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Still relevant today. A compilation of stories, adages, and folksy wisdom published annually by Benjamin Franklin from 1732 to 1757, Poor Richard's Almanack was an important contribution to the development of a unique American idiom based on independence, practicality, temperance, and plain-spoken honesty. The son of a Boston soap maker, Franklin (1706–1790) would go on to become a major figure in American and international politics as delegate to the Continental Congress, Postmaster General, and appointee to the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. His standing in England was high, even during the troubled days leading up to the American Revolution, and following the war, the French came to regard him as an important philosopher and a significant influence on revolutionary thought. The Almanack, sold in 1757, continued publication under a different title until 1796.
They became popular verses for children's plates 1840-65.
Dost Thou Love Life, Then Do Not Squander Time, There will be sleeping Enough in the Grave, £40.
Now I have A Sheep And A Cow Everybody Bids Me Good Morning. c.1840 .
For Age And Want Save While You May, No Morning Sun Lasts All THe Day. |
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