 | 1793 - 532 頁
...following epitaph, which he compofed for himfelf fome years ago, may be infcribed on his tombftone : i « The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,' Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and ftript of its lettering andgilding) lies here food for worms : yet the work itfelf ihall... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 頁
...above, and thac the earth is frozen at unexpected depths below. July 1779. NB Vidt Addenda. EJ Tixe \ The body Of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And ftript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms ; Yet the work itfelf... | |
 | 1788 - 404 頁
...dclpe rate//y»jp/' EPITAPH ON Da. FRANKLIN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. The Body gf BEN. FRANKLIN, Printfr, Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents worn out, Stript of its Lettering and Gilding, Lies here, food tor Worms > Yet the Work fliail not be toft s For it (hall (as he believ'd) appear onre... | |
 | 1790 - 564 頁
...following epitaph, which he compofed for himftlî fome years ago, may be inicribtd on his tombftonc : « The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and ftript of its lettering and gilding,) lies here food for worms : yet the work itfelf... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 頁
...difeafes." The following epitaph on himfelf, was written by him many years previous to his death ; THE BODY of -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, ( Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And ftript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms } Yet the work itfelf... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1794 - 348 頁
...difeafes." V The following epitaph on himfdf, was writtea by him many years, previous to his death ; THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer,. (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents tern out And ftript of iis lettenng and gilding) Lies here food for worms ; Yet the work itfelf fhall... | |
 | Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 頁
...following epitaph, which he composed for himself some years ago, might be inscribed on his tombstone, " 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 itseH shall... | |
 | John Eliot - 1809 - 528 頁
...,.. His epitaph is an instance of oddity, but is inge» nious. He made it to be put on his tombstone. 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... | |
 | Andrew Duncan - 1813 - 154 頁
...by himself, when Printer in Boston, and published in a Newspaper "which he conducted in that City. The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, Like the cover of an old book, Its contents worn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding, Lies here food for the worms. Yet the work shall not be lost,... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 頁
...ijuited this mortal scene, leaving the following remarkable epitaph to be inscribed on his tombstone. THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (Like the Cover of an Old Book, its Contents torn out, stripped of its Lettering and Gilding,) LIES HEBE FOOD FOR THE WORMS: Yet the work itself... | |
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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... 
