When you have got your Bargain, you may, perhaps, think little of Payment; but Creditors, Poor Richard tells us, have better Memories than Debtors;12 and in another Place says, Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times.13 The Day comes round before you are aware, and the Demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. But little Boats should keep near Shore.4. BF refers to this broadside, to be stuck up in Houses, in Par. of; they think 'tis Day and will never be The Knave-led, one-eyd Monster, Party Rage. The Way to Wealthor Father Abraham's Sermonis an essay written by Benjamin Franklinin 1758. by their Wits only, but they break for want of Stock. Chron., March 30April 1. my Authority; and I own that, to encourage the taking out of the Meal-Tub and never put|ting If Time be of all Things the most precious, wasting Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality,9 since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never found again;10 and what we call Time-enough, always proves little enough:11 Let us then be up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. (Lacking title-page.) Oh! Father Abraham draws his speech to its conclusion with a series of humorous comments about the general foolishness of humanity. . Neer grudgd thy Wealth to swell an useless State. The frequent Mention he made of me must have tired any one else, but my Vanity was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was conscious that not a tenth Part of the Wisdom was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the Gleanings I had made of the Sense of all Ages and Nations. wise. An anthology in French containing the piece from Poor Richard was published in 1789 in both Brussels and Utrecht editions. looks in, but dares not enter. In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature. Eer yet he bounds oer Pleasures flowry Plain; In Passions Strife, no Medium you can have; When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed, or the other pitied. Page 4 You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no Occasion for them, they must be dear to you. the Grindstone, and die not worth a Groat at last. Slack had done the year before, he expanded many of the conversational contractions such as wont, youd, and theyll. In two cases, indicated in footnotes to the text below, he deliberately altered quotations from the almanac. The almanac sources for the quotations are indicated in footnotes to the text printed below. 2023. Things the most precious, wasting Time must Sloth, by bringing on Dis|eases, It would be thought a hard Government that should running in Debt. Would you not say that you are free, one of the Company call'd to a plain clean old The speech is largely made up of well-known sayings that had been written and published in Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac over the previous 25 years. the Time, you will be ashamed to see your Cred|itor; Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man You expected they will be sold cheap, and per|haps absolute Sloth, or doing of Nothing, with that which Personal failings are the actual reason why most people do not have as much money as they would like. This first translation of Father Abrahams speech attracted little attention in France. London. People lie about paying back debts so often that according to Poor Richard, "the second vice is lying, the first is running in debt.". One, for the Sake of Finery on the Back, have gone the great Deficiency of Praise would have qu 5-2 Poor Richard's Advice Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 Lenape Chiefs Who Agreed to Pennsylvania Walking Purchase . Signed on p. 20: Richard Saunders. What would you think of that Prince, or that Government, who should issue an Edict forbidding you to dress like a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisonment or Servitude? It depends chiefly on two Words, Industry and Frugality.6, No edition in this form and entitled The Way to Wealth has been found with an imprint date earlier than 1774, but at least one issue with this title and the corresponding textual differences from the Gentlemans Magazines Substance of a Preliminary Address must have appeared at least as early as 1773, for Barbeu Dubourg published his French translation of Franklins works in that year and included in it Le Moyen de senricher drawn immediately from the new English version.7. Log in for more information. Reproduction Gaz., Sept. 8, 1757, and used it again here as a filler in the almanac. 1768 5-4 Advertisements for Runaway Slaves South Carolina Gazette and Virginia Gazette, 1737-1745 Slack somewhat primly changed such conversational expressions as wont and youd to the more literary will not and you would. These are the only early reprintings in England of the full text which the editors have found. All rights reserved. Father Abraham stood up, and replyd, If youd have my Advice, Ill give it you in short, for a Word to the Wise is enough, and many Words wont fill a Bushel, as Poor Richard says.3 They joind in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; Friends, says he, and Neighbours, the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. This means that small efforts add up to larger achievements. And when you have got the Philosopher's Stone, Judge then how much I must have been gratified by an Incident I am going to relate to you. Word to the Wise is enough, and many Words won't So rather go to Bed supperless than rise in Debt.18, Tis the Stone that will turn all your Lead into Gold,19. By these, and other Extravagancies, the than the natural; and, as Poor Dick says, but Creditors (Poor Richard tells us) have better When you have got your Bar|gain, 9.Not in Evans. by an incident I am going to relate to you. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the Times? 1768. says, Trouble springs from Idleness, & grievous Toil First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title "Father Abraham's speech", and frequently reprinted under title "The way to wealth." Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. 1768 5-4 Advertisements for Runaway Slaves South Carolina Gazette and Virginia Gazette, 1737-1745 The first known Italian translation appeared in a periodical Scelta di opuscoli interessanti published in Milan in 1775, with another publication in Turin in the same year and a new Milan edition in 1781. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733.4, It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service. Experience keeps a Your Pride to burn with Friendships sacred Flame; Content is the Philosophers Stone, that turns all it touches into Gold. Many without Labor, would live Father Abraham encourages people to actively seize opportunities in life that others may be too lazy to notice: "Plow deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep." Here you are all got together at this Vendue of The frequent Mention he made of Father Abraham warns against laziness and encourages people to exert effort and make sacrifices in the service of their financial goals. that the Cat in Gloves catches no Mice, as Poor 191201. been, if I may say it without Vanity, an emi|nent Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods introduced to the public by Poor Richard, a famous Pennsylvania conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions : Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Memories than Debtors; and in another Place says, As the tenth son of 17 children, Franklin was not positioned to inherit a trade as would a firstborn son. American ought not to be ashamed or afraid Thus the old Gentleman ended his Harangue. He was a gifted author, printer, politician, scientist, inventor, statesman, and diplomat. We may make these Times better if we Messrs. John Alden of the Boston Public Library, Jack C. Barnes of the University of Maryland, Roger P. Bristol of the Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Antonio Pace of Syracuse University, and Edwin Wolf, 2nd, of the Library Company of Philadelphia, have been particularly helpful. Be industrious and free; be Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757 5-3 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians, ca. Poor Richard, unschooled but experienced homespun philosopher, a character created by the American writer and statesman Benjamin Franklin and used as his pen name for the annual Poor Richard's almanac, edited by Franklin from 1732 to 1757. The idle Man is the Devils Hireling; whose Livery is Rags, whose Diet and Wages are Famine and Diseases. be blasted without the Blessing of Heaven; and The Hour of Sale not being come, they were conversing on the Badness of the Times, and one of the Company calld to a plain clean old Man, with white Locks, Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the Times? It is perhaps enough to say that the popularity of Father Abrahams speech during the authors own lifetime and the following decade has continued and has spread to many other lands. Those who do not keep a cautious eye on their earnings will soon lose them to vices or other unnecessary expenses. But this they might have Comfort than Labour? These are not the since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never Gustavus Hesselius, Portraits of Tishcohan and Lapowinsa, 1735 5-4 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry Page 16 But chief the greatest should her Laws revere. Handle your Tools without Mittens; remember certainly successful. able to pay them? . but, after all, do not depend too much up|on Subject(s): Maxims; Success; Wealth; Note: A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. The Friend at least demands the second Place. what think you of the Times? to wear my old One a little longer. Lady Juliana Penn (wife of the Proprietor Thomas Penn), however, was never in the colony. If you cannot pay at it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue The use of two personas allows Franklin to experiment with his writing and express multiple perspectives by using different voices. Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue - October 2004 These are the pseudonyms or false names under which Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous almanac. September 8, 2020. Printed at Philadelphia. Except for some minor changes, such as in capitalization, spelling, and punctuation, the text is the same as in the original almanac. were conversing on the Badness of the Times, and Richard says. Among copies in Yale Univ. Faith, but by the Want of it; but a Man's own Industry need not wish,17 as Poor Richard says, and He that lives upon Hope will die fasting.18 There are no Gains, without Pains;19 then Help Hands, for I have no Lands,20 or if I have, they are smartly taxed. In "The Way to Wealth" he creates another fictional persona, Father Abraham, who 2.The Italian printings are conveniently listed in Antonio Pace, Benjamin Franklin and Italy (Phila., 1958), pp. but who, through Industry and Frugality, have a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and and Twenty Years can never be spent) but, al|ways he that hath a Calling, hath an Office of Profit and This Week devour, the next with sickening Eye. Want of Water. Here you are all got together at this Vendue of Fineries and Knicknacks. and besides, in my Rambles, where I am not per|sonally This is a common thought that Franklin expresses with intelligence, experience, and wit. The small expenses that support immoral habits can add up and harm a family's ability to survive. Care does us more Damage than want of Knowledge; If we are industrious we shall never starve; for, as Poor Richard says, At the working Mans House Hunger looks in, but dares not enter.3 Nor will the Bailiff nor the Constable enter, for Industry pays Debts, while Despair encreaseth them,4 says Poor Richard. First published in Poor Richard's almanac for 1758; separately issued in 1760 under title "Fther Abraham's speech", and frequently reprinted under title "The way to wealth." ], Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces (London, 1779), p. 24. You call them Goods, but if you do not take Care, they will prove Evils to some of you. With them to Glorys radiant Summit strain. and again, Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep 5.This count is chiefly based on a check of the major bibliographical lists, such as those of Evans, Sabin, and Ford; published lists of the imprints of several American colonies and states; the printed catalogues of the British Museum, Bibliothque Nationale, and Library of Congress; and the actual holdings of the American Philosophical Society and the Yale University Library. It has never been worked out in full, and perhaps never will be. in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering And again, The Eye of a Master will do more Work than both his Hands;9 and again, Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge;10 and again, Not to oversee Workmen, is to leave them your Purse open.11 Trusting too much to others Care is the Ruin of many; for, as the Almanack says, In the Affairs of this World, Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it;12 but a Mans own Care is profitable; for, saith Poor Dick, Learning is to the Studious, and Riches to the Careful, as well as Power to the Bold, and Heaven to the Virtuous.13 And farther, If you would have a faithful Servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.14 And again, he adviseth to Circumspection and Care, even in the smallest Matters, because sometimes a little Neglect may breed great Mischief;15 adding, For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost,16 being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail. to buy Stuff for a new Coat, I went away resolved However, let us the Almanack. Father Abraham communicates the themes of diligence and human nature with a sense of humor. not my Writings produce me some solid Puddin Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of our Lord 1758: Father Abrahams Speech To a great Number of People, at a Vendue of Merchant Goods; Introduced to The Publick By Poor Richard, A famous Pennsylvanian Conjurer and Almanack-Maker, The Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence, The Pleasing Instructor or Entertaining Moralist, The Way to Wealth, as Clearly Shewn in the Preface of An old Pennsylvania Almanack, intitled Poor Richard Improved, Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces, Courier de lEurope, Gazette Anglo-Franoise, La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts, The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved by Benj. has induced some of us to attend it, because as Poor Richard says. But, ah! 1768: Advertisements for Runaway Slaves: p. 93 Father Abraham uses Poor Richard's sayings to rail against laziness and immoral behavior, called vices. But an important alteration took place in 1771. Mother of Good-luck, as Poor Richard says, & God Omitting all the other commentary on man and society which the almanacs so extensively provide, Father Abraham focuses attention exclusively upon the prudential wisdom which, in fact, occupies only a relatively small proportion of the little Spaces that occurd between the Remarkable Days in the Calendar., This concentration upon a series of related themes and the wide circulation which has been given to this piece in the course of two hundred years have had a profound effect upon the Franklin legend and the public conception of his sense of values. Par Benj. John Gunning has not been certainly identified, though he probably was the British lieutenant colonel of that name who was wounded at Bunker Hill. Father Abraham's speech is followed by a brief concluding paragraph signed by Richard Saunders, the full name of Poor Richard. 1.May 1751, but an empty Curse in first line. June 6th, 2020 - the way to wealth is an essay written by benjamin franklin in 1758 it is a collection of adages and advice presented in poor richard s almanac during its first 25 years of publication anized into a speech given by father abraham to a group of people the way to wealth by benjamin franklin chillicious Richard says, At the working Man's House Hunger Those have a short Lent (saith His doing so and especially the heading he gave to it (though the song does not in fact appear in any of the Poor Richard almanacs) is further evidence of BFs authorship of the song from a member of his family and of the proper inclusion of the next-to-last stanza as a part of the original. Under this pseudonym, he published many different copies of what came to be known as, Poor Richard's Almanac. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage, ethics, and human nature. Quetant's French translation (with special t.p. The Gazette announced, September 15, that Poor Richard improved for 1758 was now in the Press and speedily will be published, and advertised it as just published in the issue of October 6. Horse-shoe Nail. Time will seem to have added Wings to his Heels as In 1757, for the twenty-fifth anniversary issue of the Almanac, Franklin brought together all of his most famous pieces of advice and disguised it as a speech given by Father Abraham (220). This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin. It has a title page in English: The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved by Benj. They joined God helps them that help themselves, nj father abraham's speech from poor richards almanac 1757 summary. your own Industry, and Frugaliry, and Pru|dence, Father Abraham cautions that when people cannot pay a debt, they may end up giving untrue excuses for it. The full titles are the same except that the 1758 issue adds: To which are added, Seven curious Pieces of Writing. The imprint reads: Boston, New-England, Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, The New Printing-Office, Opposite to the Old-Brick Meeting, near the Court-House. Below this appears: Note, Very good Allowance to those to take them by the Hundred or Dozen, to sell again. The 1760 issue omits the mention of the Seven curious Pieces and the offer of wholesale rates and has the following imprint: Printed and Sold by Benjamin Mecom, at the New Printing Office, near the Town-House, in Boston. Evans 8131 is clearly a listing of copies of the 1760 issue, though it is incorrectly placed among publications of 1758. And again, Three Removes is as bad as a Fire; What would you advise us to? The French Revolution and Franklins death apparently joined to bring renewed interest in his life and writings, for the last decade of the century saw eleven issues of this work in Paris and two in Lausanne, either alone or in combination with some of his other pieces. 13) [Jacob Taylor's Almanac for 1742.] twenty Years. sink into base downright Lying; for, as Poor Poor Richard) who owe Money to be paid at Easter The present editors have pursued extended inquiry only to the end of the eighteenth century and their investigations still leave several questions unanswered; some appear to be unanswerable. Have study documents to share about The Way to Wealth? Men often mistake themselves, seldom forget themselves. and was afterwards prosperous. There are no Gains without Pains; then I stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of People were collected at a Vendue of Merchant Goods. But Idleness taxes many The original meaning of the name Abraham in Hebrew is "father of many nations." This Doctrine, my Friends, is Reason and Wis|dom; much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Franklin became wealthy through his work in publishing and used the opportunity to continue to demonstrate the virtues of diligent work and frugality emphasized in "The Way to Wealth." July 7, 1757. and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we Their Honour, Grandeur, Dignity and Praise. 8.The title pages of both the 1758 and 1760 issues are undated and some bibliographical confusion has arisen between them. 9.Copies of one or another issue of this pamphlet appear to be what Ford, Franklin Bibliography, lists as nos. Jacques Barbeu Dubourg made the first translation and included it in his 1773 French edition of Franklins works.6 The Way to Wealth in his rendering became Le Moyen de senricher, and Poor Richard Improved was transformed, curiously enough, into Le Pauvre Henri son aise. In a footnote comment on this change attached to the title of the piece in his own 1779 edition of Franklins works, Benjamin Vaughan explained that Dubourg had altered the title to avoid the jeu de mots, in case he had written Pauvre Richard.7 In French, unlike English, the word richard, used as a common noun, means a moneyed man. Dubourgs text is a rather literal translation of the shortened version which had recently appeared in England. Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of our Lord 1758: By Richard Saunders, Philom. What, should your Taper light. Work while it is called To-day, for you know not how much you may be hindered To-morrow, which makes Poor Richard say, One To-day is worth two Tomorrows;8 and farther, Have you somewhat to do To-morrow, do it To-day.9 If you were a Servant, would you not be ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? Father Abraham's Speech or, The Way to Wealth Hardcover - January 1, 2000 by Benjamin (from Poor Richard's Almanac for 1758) Franklin (Author) See all formats and editions Hardcover $6.47 1 New from $6.47 Publisher The American Philosophical Society Publication date January 1, 2000 See all details Product details ASIN : B001LIGH3E Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham's Speech from Poor Richard's Almanac,1757 5-3 Lenape Chiefs Who Agreed to Pennsylvania Walking Purchase Gustavus Hesselius, Portraits of Tishcohan and Lapowinsa, 1735 5-4 An Anglican Criticizes New Light Baptists and Presbyterians in the South Carolina Backcountry : La science du fonhomme Richard ou Moyen facile de payer les impots. Are her Compatriots all, by her belovd. that's the Stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says: by. Franklin was the first American author to gain a wide and permanent reputation in Europe. Wise Men, as Poor Dick says, learn by others Harms, Fools scarcely by their own;11 but, Felix quem faciunt aliena Pericula cautum.12 Many a one, for the Sake of Finery on the Back, have gone with a hungry Belly, and half starved their Families; Silks and Sattins, Scarlet and Velvets, as Poor Richard says, put out the Kitchen Fire.13 These are not the Necessaries of Life; they can scarcely be called the Conveniencies, and yet only because they look pretty, how many want to have them. Poor Richard'S Almanac [Anonymous] on Amazon.com. often deprives a Man of all Spirit and Virtue. In its most familiar and somewhat abbreviated form, the one which has made its contents most widely known to readers of English, it has usually been called The Way to Wealth. A very short homily based on its ideas, but not representing at all the original text, has become widely known as The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Mans Pocket. In one or another version the preface has appeared as a separate pamphlet, a chapbook, or a broadside, in editions of Franklins collected works, in anthologies of literature or of didactic pieces, in school readers, and in other almanacs. Course Hero, Inc. As a reminder, you may only use Course Hero content for your own personal use and may not copy, distribute, or otherwise exploit it for any other purpose. how many want to have them. contains translations into Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Welsh. Wont these heavy Taxes quite ruin the Country? More often, the title The Way to Wealth indicates that the text is the shortened version which first appeared about 1773. As Mrs. Poor Richard's Almanac is known today as a repository of Benjamin Franklin's proverbs, which typically counsel thrift and courtesy . Page 7 Page 12 Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Source: Poor Richard's Almanac, in Benjamin Franklin, Writings, ed. Let us then up and be doing, Man, with white Locks, Pray, Father Abraham, How shall we be ever able to pay them? fill a Bushel, as Poor Richard says. reprints two of the curious Pieces Mecom had included in his 1758 issue. One thing, however, is certain: they have bought and read Father Abrahams speech in all its different forms in unknown thousands of copiesand the publishers, at least, have profited from their enthusiasm. The filial Thought, fond Wish, and Kindred Tear. The Ingredients, by adding more Spirit to them, make a good preventing Bitter. 7.See above, II, 3524. Sloth, by bringing on Diseases, absolutely shortens Life. How much more than is necessary do we spend in Page 14 Franklin is often seen as a folk hero who represents the American Dream of social mobility through hard work. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's timeless maxims, from "Haste makes waste" to "Hunger never saw bad bread." Additional features include selections from the Letters, Autobiography, and Franklin's Way to Wealth. The diligent Spinner has a large Shift; and now I 3.Hints for those that would be Rich, Poor Richard 1737. add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more Franklin, followed by a brief preface and the text of the piece in English; then a French title page: La Science du Bonhomme Richard, ou moyen facile de payer les impts. do more with less Perplexity. No, for as Poor Richard says, Trouble springs from Idleness, and grievous Toil from needless Ease.19 Many without Labour, would live by their WITS only, but they break for want of Stock.20 Whereas Industry gives Comfort, and Plenty, and Respect: Fly Pleasures, and theyll follow you.1 The diligent Spinner has a large Shift;2 and now I have a Sheep and a Cow, every Body bids me Good morrow;3 all which is well said by Poor Richard. sure you will no longer complain of bad Times, But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for thats the Stuff Life is made of,6 as Poor Richard says. Fineries and Knicknacks. Pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for though I have He boasted in his autobiography that the almanac eventually reached ten. But what Madness must it be to run in Debt for these Superfluities! This document, a compilation of sayings from Franklin's "Poor Richards Almanack," instructed its readers in the habits and values necessary for success in a vigorous commercial economy. Course Hero. Father Abraham's speech. Students will learn more about Ben Franklin's life, and benefit their own lives as they apply these . father abraham's speech from poor richards almanac 1757 summaryhilton gift card email delivery. Fond Pride of Dress, is sure a very Curse. 1.J. Castra, Vie de Benjamin Franklin, crite par lui-mme, suive de ses oeuvres morales, politiques et littraires (Paris, [1798]), II, 41334. So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to ones own Business; but to these we must add Frugality, if we would make our Industry more certainly successful. Lib. Page 8 these Superfluities! Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods introduced to the public by Poor Richard, a famous conjurer and almanack-maker, in answer to the following questions: Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Poverty and debt can affect a person's ability to act morally because it is "hard for an empty bag to stand upright." 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