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Ben&Verse distills monthly each aphorism of Poor Richard'sAlmanac, shrinking the Benjamin Franklin quote to a "sound bite poem."  The result?  Several poems with matching proverbs and sayings -- the heritage of Franklin's wit and wisdom.
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706. For his 300th birthday -- with 300 happy returns of the day -- and for 300 more years to learn from Ben's witty wisdom.

To celebrate Ben's tercentenary, the complete 38-part
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