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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... "
The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of ... - Page 410
by James Hardie - 1801
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The Philosophical Works of John Locke, Volume 1

John Locke - Philosophy - 1854 - 560 pages
...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 a new And more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended...
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Handbuch der nordamericanischen National-Literatur: Sammlung von ...

Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...BENJAMIN FRANK L IN,, 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 (äs he believed) appear once more In a new And more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended...
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The American's Own Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with ...

Presidents - 1855 - 512 pages
...PRINTER, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and g.lding, lies here, food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost ; for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and...
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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost For it T - N [ ) U{mZ Mģ کǨ ? }nqD elegant edition Revised and corrected by The Author. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-90), US statesman, writer....
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Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith

Linda King Newell, Valeen Tippetts Avery - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 436 pages
...Isaac Hale, the hunter, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of their lettering and gilding, lies here, food for worms, yet the work itself shall not be lost, and it will appear once more in a new and beautiful edition, corrected and amended."25 Isaac's will...
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What Johnny Shouldn't Read: Textbook Censorship in America

Joan DelFattore - Education - 1992 - 230 pages
...stript of its lettering and gilding, lies here, food for worms. But the Work shall not be lost: For it will (as he believed] appear once more, In a new and more Elegant Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author" (Weiss et al., To See Ourselves, p. 534; this...
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You Are Sentenced to Life

W. D. Chesney - 1996 - 144 pages
...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 WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, FOR IT WILL (AS HE BELIEVES) APPEAR ONCE MORE, IN A NEW AND MORE BEAUTIFUL EDITION COLLECTED AND AMENDED...
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A Genealogist's Refresher Course

Judy Jacobson - Genealogy - 1996 - 96 pages
...script of its lettering and gilding.) Lies here food for worms; But the work shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more elegant edition, revised and corrected by author . " There was a Birth, certainly, we had evidence...
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America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations

William J. Federer, William Joseph Federer - Literary Collections - 1994 - 868 pages
...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 a new, And more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended By The AUTHOR" On Franklin's family pew in Christ Church,...
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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
...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 itself shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more In a new and more beautiful edition Corrected and amended...
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