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This disposes of the theory that Franklin took the idea from the Latin epitaph of an Eton school boy, published in the _Gentleman's Magazine_ for February, 1736. But, as writing comic epitaphs was a fashion in those days, there is no reason why both should not have been original. THIS DISPOSES OF THE THEORY THAT FRANKLIN TOOK THE IDEA FROM THE LATIN EPITAPH OF AN ETON SCHOOLBOY PUBLISHED IN THE GENTLEMEN'S MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY SEVENTEEN THIRTY SIX BUT AS WRITING COMIC EPITAPHS WAS A FASHION IN THOSE DAYS THERE IS NO REASON WHY BOTH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ORIGINAL
lived “more like a man of taste and a scholar accustomed to cultured surroundings than a self-made man who had battled for years with the material world.” The year 1748, though marking the end of Franklin’s career as active printer, did not terminate his interest in the setting of type and issuing his writings from his own press. Even in Passy, when in the midst of his busy diplomatic duties, he had a printing-press of his own from which he issued those “bagatelles” that so charmed the French ladies of his acquaintance. Cleverly the printer speaks in the famous epitaph: 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. 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 Franklin’s grandson, William Temple Franklin, who claimed to have the original _Ms_, said the date upon it was 1728.  LIKE A MAN OF TASTE AND A SCHOLAR ACCUSTOMED TO CULTURED SURROUNDINGS THAN A SELF MADE MAN WHO HAD BATTLED FOR YEARS WITH THE MATERIAL WORLD THE YEAR SEVENTEEN FORTY EIGHT THOUGH MARKING THE END OF FRANKLIN'S CAREER AS ACTIVE PRINTER DID NOT TERMINATE HIS INTEREST IN THE SETTINGS OF TYPE AND ISSUING HIS WRITINGS FROM HIS OWN PRESS EVEN IN PASSI WHEN IN THE MIDST OF HIS BUSY DIPLOMATIC DUTIES HE HAD A PRINTING PRESS OF HIS OWN FROM WHICH HE ISSUED THOSE BAGATELLS THAT SO CHARM THE FRENCH LADIES OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE CLEVERLY THE PRINTER SPEAKS IN THE FAMOUS 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 FOR IT WILL AS HE BELIEVED APPEAR ONCE MORE IN A NEW AND MORE ELEGANT EDITION REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR FRANKLIN'S GRANDSON WILLIAM TEMPLE FRANKLIN WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL MS SAID THE DATE UPON IT WAS SEVENTEEN TWENTY EIGHT
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