 | Frederick Levison - 1997 - 100 trang
...expressed by Benjamin Franklin in the epitaph he composed for his tomb but which was never inscribed on it: '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... | |
 | Patricia Weenolsen, Ph.D. - 1997 - 324 trang
...you choose a position and stick with it. Benjamin Franklin declared his own choice in his epitaph:18 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! Yet the work itself shall... | |
 | Tamar E. Granor, Ted Roche, Steven Black - 1998 - 996 trang
...United States of America Dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal. Contents 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... | |
 | Larry E. Tise - 1998 - 690 trang
...bow'd at his command. The piece concluded with Franklin's self-styled. typically humorous epitaph: The Body of Benjamin Franklin. Printer. Like the Cover of an Old Book. Its Contents Tom Out. And Stripped of Its Lettering and Gilding Lies Here. Food for Worms: But the Work Shall Not... | |
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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... 
