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FO-Verses from A Pocket Almanack, 1744

10 reprints from 1741-05-01 to 1880-03-20

FO-Verses from A Pocket Almanack, 1744

by Franklin, Benjamin

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1744-01-01

The 1741 issue of A Pocket Almanack had proved so successful that Franklin continued for some years to publish it. Only about two inches by four in size, it sometimes appeared in red and black ink and some copies had interleaved blank pages, to make them practical memorandum books. These pocket almanacs carried astronomical data, weather forecasts, dates of courts’ sitting, fairs, Quaker meetings, and royal birthdays, but no introduction, verses, or aphorisms. An exception was the almanac of 1744, in which there were three stanzas, one or two of which were repeated in several subsequent issues. War begets Poverty, Poverty Peace; Peace makes Riches flow, (Fate ne’er doth cease.) Riches produce Pride, Pride is War’s Ground; War begets Poverty, &c. The World goes round. Rules for computing Expence. Compute the Pence but of One Day’s Expence; So many Pounds, Angels, Groats and Pence, Are spent in one whole Year’s Circumference.

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From The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved 1732-1785

1741-05-01 · London, England

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From The New Hampshire gazette.

1797-10-25 · Portsmouth [N.H.]

War begets Poverty ; Poverty Peace ; Peace makes righes flow—Fate ne’er doth cease, ‘ Riches produce Pride ; Pride is War’s . ground ; f* AL War begets Poverty—The World goes round. el MR A DB By Trade our Natiow’s Glory we’ maintain ; 4 ‘ By Trade the riches of the world we drain, Qs , Oh Happy Country, ! may thy sons SR, | Till Fame and Wealth exalt themt

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From The weekly museum.

1797-11-25 · New-York [N.Y.]

Ww*s begets Poverty; Poverty Peace ; Peace makes riches flow---fate ne’er doth ceafe; Riches produce pride; pride is wat’s ground, War begets Poverty---The world goes round.

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From The Philadelphia Minerva.

1798-04-14 · Philadelphia [Pa.]

WAR begets Poverty; Poverty Peate ; Peace makes riches fow—fate ne’er doth ceafe ; Riches produce pride; pride is war’s ground, War begets Poverty—-Lhe world goes round,

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From Notes and Queries 1849-2014

1857-05-09 · London, England

“ War begets poverty; poverty, peace; Peace doth make riches flow (fate ne’er doth cease) ; Riches bring pride; and pride is war’s ground ; War begets poverty,—and so the world goes round.”

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From The Ladies' Repository; a Monthly Periodical, Devoted to Literature, Art and Religion (1849-1876)

1857-07-01 · Cincinnati

‘‘ War begets poverty; poverty, peace; Peace doth make riches flow. —fate ne’er doth cease— Riches bring pride; and pride is war’s ground; War begets poverty—and so the world goes round.” Wir anv Po.ireness.—-The following lines are said te have something of the ring of Dryden:

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From Littell's Living Age (1844-1896)

1857-10-10 · Boston

‘* War begets poverty; poverty, peace; Peace doth make riches flow (fate ne’er doth cease) ; Riches bring pride; and pride is war’s ground; War begets poverty,—and so the world goes round.”? — Notes and Queries.

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From Notes and Queries 1849-2014

1871-12-16 · London, England

“ War begets Poverty,—Poverty Peace ; Peace bringeth Riches —Fate ne'er doth cease ; Riches gender Pride—Pride is War's ¢ ground ; War begets Poverty—and so the work lg oes round.

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From Notes and Queries 1849-2014

1880-03-20 · London, England

“ Compute the pence of one day's expence, So many pounds, angels, groats, and pence, Are spent in one whole year's circumference.

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