 | Sherman Day - 1843 - 754 pages
...the original, found among his papers, and from which this is a faithful copy : 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... | |
 | Sherman Day - 1843 - 766 pages
...original, found among his papers, and from which this is a faithful copy : The Body of BENJAMIN FKANKI.IV, 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... | |
 | M. Sears - 1844 - 582 pages
...himself was written by Doctor Franklin, many years previously to his death : — 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;... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 398 pages
...follow•in$ I'pilaph, was written by himwlf. many j years previous to his death: "The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and gtrippd of its lt'ttcriii£ and giUlin?.) lies here food forwonns; yet tlie work itself shall not be... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...following epitaph, was written by himself, many years previous to his death: "The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and etripp'd of its lettering and gilding,) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 pages
...following epitaph, was written by himself, many years previous to his death : " The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and etripp'd of its lettering and Aiding;,) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1846 - 702 pages
...is given, Love, if you'd be loved again. EDWIN HOUGHTS— RAVE AND 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 ; yet the work itself shall not... | |
 | 1744 - 726 pages
...DE. FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH — {Written by himself some years before his death.) — The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer — like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and bereft of its lettering and gilding — lies here, food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be... | |
 | Frederick Follett - 1847 - 98 pages
...wrote his own epitaph: we give H here, as it may be new to some of our readers: THE BODY of i 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; for it will (as he believed) appear... | |
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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... 
