Benjamin Franklin Writes His Own Epitaph

The body of B. Franklin,Printer,Like the cover of an old book,its contents torn outandStripped of its lettering and gliding,Lies herefood for worms.But the book shall not be lostfor it will as he believedAppearance moreIn a new and more elegant editionrevised and correctedby the Author.FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInGoodreads

Benjamin Franklin wrote his own epitaph at the age of 22. As cool as it is for Poets and book lovers, we are sorry to report that it was not used.

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