The title character of this work claims that the origin of all wisdom is the statement "two plus two equals four" and later pontificates on the etymology of the word "pronoun."  A character in this work named Benjamin Frankli
The title character of this work claims that the origin of all wisdom is the statement "two plus two equals four" and later pontificates on the etymology of the word "pronoun."  A character in this work named Benjamin Franklin hears an explanation of why there are at least six personalities taking part in a dialogue between John and Thomas, while other characters include a "Young Fellow called John," the Schoolmistress, and the Divinity-Student. A part of this collection dubs the Boston state-house the "hub of the Solar System," and section 11 contains a poem by its author about a conveyance "built in such a logical way," the "Wonderful One-Hoss Shay." Spawning later works about the "poet" and "professor" at the titular locale, this is, for 10 points, what essay collection featuring dialogue between some boarders and a Beacon Hill landlord by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The title character of this work claims that the origin of all wisdom is the statement "two plus two equals four" and later pontificates on the etymology of the word "pronoun."  
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table