 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 444 Seiten
...practice of remembering and repeating those sentences, I have sometimes quoted myself with great gravity. by other learned authors. This pleasure I have seldom...vanity, an eminent author of almanacs annually now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Nathan Haskell Dole, Julian Hawthorne - 1901 - 432 Seiten
...resist the temptation and ate the whole before we came. POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. X < M 8 a > o: o a a H by other learned authors. This pleasure I have seldom...vanity, an eminent author of almanacs annually now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902 - 564 Seiten
...that conduce to despotism ; to liberty. CXXIII.— THE WAY TO WEALTH. 1. COURTEOUS READER : I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by others. Judge, then, how much I must have been gratified by an incident I am going to relate to you.... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903 - 358 Seiten
...after its publication." Poor IRicbaro's HImanac The Preface for the Year 7757 COURTEOUS READER : I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure...vanity, an eminent author of almanacs annually now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have... | |
 | 1904 - 496 Seiten
...follow are the connected discourse prefixed to the almanac of 1V57.] COURTEOUS HEADER : — I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure...vanity, an eminent author of Almanacs annually, now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have... | |
 | William T. Vlymen - 1904 - 520 Seiten
...became famous for his witty sayings and quaint manners. BENJAM1N FRANKLIN Courteous Reader: I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure...works respectfully quoted by other learned authors. Judge, then, how much I must have been gratified by an incident I am going to relate to you. I stopped... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - 1905 - 318 Seiten
...NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard to the "Courteous Reader" Courteous Reader: I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure...I may say it without vanity, an eminent author of Almanacks annually, now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what... | |
 | Robert Shafer - 1926 - 1410 Seiten
...president, Lord Macclesfield, wherein I was highly honored. THE WAY TO WEALTH1 Courteous Reader, I have r u V "D 1926 Doubleday, Page & com e 5"! Shafer Robert" Robert Shafer( 'Franklin says in the Autobiography: "In 1732 I first published my Almanac, under the name of Richard... | |
 | William Gardiner - 1927 - 328 Seiten
...Whittier. 239 From "POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC" PREFIXED TO THE ALMANAC OF 1757 COURTEOUS READER:— I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure...vanity, an eminent author of Almanacs annually, now for a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have... | |
 | Michael Warner - 2009 - 228 Seiten
...beginning of the essay offers one of Franklin's usual jokes about Richard's fictitiousness. I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure,...Authors. This Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for tho' I have been, if I may say it without Vanity, an eminent Author of Almanacks annually now a full... | |
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I have been, if I may say it without vanity an eminent author of almanacks annually now a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their applauses, and no other author has... 
