New Englander's Memorial for Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Born January 17, 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass.
Married Deborah Read on September 1, 1730 in Philadelphia, PA.
Died April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, PA.
Benjamin Franklin
An Epitaph by Benjamin Franklin

The body of
B. 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.
But the Work shall not be Lost;
For it will (as he Believ'd) Appear once More
In a New and More Elegant Edition
Revised and Corrected
By the Author.

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