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“The Thracian Infant,” from Benjamin Franklin’s Almanack

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First published at 11:10 UTC on July 10th, 2020.

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Recorded in July 2020. This poem was included in Poor Richard’s Almanack, after the death of Franklin’s son Francis. The death occurred in November, 1736.

"Herodotus asserts, that, when a Thracian child was born, his relations assembled, and,…

Recorded in July 2020. This poem was included in Poor Richard’s Almanack, after the death of Franklin’s son Francis. The death occurred in November, 1736.

"Herodotus asserts, that, when a Thracian child was born, his relations assembled, and, sitting round him in a circle, deplored his ill-fortune, in entering upon the theatre of human trials and calamities; but, when any one died, they committed him to the ground with great rejoicings, repeating the afflictions he had exchanged for perfect felicity." -- William Fordyce Mavor

[It is sometimes asserted that Franklin wrote this poem himself; but this is mistaken. The author is anonymous. The poem was first written in Latin by Vincent Bourne; it was then translated in "Miscellaneous Poems by Several Hands," published by D. Lewis, 1726. The most likely candidate is Samuel Wesley the Younger.]

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