 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1881
...his epitaph, written more than sixty years before by himself, and found amongst his papers : — " 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... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1868
...paste's no more, My heel's served on, my pegs are driven, — I hope I'm on the road to heaven 1 " "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... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - 583 trang
...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, might be inscribed on his tombstone : " 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... | |
 | 1871
...grave-yard, Philadelphia. The following epitaph he wrote for himself before he was twenty -one years old : " 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... | |
 | Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily - 1982 - 552 trang
...including Jefferson and Lafayette; one is an autograph copy of Franklin's famous epitaph, which reads: 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... | |
 | Eunice Layton - 1988 - 191 trang
...proclaiming his belief in rebirth. It is inscribed on a brass plate beside his grave in Philadelphia: 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... | |
 | Alan Karr - 1991 - 512 trang
...edition, I have recalled frequently Benjamin Franklin's epitaph on himself, written sixty-two years before his death: 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... | |
 | Harry Hone - 2002 - 149 trang
...all about when he gave instructions for the following words to be etched on his tombstone. Here Lies The "Body" of Benjamin Franklin Printer, Like the Cover of an Old Book Its Contents Torn Out and Stripped of its Lettering and Gilding, Food for the Worms But the "Work" shall not be... | |
 | Joseph Michael Moxley, Lagretta Tallent Lenker - 1995 - 263 trang
...even enjoy and appreciate the contents. Let me close with Benjamin Franklin's epitaph for himself: The Body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its content worn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work... | |
 | W. D. Chesney - 1996 - 128 trang
...follow, and know where to find him. — Benj. Franklin, Printer." Franklin's self-written Epitaph: THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AMD STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING) LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL... | |
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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... 
