 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
 | baroness Rosina Doyle Bulwer- Lytton - 1856 - 386 Seiten
...contents torn out And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies 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." ' " And now, like a good, kind, little girl... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 704 Seiten
...out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. Yet the work itself shnll 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.* * We have already printed. "»>.-. p. 22,Wor>dbridfre>... | |
 | Epitaphs, Augustus John Cuthbert HARE - 1856 - 86 Seiten
...out, and stript of its lettering and guilding, — 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 beautiful edition, corrected and amended by the Author." ' GBIM Death took me without any warning,... | |
 | William Allen - 1857 - 930 Seiten
...bimself many years previously to his death ; probably suggested by Woodbridge's lines on John Cotton : " The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out. And gtrlpt of its lettering and gilding, Lies here, food for worms; Yet tho work itself shall not be lost,... | |
 | Silvester Tissington - 1857 - 560 Seiten
...himself — written many years before his death, which took place April 17th, 1790, aged 84 years: — " 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,... | |
 | 1857 - 426 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 beautiful edition, corrected and amended by the author." Belonging to an early period is aft example,... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - 1858 - 606 Seiten
...young man of twenty-three years, he penned the following quaint epitaph : The Body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Like the Cover of an old Book, Its contents torn...and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected by The Author. ufacture tliree thousand a minute, and perform the work with much more satisfaction and... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - 1858 - 1454 Seiten
...young man of twenty-three years, he penned the following quaint epitaph : The Body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Like the Cover of an old Book, Its contents torn...gilding) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall net be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more In a new and more elegant edition, Revised... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1859 - 636 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... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 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 cover...and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected by THE AUTHOR. This epitaph was first printed in a Boston newspaper (the Neu> England Courant), established... | |
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