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In 1728, when Franklin was 22, he composed a mock epitaph, which is well-known today:
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.
However, his gravemarker reads simply:
BENJAMIN
And
DEBORAHFRANKLIN1790
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