettering & Gilding Lies here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not he losr; For it... | |
 | Richard Webster - 2001 - 244 oldal
...for himself, written when he was only twentytwo, reveals his interest in the subject: The Body ofB. 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 he Lost, For... | |
 | Dudley C. Gould - 2001 - 350 oldal
...of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Ben wrote his own epitaph— The body of Benjamin Franklin like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stripped of its letters, and gilding, lies here, food for the worms. But the work shall not be lost,... | |
 | Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Ted Roche, Della Martin - 2002 - 414 oldal
...of a dog, it's too dark to read." Whil Hentzen Hentzenwerke Publishing March 2002 Table of Contents 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 work shall not be lost For... | |
 | Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - 2003 - 208 oldal
...thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl." — HL Mencken "The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents stripped out, And stript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself... | |
 | Angus Jenkinson - 2003 - 292 oldal
...experiences and 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... | |
 | Ryan P. Randolph - 2002 - 116 oldal
...write his own epitaph, which incorporated some of his thoughts on life and religion: The Body of B. 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 wholly lost,... | |
 | Virginia Sease, Manfred Schmidt-Brabant - 2003 - 262 oldal
...a joke; nevertheless it demonstrates his humour, his genius, and also his spirituality. It says: B. 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... | |
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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... 
