much to be done for your Self, your Family, and Probable ghosts found in some of the bibliographical lists have been eliminated from the count. Next Nature will inspire. The French Revolution and Franklins death apparently joined to bring renewed interest in his life and writings, for the last decade of the century saw eleven issues of this work in Paris and two in Lausanne, either alone or in combination with some of his other pieces. Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. Thus far the various reprintings, both in England and the colonies, followed exactly, or virtually so, the full text as contained in Poor Richard improved for 1758. The full titles are the same except that the 1758 issue adds: To which are added, Seven curious Pieces of Writing. The imprint reads: Boston, New-England, Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, The New Printing-Office, Opposite to the Old-Brick Meeting, near the Court-House. Below this appears: Note, Very good Allowance to those to take them by the Hundred or Dozen, to sell again. The 1760 issue omits the mention of the Seven curious Pieces and the offer of wholesale rates and has the following imprint: Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, at the New Printing Office, near the Town-House, in Boston. Evans 8131 is clearly a listing of copies of the 1760 issue, though it is incorrectly placed among publications of 1758. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Franklin truly embodied Poor Richard's advice that "diligence is the mother of good luck." And again, At a great Pennyworth pause THE Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those of Taxes.I found the good Man had thoroughly Perhaps the most noteworthy anthology appearance is in a collection derived in part from Lord Chesterfields Letters to His Son, entitled Lord Chesterfields Advice to his Son on Men and Manners, 5th edit. laid on by the Government were the only Ones Course Hero. thou wilt do the same, thy Profit will be as great With the wisdom of these ways, surely "you will no longer complain of bad times, or the difficulty of paying taxes" (16). Mercury, Sept. 12, 1757; Pa. A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. Rob not God, nor the Poor, lest thou ruin thyself; the Eagle snatcht a Coal from the Altar, but it fired her Nest. He only received two years of formal education, one in a school and one with a private tutor. and perhaps you are weak-handed, but stick to it Father Abraham stood up and reply'd, If you'd A New Edition. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service. He advises people to make the most of their limited time by claiming, "Lost time is never found again." About Poor Richard's Almanac. All the first two paragraphs after the opening sentence were omitted as were a few of Father Abrahams own comments at various points. Human nature leads to predictable results which are demonstrated by the fact that Father Abraham's audience heard his speech, "approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon." Ten Thousand, burns it to yourself less bright? 4.David Hall printed this recipe in Pa. Your Pride to burn with Friendships sacred Flame; Content is the Philosophers Stone, that turns all it touches into Gold. Dose for a grown Person Half a Jill, three or four times between the Fits; for a Child of a Year old a Tea Spoonful, mixed with Balm Tea; the Quantity to be increased according to the Age of the Person. The Boston News-Letter for March 30, 1758, carried his advertisement that Father Abrahams Speech was This Day Published. This is a 24-page pamphlet, with a very long title which begins: Father Abrahams Speech To a great Number of People, at a Vendue of Merchant Goods; Introduced to The Publick By Poor Richard, (A famous Pennsylvanian Conjurer and Almanack-Maker) In Answer to the Following Questions.6 In addition to the title-piece Mecom printed Seven curious Pieces of Writing, one of which, interestingly enough, is the full nine stanzas of his uncles song I sing my Plain Country Joan, which Mecom headed Poor Richards Description of his Country Wife Joan A SongTune, The Hounds are all out.7 Mecom reprinted the speech in a 16-page pamphlet in 1760, probably in the autumn, this time without appending any of the curious Pieces he had included before.8. 2.March 1756, but Trade, not Calling., 9.Jan. 1742; changed in Gent. or to sell you for a Servant, if you should not be remember this, They that won't be counsel|led, they may for less than they cost; but if you Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? Nations. 1268 (Jan. 1956), 648. Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, The publication appeared from 1732 to 1758. by an incident I am going to relate to you. Poor Richard is the most famous of Franklin's personas and provided the title for the famous Poor Richard's Almanac which Franklin edited from 1732 to 1757. have so much Cause to complain of hard Times, Goods. The Ingredients, by adding more Spirit to them, make a good preventing Bitter. you may, perhaps, think little of Payment; Fools need Advice most, but wise Men only are the better for it. He thats content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much. contains translations into Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Welsh. A few apparent quotations from Poor Richard are also included, which, in fact, are not found in any of the earlier almanacs but which, because of their appearance here, have come to be regarded as part of the Poor Richard canon. Do you imagine that Sloth will afford you more Whoeer beholds yon radiant Orbs on high. Among copies in Yale Univ. One of his early publications was a satirical piece he wrote for his brother's newspaper at the age of 16. The Way to Wealth as a title, and the shortened form which the title indicates, seem not to have appeared in America until 1780 when John Carter, a Providence printer who had served his apprenticeship with Franklin and Hall, used it in the different editions of his New England Almanack for 1781.4 Other printings, in newspapers, magazines, or almanacs, as pamphlets or broadsides, or in anthologies, followed in America during the next two decades.5 Title-page imprints represent eighteen cities and towns, scattered from Maine to Pennsylvania; only the printers in the southern colonies and states appear as a group to have been indifferent to this highly popular composition. Livingstons article, while far from complete, is the most useful summary of the bibliographical history of Father Abrahams speech which the editors have found. There are, who with fond Favours fickle Gale. As to following Father Abrahams advice and profiting from it, probably most of the millions of readers of this piecelike the people at the venduehave enjoyed it enormously, have applauded it loudly and long, and then have reverted to their usual practices. Franklin contributed much to the world through his publishing, scientific discoveries, inventions, and public service. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people) Genres Pamphlets Notes Content: Portrait of Franklin, "drawn by T. Holloway from the bust modelled at Paris from the life, engrav'd by Allardice," inserted before front. There are no Gains without Pains; then Although most of the proverbs and maxims it contains may already have been familiar in one form or another in several languages, Franklins method of bringing them together into a single related series gave them added force and impact and created what is undoubtedly the worlds best-known homily on industry, financial prudence, and thrift. Note: The annotations to this document, and any other To serve the Publick faithfully, and at the same time please it entirely, is impracticable. and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Ca|ble; Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods introduced to the public by Poor Richard, a famous conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions: Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Their nature suggests strongly that Franklin was not himself responsible. Page 7 In its original form, or only moderately condensed or modified, it has been variously titled Preliminary Address prefixed to the Pennsylvania Almanack for 1758, Father Abrahams Speech , The Way to Wealth, La Science du Bonhomme Richard, or either of the last two as translated into various European languages. Ben Franklin had many pithy sayings and quotes in his publication entitled Poor Richard's Almanac. A Man may, if he knows not 5.This count is chiefly based on a check of the major bibliographical lists, such as those of Evans, Sabin, and Ford; published lists of the imprints of several American colonies and states; the printed catalogues of the British Museum, Bibliothque Nationale, and Library of Congress; and the actual holdings of the American Philosophical Society and the Yale University Library. 10.Oct. 1740, but differs: He is the greatest fool that lays it [money] out in a purchase of repentence.. Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. though you have found no Treasure, nor has any Spare and have is better than spend and crave. Honor; but then the Trade must be worked at, Estate left them, which they knew not the Get|ting Richard Saunders prefatory address to the Courteous Reader, which in previous almanacs usually occupies about one page, is in this year expanded to fill not only the usual second page of the pamphlet but also all the available space on the right-hand pages devoted to the twelve months and all but two lines of an additional page after December. Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for though I have BIBLIOGRAPHY. How shall we be ever 2.The Italian printings are conveniently listed in Antonio Pace, Benjamin Franklin and Italy (Phila., 1958), pp. Poor Richard's Advice: p. 84: Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757: An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry: p. 89: Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. It has never been worked out in full, and perhaps never will be. Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are all monotheistic religions, or religions that believe in one God. If a more extended direct search of libraries in the Unites States and abroad had been possible, the total number of printings, and especially of translations into other languages, might have been somewhat extended. [Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]. To-day. Page 6 Courteous Reader, For Flatterys Opiate give the highest Price; Yet from the saving Hand of Friendship turn. But but Creditors (Poor Richard tells us) have better 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, like Rust, A fat Kitchen makes a lean Will, as Poor Richard The common Friend! Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor you are aware, and the Demand is made before you First published as the introduction to Poor Richard's almanac for 1758. Microfiche. It is with "Pleasure" that he introduces his 1757 almanac: "I have . Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of our Lord 1758: By Richard Saunders, Philom. a while: He means, that perhaps the Cheapness is Those have a short Lent, saith Poor Richard, who owe Money to be paid at Easter.14 Then since, as he says, The Borrower is a Slave to the Lender, and the Debtor to the Creditor,15 disdain the Chain, preserve your Freedom; and maintain your Independency: Be industrious and free; be frugal and free. how to save as he gets, keep his Nose all his Life to A debtor is a person who owes money to another person or organization known as a creditor. The idle Man is the Devils Hireling; whose Livery is Rags, whose Diet and Wages are Famine and Diseases. He would not have been able to accomplish many of these things without the wealth that he earned. great Pleasure, as to find his Works respect|fully to be fine without it. Poor Richard's Almanack Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. and Twenty Years can never be spent) but, al|ways As to the speech itself, one may agree with D. H. Lawrence that Poor Richards tags are detestable, or with Franklins Scottish admirer that these proverbs are the quintessence of the wisdom accumulated in all the ages, or one may take a position somewhere in between. You expected they will be sold cheap, and per|haps from needless Ease. 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 We pity still; for thou no Truth canst hear. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's timeless maxims, from "Haste makes waste" to "Hunger never saw bad bread." Additional features include selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's Way to Wealth. At a public vendue the assembled crowd called on him for comment on the Times and for advice on how to meet the heavy Taxes now in force.6, Father Abrahams speech in response to this call comprises the chief substance of this extended preface. Avoid, and cast the sullyd Play-thing by; There are, who tossing in the Bed of Vice. Your Creditor all his Cautions, and their own Fear of you. And when you have got the Philosophers Stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad Times, or the Difficulty of paying Taxes. Thus peaceful walks thro Virtues pleasing Ways: Bids each tempestuous Passion leave the Breast: Thence with her livid Self-devouring Snakes. What would you think of that Prince, or that Government, who should issue an Edict forbidding you to dress like a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisonment or Servitude? We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. The copy in Yale Univ. you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking Excuses, lends to such People, when he goes to get it in a|gain. Sloth, by bringing on Dis|eases, This first translation of Father Abrahams speech attracted little attention in France. So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to ones own Business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly successful. 3.Hints for those that would be Rich, Poor Richard 1737. Copies of about 80 percent of the printings included are in the Yale University Library and have been personally examined by the editors. hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Ne|cessaries. Almost at once The London Chronicle reprinted the piece in the issue of April 14, using the same title (except for the omission of the word Curious) and the same text, and citing the Grand Magazine as its source. The editor dropped out nine of the quoted aphorisms and eliminated a great many of the repetitions of as Poor Richard says and parallel expressions. Richard says, The second Vice is Lying, the first is It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanackduring its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. "The Way to Wealth" originally served as the preface for the last edition of Poor Richard's Almanac and offers timeless advice on the habits of mind and body that contribute to financial success. 18.Feb. 1736, with a difference which may have been a printers error in the original. Page 14 your Independency. We are taxed twice as He is a humble, unassuming man who lives in the country and dispenses advice about the importance of hard work, frugality, and diligence. "Father Abraham's speech" signed: Richard Saunders. 191201. It consists of the selection and careful arrangement in a connected discourse of approximately one hundred of the aphorisms and maxims contained in the earlier Poor Richard almanacs. 1.The count includes duplications, where a particular aphorism which Father Abraham used appears in identical or very similar form more than once in the series of almanacs. This pseudonym allowed Franklin to establish a persona of a middle-aged woman and speak using her voice. Richard says, and he that lives upon Hope will die Poor Dick farther advises and says, But what Madness must it be to run in Debt for Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue - October 2004 We may make these Times better if we bestir ourselves. A Scottish reader wrote the editor from Edinburgh, March 7, 1777, sending him a copy of Franklins composition (probably taken from The Scots Magazine where it had appeared in the January issue of that year) and urged that both the original piece and his own letter be translated and printed. No almanac is ignored and only three are represented just once each. Pale Envy flies; her Quiver Slander breaks: Thus falls (dire Scourge of a distracted Age!). - Bristol, B2127. On the other hand, it has led such a hostile critic as D.H. Lawrence to complain that, having been brought up on those Poor Richard tags, it had taken him many years and countless smarts to get out of that barbed wire moral enclosure that Poor Richard rigged up.8 How little the maxims that Franklin chose to have Father Abraham repeat actually reflect the sum total of the observations on life and behavior he had inserted in the almanacs is apparent from an examination of the entire series as already printed in these volumes; how little they indicate all the values by which he himself lived is revealed in countless other passages in this edition.9. . London. Richard truly says. rich Relation left you a Legacy, Diligence is the Signed on p. 20: Richard Saunders. and by Degrees come to lose your Veracity, and New York: Doubleday, 2000. 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