Reincarnation

The Body of B. Franklin,
Printer,
Like the cover of an old book,
Its contents torn out and
Stripped of its lettering and gilding,
Lies here food for worms,
But the work shall not be lost,
For it will as he believed,
Appear once more,
In a new and more elegant edition,
Revised and corrected
By the Author. -Benjamin Franklins epitaph