 | Mitchell Meltzer - 2005 - 216 頁
...a young man of 23 and in perfect health, he had composed his now celebrated epitaph: 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:... | |
 | James H. Hutson - 2009 - 288 頁
...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:... | |
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 頁
...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 頁
...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,... | |
 | Daniel J. Benor - 2006 - 614 頁
...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 it Will as He Believed Appear... | |
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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... 
