 | Robert Darnton - Fiction - 1990 - 418 pages
...studied the mind as a tabula rasa, and Franklin formulated an epitaph for himself:32 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 will, as he believ'd, Appear... | |
 | Alan Karr - Mathematics - 1991 - 524 pages
...recalled frequently Benjamin Franklin's epitaph on himself, written sixty-two years before his death: 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, for... | |
 | Peter Burke - Historiography - 1992 - 276 pages
...studied the mind as a iabtila rusu. and Franklin formulated an epitaph for himself: ' 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 Wormv Bui the Work shall not be lost: For it will. as he believ'd. Appear... | |
 | Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...his execution, following his abortive uprising against British rule. 6 The body Of Benjamin FrankJin b ⚘Q H T YQ [ z bx . 5^R 9 1\{ G stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost For... | |
 | Linda King Newell, Valeen Tippetts Avery - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 436 pages
...had died January 11, 1839. His tombstone bore the inscription, "The body of Isaac Hale, the hunter, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of their lettering and gilding, lies here, food for worms, yet the work itself shall not be... | |
 | W. D. Chesney - 1996 - 144 pages
...follow, and know where to find him. — Benj. Franklin, Printer." Franklin's self-written Epitaph: THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AMD STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING) LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE... | |
 | Judy Jacobson - Genealogy - 1996 - 96 pages
...Franklin's 1725 self-composed epitaph seems an appropriate closing for a discussion on tombstones. "The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old books, its contents torn out and script of its lettering and gilding.) Lies here food for worms; But... | |
 | Robert Andrews - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 666 pages
...Benjamin Franklin, vol. 19, ed. WB Willcox (1975). Letter, Sept. 26, 1772. On the death of a squirrel. 4 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 For... | |
 | Patricia Weenolsen, Ph.D. - Family & Relationships - 1997 - 324 pages
...you choose a position and stick with it. Benjamin Franklin declared his own choice in his epitaph:18 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 worms! Yet the work itself shall... | |
 | Frederick Levison - Future life - 1997 - 100 pages
...expressed by Benjamin Franklin in the epitaph he composed for his tomb but which was never inscribed on it: '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 worms. But the work itself shall... | |
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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. Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In... 
