 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 shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new...  Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ... - Page 419by Benjamin Franklin - 1818Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 292 pages
...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 a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended »>y THE AUTHOR. 1 4 EXTRACTS FROM THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 312 pages
...and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not he lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR. EXTRACTS FROM THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF... | |
 | 1850 - 138 pages
...Of BXNJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn, out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for...elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR. Yes ! glorious old patriot ! the Author will not suffer sucfT a work to perish. It has doubtless reappeared... | |
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - 104 pages
...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...appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Pievised and corrected By THE AUTHOR. Yes ! glorious old patriot ! the Author will not suffer such... | |
 | Arts - 1850 - 270 pages
...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 : yet the work itself shall not be lost; for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1850 - 670 pages
...descendants still reside in that city. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PBINTEB, 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 j in a new and... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 794 pages
...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 the work itself shall not be lost ; for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - Germans - 1851 - 202 pages
...TORN OUT, AND STRIPT" OF ITS LETTER lNG 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 MORE BEAUTIFUL EDITION, CORRECTED AND AMENDED7 THE AUTHOR. 1 erleid)tern. — 2 tne Mbfd)affung. — 3 bic... | |
 | 350 pages
...found the following inscription : The Body BENJAHTN°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 a new and more... | |
 | F. W. Bogen - Germans - 1851 - 188 pages
...TORN OUT, AND STRIPT1 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 A NKW AND MORE BEAUTIFUL EDITION, CORRECTED AND AMENDED7 THE AUTHOR. l erleid)tern. — 2 Me 2tbfd)affung.... | |
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