 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1881 - Liczba stron: 548
...his epitaph, written more than sixty years before by himself, and found amongst his papers : — " 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... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1868 - Liczba stron: 692
...paste's no more, My heel's served on, my pegs are driven, — I hope I'm on the road to heaven 1 " "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... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - Liczba stron: 610
...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, 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 itself shall... | |
 | 1871 - Liczba stron: 784
...grave-yard, Philadelphia. The following epitaph he wrote for himself before he was twenty -one years old : " 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 ; But the work shall not... | |
 | Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily - 1982 - Liczba stron: 562
...including Jefferson and Lafayette; one is an autograph copy of Franklin's famous epitaph, which reads: 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... | |
 | Eunice Layton - 1988 - Liczba stron: 200
...proclaiming his belief in rebirth. It is inscribed on a brass plate beside his grave in Philadelphia: 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... | |
 | Alan Karr - 1991 - Liczba stron: 524
...edition, I have 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... | |
 | Harry Hone - 1997 - Liczba stron: 156
...all about when he gave instructions for the following words to be etched on his tombstone. Here Lies The "Body" of Benjamin Franklin Printer, Like the Cover of an Old Book Its Contents Torn Out and Stripped of its Lettering and Gilding, Food for the Worms But the "Work" shall not be... | |
 | W. D. Chesney - 1996 - Liczba stron: 144
...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... | |
 | Judy Jacobson - 1996 - Liczba stron: 96
...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... | |
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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... 
