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Franklin’s 1745 advice

On June 25, 1745, Franklin wrote a playful, provocative piece known as “Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress,” recommending that a young addressee prefer older women. In the *Papers of Benjamin Franklin* edition, the text is titled “Old Mistresses Apologue” and appears as a literary piece, not a formal public recommendation. [1–3]

AI-згенерована синтетична бонусна ілюстрація рукопису й пера; це не оригінал листа. Prompt: “18th-century literary editorial illustration for Benjamin Franklin's 1745 satirical advice letter: quill beside a folded manuscript and a small pair of spectacles, playful but restrained Enlightenment-era desk scene, no readable text, no sexual imagery, muted sepia engraving style.”

AI-згенерована синтетична бонусна ілюстрація рукопису й пера; це не оригінал листа. Prompt: “18th-century literary editorial illustration for Benjamin Franklin's 1745 satirical advice letter: quill beside a folded manuscript and a small pair of spectacles, playful but restrained Enlightenment-era desk scene, no readable text, no sexual imagery, muted sepia engraving style.”