The old farmer and his almanack : being some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago suggested by reading the earlier numbers of MrRobert BThomas's Farmer's Almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive and entertaining as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter . Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap-Year, and of the ItiDtPBNDtsa of America. Fttltd t* tie Town of BOSTON, but will fcntt for any of tlx adjoining Statu. Containing, befides the large number of Agronomical Cal-culations, and the Farmers Calendar for every month in the year,a
The old farmer and his almanack : being some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago suggested by reading the earlier numbers of MrRobert BThomas's Farmer's Almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive and entertaining as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter . Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap-Year, and of the ItiDtPBNDtsa of America. Fttltd t* tie Town of BOSTON, but will fcntt for any of tlx adjoining Statu. Containing, befides the large number of Agronomical Cal-culations, and the Farmers Calendar for every month in the year,a» greai a variety as any other Almanack, of New, UJefal, and Entertaining Matter, BY~ROBERT B. THOMA&. THOU great first cause, thy hand divine did raiseThis solid Earth, and spread the flowing seas;Did make the Sun in central glory shine,And every planet round his orb incline ; BOSTON:— Printed fct- JOHN WEST & Co. Proprietors of the ;And for fale af their Book/tore, No. 75, , and by mofl other Book-fellers in BeSot, Sainri, NrwburyforL, &C. by the AVTHOR in Wrft Bcyl-J}cn, and by other Bookfellen and Traders in Nrw-Em^ 9 dollari per grois, Bl\ tnti per doten, and 12| mah fingle. And fotI feller V > y Price ! s E. G. House, Pruttrr, No. 5, Court Street. ^./g^-fr ARTISTIC EMBELLISHMENT 63 be a little more artistic, too, in their appearance, they arethe same signs of pleasant months, and joyous hours, spenttogether in many a happy home, and by many a cheerfulfireside. The new cuts are believed to be the work ofHammatt Billings, and were originally engraved by have indeed pleased all, as the editor ventured tohope, and there seems to
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