| Lou Nicholes - 2004 - 262 trang
...must have been influenced by Paul's teaching of the resurrection of the body. Here's what he wrote: "The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and striped of its lettering and binding, lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not... | |
| Hilaire Dubourcq - 2004 - 208 trang
...printer and a man of letters. He also believed in reincarnation. This was reflected in his epitaph: The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer Like the Cover of an old Book Its Contents worn out, And stript of its Lettering and Gilding Lies here, Food for Worms. But the Work itself shall... | |
| Alf J. Mapp - 2003 - 196 trang
...himself, Franklin expressed both faith in a benevolent God and belief in the immortality of the soul: 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... | |
| Ron Wendel - 2009 - 132 trang
...God. Several years before his death, he wrote his own epitaph. This is how he wanted to be remembered: 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; Yet the work itself... | |
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