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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. 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
ve heard of it. Moreover, many people quote the homely proverbs without knowing it; for Poor Richard’s wisdom became part and parcel of our English speech long ago. Sometimes it has been published as “Father Abraham’s Speech,” and “The Way to Wealth,” and it has been translated into every modern language. Besides his newspaper and almanac printing, Franklin printed books. He brought out the first novel ever published in America--Richardson’s “Pamela” (1744). Franklin’s tremendous industry and his general thrift made him successful enough to retire at the age of forty-two. Then came a brief interval, before his political career began in earnest, during which he 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. ARD OF IT MOREOVER MANY PEOPLE QUOTE THE HOMELY PROVERBS WITHOUT KNOWING IT FOR POOR RICHARD'S WISDOM BECAME PART AND PARCEL OF OUR ENGLISH SPEECH LONG AGO SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AS FATHER ABRAHAM'S SPEECH AND THE WAY TO WEALTH AND IT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO EVERY MODERN LANGUAGE BESIDES HIS NEWSPAPER AND ALMANAC PRINTING FRANKLIN PRINTED BOOKS HE BOUGHT OUT THE FIRST NOVEL EVER PUBLISHED IN AMERICA RICHARDSON'S PAMELA SEVENTEEN FORTY FOUR FRANKLIN'S TREMENDOUS INDUSTRY AND HIS GENERAL THRIFT MADE HIM SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO RETIRE AT THE AGE OF FORTY TWO THEN CAME A BRIEF INTERVAL BEFORE HIS POLITICAL CAREER BEGAN IN EARNEST DURING WHICH HE 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 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
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