by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
The body of
Language: English
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.
He was born on January 6, 1706.
Died 17
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Note: this epitaph does not appear on Benjamin Franklin's gravestone. He wrote it as a young man.Text Authorship:
- by Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carol Barnett (b. 1949), "Epitaph", 2004 [ soprano, clarinet, percussion and piano ], from Admirable Eccentrics, no. 1
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]
Publisher: Carol Barnett [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by David Sisco , "Benjamin Franklin", 1999 [ baritone and piano ], from Stories on Stone, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 68