...diseases. The following epitaph on himself, was written hy him many years previous to his death : — THE BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER, (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS GILDING) i.ir.a HERS FOOD FOR WORMS ; YETTHEWORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, For it will,— as He helieved—...

...these diseases. The following epitaph on himself, was written by him many years previous to his death : THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old hook, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet...

...without secret prayer. DE. FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH — {Written by himself some years before his death.) — The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer — like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and bereft of its lettering and gilding — lies here, food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be...

...Franklin wrote his own epitaph: we give H here, as it may be new to some of our readers: THE BODY of i 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; for it will (as he believed) appear...

...spot where rest his mortal remains, inscribed, like that of the immortal Franklin — " The body of Printer. (Like the cover of an old book) Its contents torn out, And strip! of its lettering and gilding, Lies bore food fir wormsVet the work itself shall not be lost."...

...himself, was writ ten by him many years previous to his death : LIFE OF FRANKLIN. THE BODY of •ENJAMIN 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,...

...epitaph, which he had composed for himself some years before, might be inscribed on hia ombstoue : «The body of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gliding) lies here food for worms; " yet the work itself shall not be lost,...

...but been disunited from his eternal part, and was laid to rest beneath this self-written epitaph : The Body Of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents* torn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms : But the work shall not be lost,...

...from his eternal part, and was laid to rest beneath this self-written epitaph : The Body Of BXNJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn, out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms : But the work shall not be lost,...

...in the immortality of the soul is iuconsistent with a knowledge and love of natural science : — ' The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book with its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here food for wonus : yet...