He may have begun the writing while in New York or Woodbridge during the long wait before setting sail, and probably all the material for the almanac except the preface was in Halls hands before Franklins ship had weighed anchor at Sandy Hook. The first known Italian translation appeared in a periodical Scelta di opuscoli interessanti published in Milan in 1775, with another publication in Turin in the same year and a new Milan edition in 1781. 7.Dubourgs and other French translations are discussed below. great Pleasure, as to find his Works respect|fully 2.This piece has been printed on a single sheet of paper, of a small size fit for framing, and may be had of the publisher of this work, price twopence. scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness known, I have frequently heard one or other The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. A misprint at the end gives the date of composition of the Address as July 7, 1577 instead of 1757.. He only received two years of formal education, one in a school and one with a private tutor. The Autobiography, Poor Richard, Father Abraham's Speech or The Way to Wealth, as well as some of the Bagatelles, are as widely known abroad as any American writings. This small book is a collection of . Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. Father Abraham's namesake is Abraham, a figure who is revered in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions. Franklin included in Poor Richard's Almanac (1733-57). 5.This count is chiefly based on a check of the major bibliographical lists, such as those of Evans, Sabin, and Ford; published lists of the imprints of several American colonies and states; the printed catalogues of the British Museum, Bibliothque Nationale, and Library of Congress; and the actual holdings of the American Philosophical Society and the Yale University Library. Poor Richard explains that after "the old gentleman ended his harangue" the people in the room immediately went and did the opposite of everything Father Abraham had advised. Page 13 Sloth, like Rust, consumes faster than Labour wears, while the used Key is always bright, dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of, there will be sleeping enough in the Grave, Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy, Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee, Early to Bed, and early to rise, makes a Man healthy, wealthy and wise, He that hath a Calling hath an Office of Profit and Honour, At the working Mans House Hunger looks in, but dares not enter, Industry pays Debts, while Despair encreaseth them, plough deep, while Sluggards sleep, and you shall have Corn to sell and to keep, Have you somewhat to do To-morrow, do it To-day, Let not the Sun look down and say, Inglorious here he lies, Diligence and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Cable, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure, Life of Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things, Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease, now I have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good morrow, That throve so well as those that settled be, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee, If you would have your Business done, go; If not, send, The Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands, Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave them your Purse open, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it, If you would have a faithful Servant, and one that you like, serve yourself, a little Neglect may breed great Mischief, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, keep his Nose all his Life to the Grindstone, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting, think of Saving as well as of Getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her, Make the Wealth small, and the Wants great, What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children, Expences; a small Leak will sink a great Ship, Buy what thou hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries, Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths, Tis foolish to lay out Money in a Purchase of Repentance, learn by others Harms, Fools scarcely by their own, Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum, Ploughman on his Legs is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees, imagine Twenty Shillings and Twenty Years can never be spent, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom, When the Wells dry, they know the Worth of Water, If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing, Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy, Pride that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt, Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy, The second Vice is Lying, the first is running in Debt, Tis hard for an empty Bag to stand upright, Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times, tis easier to build two Chimnies than to keep one in Fuel, rather go to Bed supperless than rise in Debt. Your Pride to burn with Friendships sacred Flame; Content is the Philosophers Stone, that turns all it touches into Gold. Respect. in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering adding, For want of a Nail, the Shoe was lost; for He is a humble, unassuming man who lives in the country and dispenses advice about the importance of hard work, frugality, and diligence. 1, 1770 as the Act directs by Robinson & Roberts in Paternoster Row, and T. Slack in Newcastle. be blasted without the Blessing of Heaven; and It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanackduring its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. Messrs. John Alden of the Boston Public Library, Jack C. Barnes of the University of Maryland, Roger P. Bristol of the Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Antonio Pace of Syracuse University, and Edwin Wolf, 2nd, of the Library Company of Philadelphia, have been particularly helpful. The whole effect is to tighten as well as to shorten the piece and to reduce somewhat the personal involvement both of Father Abraham and of Richard Saunders himself. Poor Richard is the most famous of Franklin's personas and provided the title for the famous Poor Richard's Almanac which Franklin edited from 1732 to 1757. remember this, They that won't be counsel|led, stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of The piece was repeated in the 1793 edition. been, if I may say it without Vanity, an emi|nent The Book Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States. The Ingredients, by adding more Spirit to them, make a good preventing Bitter. But Poverty often deprives a Man of all Spirit and Virtue: Tis hard for an empty Bag to stand upright,11 as Poor Richard truly says. It has also served as the source for a number of lesser pieces incorporating its central ideas and preachments or imitating its method, but bearing very little direct relation to its actual words. Course Hero. The work received a new title, one which was destined to become as familiar in France (and in American naval history through the name of John Paul Joness ship) as The Way to Wealth was becoming in England: La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts. To-day. Father Abraham warns against laziness and encourages people to exert effort and make sacrifices in the service of their financial goals. and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we In it he followed the shortened Way to Wealth version. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them, which they knew not the Getting of; they think tis Day, and will never be Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding; (a Child and a Fool, as Poor Richard says, imagine Twenty Shillings and Twenty Years can never be spent)16 but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom;17 then, as Poor Dick says, When the Wells dry, they know the Worth of Water.18 But this they might have known before, if they had taken his Advice; If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some;19 for, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing;20 and indeed so does he that lends to such People, when he goes to get it in again. I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. And when you have got the Philosophers Stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad Times, or the Difficulty of paying Taxes. goes a sorrowing; and indeed so does he that We may make these Times better if we bestir ourselves. and besides, in my Rambles, where I am not per|sonally Poor Richard uses practical and relatable metaphors to illustrate his points such as "The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and there will be sleeping enough in the grave." Copies of about 80 percent of the printings included are in the Yale University Library and have been personally examined by the editors. Select search scope, currently: catalog all catalog, articles, website, & more in one search; catalog books, media & more in the Stanford Libraries' collections; articles+ journal articles & other e-resources Among copies in Yale Univ. The frequent Mention he made of And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire;5 and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee;6 and again, If you would have your Business done, go; If not, send.7 And again. What would you advise us to do. Handle your Tools without Mittens; remember Or if you bear your 4.Printings of The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Mans Pocket are not included in this count, since its text (which seems to have appeared first about 1790 or soon afterwards) is so far removed from the Franklin original. A Man may, if he knows not Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for though I have blind to Joys, that from true Bounty flow. you will be in Fear when you speak to him; Upload them to earn free Course Hero access! Page 11 In Poor Richard's Almanack, the characters Richard Saunders and Father Abraham are an example of Franklin's use of Multiple voices. If anyone in Pennsylvania had added the statement about the place of printing, he or she would probably have written more specifically in Philadelphia rather than at Pennsylvania. Furthermore, the editors concur in Livingstons comment that this pamphlet bears every appearance of being from an English press.. Poor Dick farther advises and says, But what Madness must it be to run in Debt for a little Neglect may breed great Mischief Most notably, he restored some, though not all, of the uses of as Poor Richard says, and, apparently liking the expression, added it or similar words several times when they are not found in the original. Poor Richard's Almanack Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. is one which is inscribed at the top of the title page (partly trimmed off): Lady Juliana P[enn] J: Gunn[ing]. At the bottom, below the lower row of type ornaments, is written in the same hand: Printed at Pennsylvania 1773. A later inscription on the third page records the transmission of the pamphlet by John Gunning to two other members of his family. And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; Richard Saunders. We are offered, by the Terms of this Vendue, Six Months Credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready Money, and hope now to be fine without it. Poor Richard) who owe Money to be paid at Easter Response to the almanac was tremendous, and it sold as many as 10,000 issues a year. father abraham's speech from poor richard's almanac 1757 . But Idleness taxes many But Poverty Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Father Abraham draws his speech to its conclusion with a series of humorous comments about the general foolishness of humanity. opened, and they began to buy extravagantly not|withstanding quoted by other learned Authors. Thine to serve thee, Ready she stands her chearful Aid to lend; But in the Way to theirs, still finds her own. So what signifies wishing and hoping for better Times. In 1732, Benjamin Franklin began to publish Poor Richard's Almanac, a calendar packed with astronomical observations, miscellaneous information, and pithy advice about almost everything, all of it written by Franklin under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders.Widely read, the almanac became highly profitable for Franklin, and he continued to publish it every year until 1757. Then, the market apparently being saturated for the time being, there was a lull, but in 1786 two more printings of the Qutant translation were issued in Paris. Wants of Mankind thus become more numer|ous I found the good Man had thoroughly studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropt on those Topicks during the Course of Five-and-twenty Years. Grave, as Poor Richard says. Fly Pleasures and they'll follow you. Be ashamed to catch This essay analyzes what is likely Benjamin Franklin's best known text, "Father Abraham's Speech" from the last ever edition of Poor Richard's Almanack (1757), and it maps, on the basis of a new bibliography available on the affiliated website waytowealth.org, its global diffusion up to 1850, demonstrating its extraordinary and so far largely A fat Kitchen makes a lean Will,18 as Poor Richard says; and. have so much Cause to complain of hard Times, Pale Envy flies; her Quiver Slander breaks: Thus falls (dire Scourge of a distracted Age!). The Way to Wealth as a title, and the shortened form which the title indicates, seem not to have appeared in America until 1780 when John Carter, a Providence printer who had served his apprenticeship with Franklin and Hall, used it in the different editions of his New England Almanack for 1781.4 Other printings, in newspapers, magazines, or almanacs, as pamphlets or broadsides, or in anthologies, followed in America during the next two decades.5 Title-page imprints represent eighteen cities and towns, scattered from Maine to Pennsylvania; only the printers in the southern colonies and states appear as a group to have been indifferent to this highly popular composition. Franklin named Father Abraham after this central religious and moral leader to assert the significance of his advice. Mag. What though you have found no Treasure, nor has any rich Relation left you a Legacy, Diligence is the Mother of Good luck,5 as Poor Richard says, and God gives all Things to Industry.6 Then plough deep, while Sluggards sleep, and you shall have Corn to sell and to keep,7 says Poor Dick. "The Way to Wealth Study Guide." hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Ne|cessaries. But, ah, think what you do when you run in Debt; You give to another Power over your Liberty.8 If you cannot pay at the Time, you will be ashamed to see your Creditor; you will be in Fear when you speak to him; you will make poor pitiful sneaking Excuses, and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and sink into base downright lying; for, as Poor Richard says, The second Vice is Lying, the first is running in Debt.9 And again, to the same Purpose, Lying rides upon Debts Back.10 Whereas a freeborn Englishman ought not to be ashamed or afraid to see or speak to any Man living. Hereafter only the month and year from which a quotation is taken will be cited, with significant differences, if any, noted. and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep though you have found no Treasure, nor has any In 1757, for the twenty-fifth anniversary issue of the Almanac, Franklin brought together all of his most famous pieces of advice and disguised it as a speech given by Father Abraham (220). steadily, and you will see great Effects, for con|stant Would you not say, that you are free, have a Right to dress as you please, and that such an Edict would be a Breach of your Privileges, and such a Government tyrannical? 8.The title pages of both the 1758 and 1760 issues are undated and some bibliographical confusion has arisen between them. found again: and what we call Time enough, always reprints two of the curious Pieces Mecom had included in his 1758 issue. now remember. all his Cautions, and their own Fear An anthology in French containing the piece from Poor Richard was published in 1789 in both Brussels and Utrecht editions. Silks and Sattins, Scarlet and Velvets (as Poor Richard 2.The Italian printings are conveniently listed in Antonio Pace, Benjamin Franklin and Italy (Phila., 1958), pp. Industry need not wish, as Poor Published Octr. the Echo of it: and tho' I had at first determined In 1758 Franklin collected the best of his contributions to the almanac in Father Abraham's Speech, better known as The Way to Wealth. is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful, as Poor Richard's sayings focus on the importance of diligence, or persistent hard work toward a goal. Whereas Industry gives Comfort, and Plenty, and In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in He thats content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much. No; for, as Poor Richard me, must have tried any one else, but my Vanity At present, perhaps, you may think yourself in thriving Circumstances, and that you can bear a little Extravagance without Injury; but, as Poor Richard says. forgetting that the sleeping Fox catches no Lib. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? It depends chiefly on two Words, Industry and Frugality.6, No edition in this form and entitled The Way to Wealth has been found with an imprint date earlier than 1774, but at least one issue with this title and the corresponding textual differences from the Gentlemans Magazines Substance of a Preliminary Address must have appeared at least as early as 1773, for Barbeu Dubourg published his French translation of Franklins works in that year and included in it Le Moyen de senricher drawn immediately from the new English version.7. Their nature suggests strongly that Franklin was not himself responsible. At the time of his first publication, there were . I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute,16 throw not away an Hour.17 Leisure, is Time for doing something useful; this Leisure the diligent Man will obtain, but the lazy Man never; so that, as Poor Richard says, a Life of Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things.18 Do you imagine that Sloth will afford you more Comfort than Labour? Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observes of yourself in thriving Circumstances, and that you Many without Labor, would live you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking Excuses, Healthy daily life habits help people use their time wisely and in turn achieve financial success. a Purchase of Repentance; and yet this Folly is prac|tised [Luther S. Livingston], News for Bibliophiles, The Nation, XCVI, No. we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor 13) [Jacob Taylor's Almanac for 1742.] Having Poor Richard's message brought together by Father Abraham gives the themes of hard work and frugality an added religious urgency, however. Reader, if 2.I, 1237; announced as This Day published in Lond. Probable ghosts found in some of the bibliographical lists have been eliminated from the count. 4.Poor Richard, June 1736, not in 1733. And again, The Eye of a Master will do more sink into base downright Lying; for, as Poor Franklin was the first American author to gain a wide and permanent reputation in Europe. Richard says, and he that lives upon Hope will die are about to put yourself under that Tyranny, when But Poor Richard's charge that Father Abraham's audience responds to his speech "just as if it had been a common Sermon" checks this impression of piety with a reminder that the crowd and the preacher are capable of experiencing such involvement without serious commitment. He that carries a small Crime easily, will carry it on when it comes to be an Ox. Section 7: The Way to Wealth . Practice of remembering and repeating those wise Using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, Franklin published his first almanac on December 19, 1732. as Poor Richard says. Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of our Lord 1758: Father Abrahams Speech To a great Number of People, at a Vendue of Merchant Goods; Introduced to The Publick By Poor Richard, A famous Pennsylvanian Conjurer and Almanack-Maker, The Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence, The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist, The Way to Wealth, as Clearly Shewn in the Preface of An old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled Poor Richard Improved, Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces, Courier de lEurope, Gazette Anglo-Franoise, La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts, The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved by Benj. However let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his almanac of 1733. (Book) Author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. them your Purse open. Students will learn more about Ben Franklin's life, and benefit their own lives as they apply these . and perhaps you are weak-handed, but stick to it The strongest candidate for the honor of being the first printed text under the new title is a 16-page pamphlet, the title page of which bears, between two rows of printers ornaments, only the words The Way to Wealth, as Clearly Shewn in the Preface of An old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled Poor Richard Improved. 9.For a highly perceptive and well-balanced discussion of this matter, see Harold A. Larrabee, Poor Richard in an Age of Plenty, Harpers Magazine, CCXII, No. Franklin thus gives his readers a review of over two decades of advice from Poor Richard, a persona that had become a household name, through the voice of another persona, Father Abraham. Yet, frugal, deems thExpence of Friends too great; For Friends neer mixing in ambitious Strife. They range from the famous "A penny saved is a penny earned" to the . Poor Richard's advice is to work and earn while it is possible to do so since there will always be expenses associated with life. Perhaps they have had a small but, after all, do not depend too much up|on by. This preface is dated July 7, 1757, indicating that Franklin wrote it or at least finished itwhile at sea on his way to England. grievous to some of us. In Course Hero. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall. Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind. of Taxes.I found the good Man had thoroughly He is an old man who brings together many of Poor Richard's sayings in a speech that is like a religious sermon in that it offers advice for moral behavior. Let us then up and be doing, Sentences, I have sometimes quoted myself, with That throve so well as those that settled be. Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? Franklin must also be classed as the first American humorist. Lib. The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Servant, and one that you like,serve your Self. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Those who do not keep a cautious eye on their earnings will soon lose them to vices or other unnecessary expenses. A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. 1 Mar. 6.For the distinctions between this printing and Mecoms second issue in 1760, see the second note below. Would you not say that you are free, Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. We are offered, by the Terms However, I resolved to be the better for Whoever prepared this new form appears to have had both the earlier full preface and The Gentlemans Magazines shortened version before him. Webster was in Philadelphia during his preparation of this revised and enlarged edition and conferred with BF about some of the pieces he proposed to include, but the surviving correspondence between them does not indicate whether they specifically discussed The Way to Wealth.. able to pay them? Searches to find the Friends delightful Face. than Good. Apparently the next publication in French appeared in the spring of 1777, but in a journal actually published in London. The common Friend! Comfort than Labour? Franklin truly embodied Poor Richard's advice that "diligence is the mother of good luck." With new-born Graces mark each new-born Day. do when you run in Debt: You give to another Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1760 (Inferred) And again, Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.2 When you have bought one fine Thing you must buy ten more, that your Appearance may be all of a Piece; but Poor Dick says, Tis easier to suppress the first Desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.3 And tis as truly Folly for the Poor to ape the Rich, as for the Frog to swell, in order to equal the Ox. 8 Sep. 2020. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage, ethics, and human nature. Fineries and Knicknacks. 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. can bear a little Extravagance without Injury; but. 9.June 1745, Idleness, not wasting Time.. Remember what Poor Richard says, Buy what thou hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries.7 And again, At a great Pennyworth pause a while:8 He means, that perhaps the Cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the Bargain, by straitning thee in thy Business, may do thee more Harm than Good. - English Short Title Catalog, W17388. For Friends, the richest Furniture of Life! but discovered likewise some Respect for 1749 Next Nature will inspire. travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him, First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title "Fther Abraham's speech", and frequently reprinted under title "The way to wealth." Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of to be fine without it. 3.Hints for those that would be Rich, Poor Richard 1737. and he that rises late, must trot all Day, and shall Your Creditor has Authority at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by confining you in Goal for Life, or to sell you for a Servant, if you should not be able to pay him! farther, that if you will not hear Reason she'll surely The speech is largely made up of well-known sayings that had been written and published in Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac over the previous 25 years. 1747 Helped organize a volunteer militia. 3.The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, Visions, and Allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors to which are prefixed New Thoughts on Education. . Gaz., Sept. 15, 1757. Faith, but by the Want of it; but a Man's own The first American book on personal finance, The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever written. "The Way to Wealth" originally served as the preface for the last edition of Poor Richard's Almanac and offers timeless advice on the habits of mind and body that contribute to financial success. Mercury, Sept. 12, 1757; Pa. The bibliographical history of this famous preface is long and complicated. 6.[Jacques] Barbeu Dubourg, uvres de M. Franklin, Docteur s Loix (Paris, 1773), II, 17181. For whom these Toils, you may perhaps enquire; First for yourself. Fools need Advice most, but wise Men only are the better for it. Gleanings I had made of the Sense of all Ages and This Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for tho I have been, if I may say it without Vanity, an eminent Author of Almanacks annually now a full Quarter of a Century, my Brother Authors in the same Way, for what Reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their Applauses; and no other Author has taken the least Notice of me, so that did not my Writings produce me some solid Pudding, the great Deficiency of Praise would have quite discouraged me. E. The sheet measures approximately 15 by 12 inches. 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