So he wrote his own almanac, and announced that it was prepared by one Richard Saunders, who for short was called "Poor Richard," and he proved to be the most wonderful philomath that ever lived.
There was a rival almanac, of which the philomath was Titan Leeds.
Franklin's literary instinct at once suggested the plan of creating a philomathout of his own imagination, an ideal one who would achieve the highest possibilities of the art.
Among the rest, in the course of the evening, our friend O'Finigan the Philomath made his appearance, and as was his wont very considerably advanced in liquor.
But always the shrewd, worldly-wise, merry-tempered old philomath and stargazer hits the fancy of his readers with unerring accuracy between wind and water.
