 | 1836 - 784 trang
...which passes as Franklin's : I request you to read it aloud." Mr. Meadows reading — •'The body BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an...out, And stript of its lettering and gilding, ) Lies hero, food lor worms, Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believes) appear Once... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 trang
...years previously to his death: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBINTEH, like the cover of an old book, The body of its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding lies here food for worms. for it will (as he believed) appear once more Yet the work itself shall not be lost; in a new and more... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 trang
...years previous to his death, was inscribed on his tombstone : — " The body of BENJAMIN FBANKLIN, Printer [like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of it» lettering and gilding], lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 trang
...dig our graves with our teeth.—Sir Astley Cooper. 1398. Franklin's Epitaph (composed by Himself.) THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTESTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING, LIES HERE, FOOD FOR WORMS : YET THE WORK... | |
 | 1812 - 384 trang
...[fold for you. When death claim* his debt, will plead tenON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, FAS The Body of BEMJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book,) Its contents torn out, b...'(And strip! of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms ; Yet the work itself shall... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 trang
...follows : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the eover of an old book, its eontents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding,) lies here, food for the worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear onee more, in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 trang
...many years previous to his death : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,. PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER OF A* OL'D BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT OF ITS LETTERING AND OlLDING) LIES HERB FOOD FOR WORMS ; YETTHE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, For it will, — as He believed... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1839 - 524 trang
...was written by himself, many years previously to his Heath : The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBIRTIS, Like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and etript of ita lettering and gilding, lies here food for worms ; Yet the work itoelf shall not be lost,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 trang
...The following epitaph on himself, was written by him many years previous to his death : — THE BODY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (like the cover of an...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 trang
...The following epitaph on himself, was written by him many years previous to Ms death : — THE BODY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (like the cover of an...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... | |
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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... 
