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Courteous reader, i might in this place at tempt to gain thy favour, by declaring that i write almanacks with no other view than that of the publick good. In the preface to my last almanack, i foretold the death of my dear old friend and fellowstudent, the learned and ingenious mr. You may remember that in my first almanack, published for the year 1733, i predicted the death of my dear friend titan leeds, philomat. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A 1733 edition of poor richard s almanac the success of poor richard s almanack is due in part to franklins ability to adapt bits and pieces of past calendars with his own skills and wit. To insure the success of poor richard, franklin borrowed a prank from jonathan swift that was sure to whet the appetite of almanac consumers. Benjamin franklin poor richards almanack 17331758 contents. Poor richards almanack was first published on december 28, 1733. Full text of poor richards almanack internet archive.
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