 | Alf J. Mapp - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 196 pages
...a benevolent God and belief in the immortality of the soul: 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,... | |
 | Brenda Haugen, Andrew Santella - Inventors - 2005 - 122 pages
...Franklin is known as a founding father of the United States of America. The Body of B. Franklin, Printer; Like the Cover of an old Book, Its contents torn out, And script of its Lettering and Gilding, Lies here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be wholly lost,... | |
 | Ron Wendel - Reference - 2009 - 132 pages
...wrote his own epitaph. This is how he wanted to be remembered: 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; Yet the work itself shall not be lost,... | |
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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... 
