...conveys the hope we have that Christ has a glorious life for us after we shed the life we are living now. 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...

...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:...

...Catholics, Protestant by Protestants and Quaker by Quakers. His self -written epitaph was "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:...

...not simply as a printer but as a man who would find both life and afterlife in print: 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:...

...philosophical perspective by publishing a prospective epitaph for himself, which read: "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 Lost; For...

...at Fifth and Arch Streets, as seen in this 1908 postcard. He wrote his own epitaph: "The Body of B. Franklin Printer, (Like the Cover of an old Book Its Contents torn out And stript of its Lettering & Gilding) Lies here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost; For it...