4.Poor Richard, June 1736, not in 1733. (Book) Author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? No further printing in England has been located until 1770 when Mrs. Ann (Fisher) Slack included it in a new edition of her anthology The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist. 20.Oct. 1743, but of saving, more than of getting.. As a writer, Franklin was best known for the wit and wisdom he shared with the readers of his popular almanac, Poor Richard, under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders." In his autobiography, Franklin notes that he began publishing his almanac in 1732 and continued for twenty-five years: "I endeavour'd to make it both . The quotations are drawn with considerable impartiality from all the preceding almanacs. but who, through Industry and Frugality, have The text was taken, as that in the Courier de lEurope had been, from the full original version but the translation was in somewhat more idiomatic French than either of its predecessors had been.9. Father Abraham's Speech or, The Way to Wealth Hardcover - January 1, 2000 by Benjamin (from Poor Richard's Almanac for 1758) Franklin (Author) See all formats and editions Hardcover $6.47 1 New from $6.47 Publisher The American Philosophical Society Publication date January 1, 2000 See all details Product details ASIN : B001LIGH3E 1749 These are not the Work while it is called To|day, The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 2-3 A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico, 1519-1520 . (Phila., 1787), pp. Franklin used the pseudonym Richard Saunders in writing the text, which became an annual publication up until 1757. He that spends a Groat a day idly, spends idly above 6 a year, which is the Price of using 100. my Authority; and I own that, to encourage the In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature. The common Friend! great Gravity. The frequent Mention he made of If Time be of all Things the most precious, wasting Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality,9 since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never found again;10 and what we call Time-enough, always proves little enough:11 Let us then be up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. the great Deficiency of Praise would have qu Theirs is her own. Translations into other languages, including Russian, have been reported but have not been located by the present editors. People were collected at a Vendue of Merchant Searches to find the Friends delightful Face. is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful, as But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of,6 as Poor Richard says. The Friend at least demands the second Place. Poor Richard's Almanack became Franklin's most profitable business venture, second only to the Pennsylvania Gazette. rap your Knuckles. He that carries a small Crime easily, will carry it on when it comes to be an Ox. Those have a short Lent (saith and immediately practised the Contrary, just as if 1.Evans 10619 and 11929. been ruined by buying good Pennyworths. Text edit., p. 244. The way to wealth, signed: Richard Saunders, was first published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758, and separately issued in 1760 under title: Father Abraham's speech. 3.The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist consisting of Select Essays, Relations, Visions, and Allegories collected from The most Eminent English Authors to which are prefixed New Thoughts on Education. In 1757, for the twenty-fifth anniversary issue of the Almanac, Franklin brought together all of his most famous pieces of advice and disguised it as a speech given by Father Abraham (220). To think those eer repent whose Hearts bestow! He inserts humorous sayings by Poor Richard. is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees, as Poor we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor Poor Richard explains that after "the old gentleman ended his harangue" the people in the room immediately went and did the opposite of everything Father Abraham had advised. (Yale University Library), This is the twenty-sixth and last almanac in this series which Franklin prepared himself; thereafter David Hall assumed the responsibility.5 Appropriately, the contents of this almanac make it the best known of all, for it is the direct source of the most widely reprinted of all Franklins writings, even including the autobiography. Lib. Date of publication supplied by Johnson. First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title "Fther Abraham's speech", and frequently reprinted under title "The way to wealth." This Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for tho I have been, if I may say it without Vanity, an eminent Author of Almanacks annually now a full Quarter of a Century, my Brother Authors in the same Way, for what Reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their Applauses; and no other Author has taken the least Notice of me, so that did not my Writings produce me some solid Pudding, the great Deficiency of Praise would have quite discouraged me. Sloth, by bringing on Dis|eases, add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more I How shall we be ever able to pay them? `Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum Many a He argues that the best way to achieve wealth is not only to earn money but also to avoid spending it on frivolous things. These 144 eighteenth-century reprintings of a single piece by one American writer are evidence of the extraordinary appeal of Father Abrahams discourse. Friends, what Poor Richard says. If you would be wealthy, says he in another Al|manack, Franklin must also be classed as the first American humorist. hearken to good Advice, and something may be
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