 | Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 páginas
...himself, was writ ten by him many years previous to his death : LIFE OF FRANKLIN. THE BODY of •ENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book,...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)... | |
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 páginas
...but been disunited from his eternal part, and was laid to rest beneath this self-written epitaph : 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 be lost,... | |
 | Richard Webster - 2001 - 244 páginas
...for himself, written when he was only twentytwo, reveals his interest in the subject: The Body ofB. 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 he Lost, For... | |
 | Dudley C. Gould - 2001 - 350 páginas
...of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Ben wrote his own epitaph— The body of Benjamin Franklin like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stripped of its letters, and gilding, lies here, food for the worms. But the work shall not be lost,... | |
 | Tamar E. Granor, Doug Hennig, Ted Roche, Della Martin - 2002 - 414 páginas
...of a dog, it's too dark to read." Whil Hentzen Hentzenwerke Publishing March 2002 Table of 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 be lost For... | |
 | Howard Clarke - 2003 - 332 páginas
...freed of all imperfections. With this doctrine in mind, Franklin composed his epitaph: "The Body of/ B. Franklin Printer / (like the Cover of an old Book...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 believ'd)... | |
 | Virginia Sease, Manfred Schmidt-Brabant - 2003 - 262 páginas
...a joke; nevertheless it demonstrates his humour, his genius, and also his spirituality. It says: B. 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 Believ'd) Appear... | |
 | Ryan P. Randolph - 2002 - 116 páginas
...write his own epitaph, which incorporated some of his thoughts on life and religion: The Body of B. Franklin, Printer; Like the Cover of an old Book,...contents torn out, And stript of its Lettering and Gilding, Lies here, Food for Worms, But the Work shall not be wholly lost, For it will, as he believed,... | |
 | Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - 2003 - 208 páginas
...thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl." — HL Mencken "The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents stripped out, And stript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself... | |
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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... 
