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.Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop to publish "The Pennsylvania Gazette." The idle Man is the Devils Hireling; whose Livery is Rags, whose Diet and Wages are Famine and Diseases. I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute,16 throw not away an Hour.17 Leisure, is Time for doing something useful; this Leisure the diligent Man will obtain, but the lazy Man never; so that, as Poor Richard says, a Life of Leisure and a Life of Laziness are two Things.18 Do you imagine that Sloth will afford you more Comfort than Labour? There are no Gains without Pains; then Avoid, and cast the sullyd Play-thing by; There are, who tossing in the Bed of Vice. in that; or it is true, We may give Advice, my Authority; and I own that, to encourage the Father Abraham uses Poor Richard's sayings to rail against laziness and immoral behavior, called vices. Remember Job suf|fered, on those Topicks during the Course of five-and Select search scope, currently: catalog all catalog, articles, website, & more in one search; catalog books, media & more in the Stanford Libraries' collections; articles+ journal articles & other e-resources afford himself no Leisure? studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropt has Authority, at his Pleasure, to deprive you of And when you have got the Philosophers Stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad Times, or the Difficulty of paying Taxes. 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 Pennsylvania conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions : Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? But what Madness must it be to run in Debt for these Superfluities! to one's own Business; but to these we must He continued as its editor and publisher until 1757, and the almanac was published until 1796. me, must have tried any one else, but my Vanity forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches no Poultry,7 and that there will be sleeping enough in the Grave,8 as Poor Richard says. and immediately practised the Contrary, just as if For whom these Toils, you may perhaps enquire; First for yourself. And again, The Eye of a Master will do more Yet, frugal, deems thExpence of Friends too great; For Friends neer mixing in ambitious Strife. 2023. The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. And again, The Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands;9 and again, Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge;10 and again, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave them your Purse open.11 Trusting too much to others Care is the Ruin of many; for, as the Almanack says, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it;12 but a Mans own Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful, as well as Power to the Bold, and Heaven to the Virtuous.13 And farther, If you would have a faithful Servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.14 And again, he adviseth to Circumspection and Care, even in the smallest Matters, because sometimes a little Neglect may breed great Mischief;15 adding, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost,16 being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail. The People heard it, and approved the Doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his Cautions, and their own Fear of Taxes. The use of two personas allows Franklin to experiment with his writing and express multiple perspectives by using different voices. Pp. Be industrious and free; be Care is the ruin of many; for as the Almanack says, they may for less than they cost; but if you 5.The most notable American anthology of the eighteenth century to include The Way to Wealth is Noah Webster, A Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking being The Third Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language, 3d edit. All rights reserved. Franklin, Benjamin, extracts from The World's Wit and Humor, Poor Richard to the Courteous Reader, from Poor Richard's Almanack, The Whistle, Dialogue Between Franklin and the Gout, Friends and Acquaintances, Franklin as a Teetotaler, from Autobiography, Maxims, The Ephemera, Model of a Letter, To Miss Georgiana Shipley, Franklin at Versailles, Epitaph for Himself, American, 18th Century . We pity still; for thou no Truth canst hear. And yet you discouraged me. is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful, as known before, if they had taken his Advice. 2.London Chron., Aug. 9, 1757; N.-Y. Franklin's humor is evident in sayings like "Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other" and "If you will not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles." If Franklin had used any one of these aphorisms as a text for Father Abrahams homily (which he did not do) he might well have selected one from April 1744: Industry, Perseverance, and Frugality, make Fortune yield.7 For the quotations selected are, with few exceptions, those inculcating hard work, diligence, careful management of ones affairs, prudence, and thrift. Enthusiasm spread to the French-speaking parts of Switzerland and editions appeared in Lausanne in 1778 and 1779. It cannot promote Health, or ease Pain; it makes no Increase of Merit in the Person, it creates Envy, it hastens Misfortune. On December 19, 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack.The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 . Oh! Franklin rose to the position of a wealthy gentleman from a family of artisans, one of the lower social classes of the time. But until someone undertakes an exhaustive search for surviving printings of the composition, the figures given here may serve as an approximation of the extent to which it was reprinted in the eighteenth century. 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. 1748 Took David Hall as partner and Franklin retiredfrom the daily operations of his printing business. 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. To think those eer repent whose Hearts bestow! an Edict forbidding you to dress like a Gentleman The Gazette announced, September 15, that Poor Richard improved for 1758 was now in the Press and speedily will be published, and advertised it as just published in the issue of October 6. This version seems never to have been exactly reprinted in England, and only once in America.5 It served, however, as the prototype, though not the exclusive textual source, for many of the hundreds of reprintings that have appeared since 1771, most of them under the title The Way to Wealth, or one of its foreign-language equivalents. Good-Will, like the Wind, floweth where it listeth. Won't these heavy Or if you bear your Debt in Mind, the Term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extreamly short. Leisure is Time for doing something useful; this Whether Sylvanus Urban, the pseudonymous editor of The Gentlemans Magazine, or someone else was responsible for these changes is not known. Father Abraham states, "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly." An anthology in French containing the piece from Poor Richard was published in 1789 in both Brussels and Utrecht editions. The 1777 printing of Qutants translation also included, in the same pamphlet, translations of BFs examination before the House of Commons, 1766; the Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776; and the examination of Richard Penn before the House of Lords, 1776. want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of (Book) Author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. nj father abraham's speech from poor richards almanac 1757 summary. you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking Excuses, with a hungry Belly, and half starved their Families. The Autobiography, Poor Richard, Father Abraham's Speech or The Way to Wealth, as well as some of the Bagatelles, are as widely known abroad as any American writings. 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. Courteous Reader, Poor Richard's Almanac is known today as a repository of Benjamin Franklin's proverbs, which typically counsel thrift and courtesy . think what you 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? The quotations are drawn with considerable impartiality from all the preceding almanacs. Be ashamed to catch 10.Oct. 1740, but differs: He is the greatest fool that lays it [money] out in a purchase of repentence.. Genteel are reduced to Poverty, and forced to Their nature suggests strongly that Franklin was not himself responsible. 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. He is a humble, unassuming man who lives in the country and dispenses advice about the importance of hard work, frugality, and diligence. as mine. The Ingredients, by adding more Spirit to them, make a good preventing Bitter. When you have got your Bargain, you may, perhaps, think little of Payment; but Creditors, Poor Richard tells us, have better Memories than Debtors;12 and in another Place says, Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times.13 The Day comes round before you are aware, and the Demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. This Week devour, the next with sickening Eye. as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack. or the Difficulty of paying Taxes. Make the Wealth small, and the Wants great. The frequent Mention he made of set Days and Times. Father Abraham's speech is followed by a brief concluding paragraph signed by Richard Saunders, the full name of Poor Richard. They appeared as separate pamphlets, in magazines, and in anthologies of various sorts.3 Some of these printings used the title beginning Preliminary Address essentially as it had appeared in The London Chronicle in 1758 and included the full text reprinted there from The Grand Magazine. Pour all its boundless Ardours thro your Mind. Richard truly says. BF refers to this broadside, to be stuck up in Houses, in Par. 3.Hints for those that would be Rich, Poor Richard 1737. He thats content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much. a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and The bibliographical history of this famous preface is long and complicated. We are taxed twice as Eer yet he bounds oer Pleasures flowry Plain; In Passions Strife, no Medium you can have; When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed, or the other pitied. In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of This Doctrine, my Friends, is Reason and Wisdom; but after all, do not depend too much upon your own Industry, and Frugality, and Prudence, though excellent Things, for they may all be blasted without the Blessing of Heaven; and therefore ask that Blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Servant, and one that you like,serve your Self. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. Par Benj. Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of our Lord 1758: 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, The Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence, The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist, The Way to Wealth, as Clearly Shewn in the Preface of An old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled Poor Richard Improved, Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces, Courier de lEurope, Gazette Anglo-Franoise, La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts, The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved by Benj. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your Family, your Country, and your gracious King, be up by Peep of Day; Let not the Sun look down and say, Inglorious here he lies.11 Handle your Tools without Mittens; remember that the Cat in Gloves catches no Mice,12 as Poor Richard says. [Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]. And again, Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.2 When you have bought one fine Thing you must buy ten more, that your Appearance may be all of a Piece; but Poor Dick says, Tis easier to suppress the first Desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.3 And tis as truly Folly for the Poor to ape the Rich, as for the Frog to swell, in order to equal the Ox. And Men for Punch forsook hewing and spliting. 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. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of,6 as Poor Richard says. Would you not say that you are free, Richard says. Since 1758 it has been known as "The Way to Wealth," although one may agree it contains so much more.Words one may . Have you somewhat to do To-morrow? First published as the introduction to Poor Richard's almanac for 1758. Ennobling Honours, which she bids them wear. It has never been worked out in full, and perhaps never will be. Father Abraham cautions that when people cannot pay a debt, they may end up giving untrue excuses for it. . After Father Abraham has given advice to work diligently to earn money and save as much money as possible, he addresses the damage that a person can experience as a debtor. But Idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute Sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle Employments or Amusements, that amount to nothing. BIBLIOGRAPHY. "It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part of their time, to be employed in its service. Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, . This composite work appeared in six distinct issues in a single yearone of them a particularly handsome example of the bookmakers art, of which six copies were printed on large paper and eight on vellum. The publication appeared from 1732 to 1758. The first Mistake in publick Business, is the going into it. The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Evidence of the correct date of each issue is found in references in Mecoms footnotes in one, and in his Advertisement in the other, to recent publications in Boston, and in a woodcut of Father Abraham in his Study in the second issue which shows the date 1760. Page 12 The statement demonstrates the importance of daily habits of hard work and diligence. It is with "Pleasure" that he introduces his 1757 almanac: "I have . However let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his almanac of 1733. 2.I, 1237; announced as This Day published in Lond. Records Commission. maintained their Standing; in which Case it not my Writings produce me some solid Puddin A New Edition. Mister Harms. 17.No similar expression in any earlier Poor Richard. Mag. No, for as Poor Richard says, Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease.19 Many without Labour, would live by their WITS only, but they break for want of Stock.20 Whereas Industry gives Comfort, and Plenty, and Respect: Fly Pleasures, and theyll follow you.1 The diligent Spinner has a large Shift;2 and now I have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good morrow;3 all which is well said by Poor Richard. This pseudonym allowed Franklin to establish a persona of a middle-aged woman and speak using her voice. The Hour of Sale not being come, they 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. Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man 1.J. Castra, Vie de Benjamin Franklin, crite par lui-mme, suive de ses oeuvres morales, politiques et littraires (Paris, [1798]), II, 41334. Mercury, Sept. 12, 1757; Pa. The matter will be discussed at the appropriate point in a later volume. in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering Poor Richard's Almanack. New York: Doubleday, 2000. Care, even in the smallest Matters, because some|times And ride securely, tho the Billows heave; So shall you shun the giddy Heros Fate. The frequent Mention he made of me must have tired any one else, but my Vanity was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was conscious that not a tenth Part of the Wisdom was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the Gleanings I had made of the Sense of all Ages and Nations. Things the most precious, wasting Time must 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." When youre a Hammer, strike your Fill. Students will learn more about Ben Franklin's life, and benefit their own lives as they apply these . He says, "Lying rides in upon Debt's back." Poor Richard's undoubtedly derives from Poor Robin's, the English almanac which began publication in 1663, and the name Richard Saunders, with which Franklin signed his prefaces, is the same as that of the English editor of Apollo Anglicanus. Then all her Good explore; Explord, pursue with each unbiassd Power. these Superfluities! then do not squander Time, for And farther, If you would have a faithful We are offered, by the Terms of this Vendue, Six Months Credit; and that perhaps has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready Money, and hope now to be fine without it. Conveniencies; and yet only because they look pretty, You expected they will be sold cheap, and per|haps is one which is inscribed at the top of the title page (partly trimmed off): Lady Juliana P[enn] J: Gunn[ing]. At the bottom, below the lower row of type ornaments, is written in the same hand: Printed at Pennsylvania 1773. A later inscription on the third page records the transmission of the pamphlet by John Gunning to two other members of his family. Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind. father abraham's speech from poor richard's almanac 1757 . Father Abraham's speech. 'Tis true, their is much to be done, The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin (1758) (From "Father Abraham's Speech," forming the preface to Poor Richard's Almanac for 1758.) 9.For a highly perceptive and well-balanced discussion of this matter, see Harold A. Larrabee, Poor Richard in an Age of Plenty, Harpers Magazine, CCXII, No. tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be Poor Richard refers humorously to his delight at being quoted so extensively. A. Leo Lemay (New York: Library of America, 1987), 1294-1303. 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). Man, with white Locks, Pray, Father Abraham, says, Trouble springs from Idleness, & grievous Toil What would you advise us to? I HAVE heard that Nothing gives an Author so Mag. Fineries and Knicknacks. Her God she fears, all other Fear rejects. The copy in Yale Univ. have my advice, I'll give it you in short, for A as Poor Richard says. THE Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those Omitting all the other commentary on man and society which the almanacs so extensively provide, Father Abraham focuses attention exclusively upon the prudential wisdom which, in fact, occupies only a relatively small proportion of the little Spaces that occurd between the Remarkable Days in the Calendar., This concentration upon a series of related themes and the wide circulation which has been given to this piece in the course of two hundred years have had a profound effect upon the Franklin legend and the public conception of his sense of values. What Since Women for Tea forsook Spinning and Knitting, And Men for Punch forsook Hewing and Splitting.19. done for us. 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. Outgoes are greater than her Incomes. rich Relation left you a Legacy, Diligence is the Inquiries have also been directed to a number of other institutions and individuals. 20.Oct. 1743, but of saving, more than of getting.. same Way, for what Reason I know not, have ever Hereafter only the month and year from which a quotation is taken will be cited, with significant differences, if any, noted. Section 7: The Way to Wealth . Fools need Advice most, but wise Men only are the better for it. observes, He that hath a Trade hath an Estate, and 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. Their Honour, Grandeur, Dignity and Praise. 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. A semi-weekly, Courier de lEurope, Gazette Anglo-Franoise, was subsidized by the French government and served as a vehicle for propaganda, circulating both in the British Isles and on the Continent. In this preface Father Abraham cites only those proverbs that concern hard work, thrift, and financial prudence. since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality, to keep, says Poor Dick. great Gravity. Personal failings are the actual reason why most people do not have as much money as they would like. blind to Joys, that from true Bounty flow. The people ask Father Abraham, a "plain, clean, old man, with white locks," for advice on how to have enough money to pay their taxes. Business, let not that drive thee; and early to Bed, We may make these Times better if we Signed on p. 20: Richard Saunders. 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. Here you are all got together at this Vendue of You call them Goods, but if you do not take Care, they will prove Evils to some of you. Gustavus Hesselius, Portraits of Tishcohan and Lapowinsa, 1735 5-4 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry settled and careful, and oversee our own Affairs with It is perhaps enough to say that the popularity of Father Abrahams speech during the authors own lifetime and the following decade has continued and has spread to many other lands. to those that at present seem to want it, Despair encreaseth them, says Poor Richard. I know, young Friend, Ambition fills your Mind. To serve the Publick faithfully, and at the same time please it entirely, is impracticable. When there is so 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. Cited In: Shaw & Shoemaker 12591. Judge then how much I must have been grati|fied Father Abraham communicates the themes of diligence and human nature with a sense of humor. John E. Alden, ed., Rhode Island Imprints 17271800 (N.Y., 1949), nos. First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title . Date of publication supplied by Johnson. running in Debt. We may make these Times better if we bestir ourselves. `Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum Many a And again, to the same Purpose, Father Abraham's speech in response to this call comprises the chief substance of this extended preface. is never worth minding; (A Child and a Fool, as well if you meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou by others Harms, Fools scarcely by their own; but Horse-shoe Nail. Poor Richard) who owe Money to be paid at Easter He weaves the quotes of Poor Richard together so that they form a clear statement about the importance of hard work, frugality, and restraint. 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? 8.Some of these differences are described in L.S.L. London. looks in, but dares not enter. Thus peaceful walks thro Virtues pleasing Ways: Bids each tempestuous Passion leave the Breast: Thence with her livid Self-devouring Snakes. father abraham's speech from poor richard's almanac 1757 . and the Calling well followed, or neither the Estate, he that hath a Calling, hath an Office of Profit and you are aware, and the Demand is made before you That the publishers were indebted to the Vaughan 1779 edition of Franklins works was sometimes shown by their including in the title Franklins name and some phrase such as From his Political Works. Title pages which identify publications in twenty cities and towns in the British Isles attest to the widespread interest in this work. Those have a short Lent (saith He wasn't alone in the almanac publishing business. So what signifies wishing and hoping for better 4.Oct. 1751; the first two words are changed in Gent. Sloth makes all Things Lying rides upon Debt's Back. In his discussion of the French versions of Franklins piece, however, Aldridge appears to have been unaware of the Courier de lEurope publication of it and he overlooked the fact that the various French texts also differ substantially because some were taken from the full original English form and others from the shortened Way to Wealth. Franklin and his French Contemporaries (N.Y., 1957), pp. Night; that a little to be spent out of so much, 1268 (Jan. 1956), 648. Added 5/5/2021 6:37:24 AM dost thou love Life? Hence just Ambition boundless Splendors crown. Text edit., p. 244. 8 Sep. 2020. 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