 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles N. Baldwin - Biography - 1850 - 458 pages
...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, might be inscribed on hia ombstoue : «The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gliding) lies here food for worms; " yet the work itself... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 794 pages
...in the immortality of the soul is iuconsistent with a knowledge and love of natural science : — ' The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book with its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for wonus : yet... | |
 | 1850 - 534 pages
...in the immortality of the soul is inconsistent with a knowledge and love of natural science : — ' The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book with its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for worms : .... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - Germans - 1851 - 188 pages
...Integrity, such are the leading lessons of his life. The following epitaph4 on himself, was written by him many years previous to his death : THE BODY...PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER* OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT1 OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING,) LIES HERE, FOOD FOR WORMS, YET THE WORK ITSELF... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - Germans - 1851 - 202 pages
...Integrity, such are the leading lessons of his life. The following epitaph4 on himself, was written by him many years previous to his death : THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER6 OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT" OF ITS LETTER lNG AND GILDING,) LIES HERE,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...as 1727, when Franklin was only twenty-two years of age, he wrote the following epitaph for himself: 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... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - Analogy (Religion) - 1852 - 478 pages
...; but only a new and fairer life for the soul, the immortal work, divested of its earthly covering. 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. Tet THE WORK ITSELF... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...before been so well expressed, was written by Franklin when he was about twenty-three years of age: " 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 itself... | |
 | Literature - 1854 - 666 pages
...mehrere Jahre vor seinem Tode vertagst hat und die wir im Original mitzntheilen uns erlauben. Sie lautet: 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 ; Tet the work itself ghall... | |
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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... 
