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...without secret prayer. DE. FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH — {Written by himself some years before his death.) — The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer — like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and bereft of its lettering and gilding — lies here, food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be...

...faithful copy." He then prints it in these words. * See Madame CABPAJC'S Mtmoira, Tom. I. p. 933. N "The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the...shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR." It had before been...

...spot where rest his mortal remains, inscribed, like that of the immortal Franklin — " The body of Printer. (Like the cover of an old book) Its contents torn out, And strip! of its lettering and gilding, Lies bore food fir wormsVet the work itself shall not be lost."...

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...The body of B. Franklin, Printer; (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents worn out, and stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for...not be lost: For it will, (as he believed) appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By the Author. Shortly before he...

...thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl." — HL Mencken "The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents stripped out, And stript of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself...

...experiences and personality that are part of who we are today. Past lives re-emerging? The Body of B. 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, For...

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...proclaiming his belief in his autobiographical writings, he prepared this epitaph for his tombstone: "The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the...Shall not Be Lost For it Will (As He Believed) Appear once more In A new and Past-life information usually comes to me during a regular consultation as an...