 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...  The Scots Magazine - Stran 4751790Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 strani
...only 23 years of age, I wrote the following epitaph, and gave it to many of my friends: The Body of B 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 wholly lost:... | |
 | Jim Lehrer - 2005 - 232 strani
...himself that he chose not to use. Etched later in a wall behind the graves, it said: The Body of B. 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 wholly lost,... | |
 | Brenda Haugen, Andrew Santella - 2005 - 122 strani
...tombstone: Benjamin 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,... | |
 | James H. Hutson - 2009 - 288 strani
...to George Whitefield, June 19, 1764. Labaree, Papers of Benjamin Franklin, 11:231-32. The Body of B. 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 wholly lost:... | |
 | Alf J. Mapp - 2003 - 196 strani
...expressed both faith in 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,... | |
 | Paul Zall - 2005 - 216 strani
...epithet develops a cohesive conceit worthy of the celebrated baroque poet Luis de Gongora. The Body of B. 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 wholly lost:... | |
 | Brenda Haugen, Andrew Santella - 2005 - 118 strani
...his tombstone: Benjamin Franklin is known as a founding father of the United States of 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 ivholly lost,... | |
 | Daniel J. Benor - 2006 - 614 strani
...motivation. Benjamin Franklin's epitaph is a poignant example of such wishes and beliefs: The Body of B. Franklin Printer Like the Cover of an Old Book Its Contents Torn Out And Stripped of its Lettering and Guilding Lies Here Food for Worms But the Work shall not be Lost For... | |
 | Joyce E. Chaplin - 2006 - 440 strani
...published. Franklin kept and privately circulated it as a lifelong memento mori:3 39 The Body of B. 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 wholly lost:... | |
 | Tom Huntington - 2006 - 100 strani
...wit and personality of the Benjamin Franklin we like to remember: The Body of B. 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 wholly lost.... | |
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