 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 - Seite 198von Benjamin Franklin - 1834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 Seiten
...but been disunited from his eternal part, and was laid to rest beneath this self-written epitaph : The Body Of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the...appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Pievised and corrected By THE AUTHOR. Yes ! glorious old patriot ! the Author will not suffer such... | |
 | 1850 - 270 Seiten
...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 Author.' Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by... | |
 | Charles N. Baldwin - 1850 - 458 Seiten
...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, might be inscribed on hia ombstoue : «The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gliding) lies here food for worms; " yet the work itself shall not be lost,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 794 Seiten
...torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for wonus : 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.' Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - 1851 - 202 Seiten
...TORN OUT, AND STRIPT" OF ITS LETTER lNG 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 AMENDED7 THE AUTHOR. 1 erleid)tern. — 2 tne Mbfd)affung. — 3 bic... | |
 | 350 Seiten
...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 a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by The Author. EB INDEX. Page Adoption . . . .199 All nave... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - 1851 - 188 Seiten
...his life. The following epitaph4 on himself, was written by him many years previous to his death : THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER* OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT1 OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING,) LIES HERE, FOOD FOR WORMS, YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 Seiten
...1727, when Franklin was only twenty-two years of age, he wrote the following epitaph for himself : The Body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, / Printer, Like the...and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected by THE AUTHOR. This epitaph was first printed in a Boston newspaper (the New England Courant), established... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 Seiten
...as 1727, when Franklin was only twenty-two years of age, he wrote the following epitaph for himself: The Body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, Like the cover...new and more elegant edition, Revised, and corrected V THE AUTHOR. This epitaph was first printed in a Boston newspaper (the New England Courant), established... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...before been so well expressed, was written by Franklin when he was about twenty-three years of age: " 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 itself shall not be lost,... | |
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