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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... "
Collectaneous Epitaphs: Chiefly Designed to Assist Surviving Relations in ... - Page 13
by Morgan Williams - 1822 - 72 pages
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Literary bye-hours, by H.A. Page

Alexander Hay Japp - English literature - 1881 - 298 pages
...and this Epitaph on himself is all the more expressive when this circumstance is borne in mind : — 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...
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Literary Bye-hours

Alexander Hay Japp - 1881 - 286 pages
...and this Epitaph on himself is all the more expressive when this circumstance is borne in mind : — 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...
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley ...

Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1982 - 562 pages
...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...
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Life: Your Great Adventure

Eunice Layton - Philosophy - 1988 - 200 pages
...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...
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Point Processes and Their Statistical Inference, Second Edition,

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...
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You Are Sentenced to Life

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...
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A Genealogist's Refresher Course

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...
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Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations

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...
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The Prospect of Heaven: Musings of an Enquiring Believer

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...
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The Art of Dying: The Only Book for Persons Facing Their Own Death

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...
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