to those that at present seem to want it, Time will seem to have added Wings to his Heels as well as Shoulders. my Authority; and I own that, to encourage the Dropping wears away Stones, and by Dili|gence proves little enough. and Twenty Years can never be spent) but, al|ways 12.1734, p. [21], and December 1743, both complete; Feb. 1737, Felix quem, &c. only. Father Abraham begins his speech with a series of Poor Richard's sayings, and the narrator is delighted at being quoted. Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? For Friends, the richest Furniture of Life! Page 16 1748 Took David Hall as partner and Franklin retiredfrom the daily operations of his printing business. - English Short Title Catalog, W17388. But little Boats should keep near Shore.4. afford himself no Leisure? 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. of this Vendue, Six Months Credit; and that per|haps, 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. 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. long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Timothy Green of New London, Conn., reprinted the speech from Mecoms 1758 issue in an undated 24-page pamphlet, probably soon after it appeared in Boston.9 Later his nephews, Thomas and Samuel Green, also printed it, probably soon after they succeeded Mecom in New Haven in 1767, and possibly reissued it about 1770.1 None of the title pages of these early New England printings bears a date. "Father Abraham's speech" signed: Richard Saunders. Slack had done the year before, he expanded many of the conversational contractions such as wont, youd, and theyll. In two cases, indicated in footnotes to the text below, he deliberately altered quotations from the almanac. During the 1780s and 1790s printings in England, Scotland, and Ireland were too numerous to warrant individual mention here. slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Grave, as Poor Richard says. And again, he adviseth to Circumspection and is never worth minding; (A Child and a Fool, as by an incident I am going to relate to you. 8.The Scots Magazine, XXXIX (Jan. 1777), 216; Courier de lEurope, I, 3456, 36970, 382, 427, 51516, 524 (Mar. A Man may, if he knows not 3.Neither of these aphorisms is in an earlier Poor Richard in these words. Wise Men, as Poor Dick says, learn by others Harms, Fools scarcely by their own;11 but, Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum.12 Many a one, for the Sake of Finery on the Back, have gone with a hungry Belly, and half starved their Families; Silks and Sattins, Scarlet and Velvets, as Poor Richard says, put out the Kitchen Fire.13 These are not the Necessaries of Life; they can scarcely be called the Conveniencies, and yet only because they look pretty, how many want to have them. I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. In a corrupt Age, the putting the World in order would breed Confusion; then een mind your own Business. 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. Written and published by Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack was a best-selling yearly miscellany that ran between 1732 and 1758. And pants to be the Friend of all Mankind. Since Women for Tea forsook Spinning and Knitting, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting.19. Respect. it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue The next printing is a 22-page pamphlet licensed for publication in 1776 but with no place of issue indicated. Father Abraham's namesake is Abraham, a figure who is revered in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions. I He weaves the quotes of Poor Richard together so that they form a clear statement about the importance of hard work, frugality, and restraint. but discovered likewise some Respect for Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. at the End on't. It is with "Pleasure" that he introduces his 1757 almanac: "I have . farther, that if you will not hear Reason she'll surely Benjamin's father, Josiah Franklin, died at age 87. me, must have tried any one else, but my Vanity by their Wits only, but they break for want of Stock. To think those eer repent whose Hearts bestow! Thus the old Gentleman ended his Harangue. Father Abraham's speech. stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of Good-Will, like the Wind, floweth where it listeth. Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things. for you know not how much you may be I am, as ever, Thine to serve thee. Won't these heavy About Poor Richard's Almanac. Aiding and aided each, while all contend. As a writer, Franklin was best known for the wit and wisdom he shared with the readers of his popular almanac, Poor Richard, under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders." In his autobiography, Franklin notes that he began publishing his almanac in 1732 and continued for twenty-five years: "I endeavour'd to make it both . Since 1758 it has been known as "The Way to Wealth," although one may agree it contains so much more.Words one may . With new-born Graces mark each new-born Day. (Book) Author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Be industrious and free; be Men are ungrateful. Be they so that dare! For in another Place he says, Many have have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good-Morrow; taking out of the Meal-Tub and never put|ting 2.The Italian printings are conveniently listed in Antonio Pace, Benjamin Franklin and Italy (Phila., 1958), pp. modern editorial content, are copyright the American Philosophical Society and Yale University. Courteous Reader, In Nature near, tho far by Space removd; No Foe can find, or none but Virtues Foes; The Honey is sweet, but the Bee has a Sting. Despair encreaseth them, says Poor Richard. 4.Oct. 1751; the first two words are changed in Gent. Practice of remembering and repeating those wise ], Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces (London, 1779), p. 24. For the Preface to the 1758 edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, Franklin strung together many of the proverbs that he had previously used in his almanacs to create a curious fiction.Poor Richard goes to the market, where he hears an old man called Father Abraham preaching to the assembled crowd, quoting the proverbs of Poor Richard on the virtues of industry . Response to the almanac was tremendous, and it sold as many as 10,000 issues a year. No further printing in England has been located until 1770 when Mrs. Ann (Fisher) Slack included it in a new edition of her anthology The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist. running in Debt. Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, By Crowds encompassd, thou no Friend canst see: Virtue may not always make a Face handsome, but Vice will certainly make it ugly. Silks and Sattins, Scarlet and Velvets (as Poor Richard Neer grudgd thy Wealth to swell an useless State. Those have a short Lent, saith Poor Richard, who owe Money to be paid at Easter.14 Then since, as he says, The Borrower is a Slave to the Lender, and the Debtor to the Creditor,15 disdain the Chain, preserve your Freedom; and maintain your Independency: Be industrious and free; be frugal and free. the Constable enter, for Industry pays Debts, while the Chain, preserve your Freedom, and maintain Students will learn more about Ben Franklin's life, and benefit their own lives as they apply these . 110 and 111. But Idleness taxes many and he that rises late, must trot all Day, and shall gives all Things to Industry: Then plough deep, while 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. The title page indicates that the pamphlet was issued Philadelphie Et se trouve Paris, chez Ruault, Libraire rue de la Harpe, but the mention of the American city was doubtless only a dodge to escape the requirement of a royal license. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. THE Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those Pour all its boundless Ardours thro your Mind. Your Creditor God helps them that help themselves, But an important alteration took place in 1771. and immediately practised the Contrary, just as if And ride securely, tho the Billows heave; So shall you shun the giddy Heros Fate. Dose for a grown Person Half a Jill, three or four times between the Fits; for a Child of a Year old a Tea Spoonful, mixed with Balm Tea; the Quantity to be increased according to the Age of the Person. and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and has induced some of us to attend it, because 1.May 1751, but an empty Curse in first line. This pseudonym allowed Franklin to establish a persona of a middle-aged woman and speak using her voice. 1768 5-4 Advertisements for Runaway Slaves South Carolina Gazette and Virginia Gazette, 1737-1745 Leisure is Time for doing something useful; this and was afterwards prosperous. 24. On December 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack.The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 . yourself idle, as poor Dick says. The small expenses that support immoral habits can add up and harm a family's ability to survive. conscious that not a tenth Part of the Wisdom was In the present edition it is followed by A.F. 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. Franklin, followed by a brief preface and the text of the piece in English; then a French title page: La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts. 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. Fly Pleasures and they'll follow you. and again, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave und him, he proceeded as follows. The editor dropped out nine of the quoted aphorisms and eliminated a great many of the repetitions of as Poor Richard says and parallel expressions. 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