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 GOOD LITTLE 
 
 BOYS AND GIRLS. 
 
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My little children, pray attend, 
 The admonitions of a friend, 
 Who places here before your view, 
 Tke boon of vice and virtue too ; 
 All who are good the Orange share. 
 The rod no rianghty boy bhall ;-parc» 
 
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 GOOD LITTLE 
 
 BOYS AND GIRLS, 
 
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 Mrs. Lovechild's compliments wait upon 
 all her little friends and acquaintances; she 
 begs leave to lay before them a new introduc- 
 tion to letters, under the title of her Golden 
 Present ; a present, which, though not really 
 golden, will, if duly attended to, be of much 
 greater value than any earthly treasure ; it 
 will enlarge their understandings, make them 
 useful to society, and ultimately entail upon 
 them the greatest blessings of life, a clear 
 head, and a heart at ease. 
 
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 A, 
 
 For the Apple, which was bought at 
 
 the fair. 
 
 
 B, 
 
 For a Blockhead, who ne'er shall go 
 
 there. 
 
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 c. 
 
 For a Cauliflower, white as a curd, 
 
 J3, 
 
 For a Duck, a very fine bird. 
 
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 For an Eagle, that soar'd in the skies. 
 
 For a Farmer, rich, honest, and wise. 
 
8 
 
 Was a Gentleman, void of all care* 
 
 Was the Houncl, that run down the 
 
 hare. 
 
9 
 
 JL ft 
 
 Was an Indian, sooty and dark. 
 
 K, 
 
 For the Key, that lock'd up the park. 
 
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 10 
 
 1 
 
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 Was a Lark, that soar\l in the air. 
 
 Was a Mole, tliat ne'er could get 
 
 there. 
 
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 N, 
 
 Was Sir Nobody, ever in taiilt. 
 
 o, 
 
 Was an Otter, that ne'er could be 
 
 caught. 
 
12 
 
 P, 
 
 Was a Pudding, stuck full of plums. 
 
 Was for quartering it, see here ho 
 
 comes. 
 
 
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13 
 
 R, 
 
 Was a Rose, that grew on a tree. 
 
 s. 
 
 Was a Sailor, that plough'd the deep 
 
 sea. 
 
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 T, 
 
 Was a Top^ that woTitld prettily spin. 
 
 Was a Vir^in^ of delicate meiih 
 
 it 
 
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 Was Wealth, both in silver and gold 
 
 Was Kinff Xerxes, a warrior of old, 
 
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 Y, 
 
 Was a Yew, which for ever was frreen ( 
 
 z, 
 
 For the Zebra, that belongs to the 
 
 Queen. 
 
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 My little ladies and gentlemen^ 
 though I have already given you the 
 English alphabet, v/ith an elegant 
 picture to impress it the more firmly 
 on your memories, yet so great is 
 my regard for you, I am under some 
 doubt, that you have not paid such 
 attention to ray endeavours as I 
 could wish ; I shall therefore insist 
 upon your giving me a proof of your 
 attention, by letting me see, whether 
 you can call over the alphabet with- 
 out the assistance of these pretty lit- 
 tle devices, which the engraver has 
 charged me so much money for. 
 
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 Now for the orange, or the rod, 
 bless me here they are ; though the 
 
 latter, I am persuaded, may be put 
 aside, as I ho})e tJieie ?re none of my 
 little masters or misses [)resent, but 
 would much rather partake of the 
 orange than tlie rod ; come, let me 
 see who is entitled to the orange. 
 
 Here is the Alphabet in its different 
 
 characters. 
 
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 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 
 
 NOPQRSTUV 
 
 W X Y Z. 
 
 a b c d e f g h i j k 1 m n o p 
 
 q r'%' t u V w X y z. 
 
 The Vowels, 
 a e i o u y. 
 
 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 
 
 NOPQRSTUV 
 
 W X Y Z. 
 
 a b c d ef g h ij k I m n p q 
 
 r s t u V TV X y z. 
 
 The Vowels. 
 
 a e I o n y 
 
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 Upon my lionour, my little dears, 
 I am extremely happy in finding that 
 your memories are so very retentive, 
 I shall now endeavour to shew you 
 the use of these characters : when you 
 pronounce the letter a, you naturally 
 open your mouth a little; when you 
 express the sound of b, you immedi- 
 ately close your lips ; therefore, 
 
 A b is ab, e b is eb, i b is ib, o b is ob, 
 
 u h is ub ; 
 
 And if I transpose the letters, you 
 will first of all close your lips, by 
 saying, 
 
 b a ba, b e be, b i bi, bo bo, 
 
 b u bu ; 
 
 and therefore it follow^i, that if you 
 
 BU 
 
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 pronoimcc a vowel before any other 
 letter in the alpliabet, you will open 
 the mouth, and afterwards give that 
 tone which the following letter re- 
 quires ; for example^ 
 
 Ac ec ic oc uc J Ca ce ci co cu 
 
 And in the same manner, syllables 
 are composed throughout the twenty- 
 four letters. For the truth of my 
 observation I will continue this lec- 
 
 ture. 
 
 Ad ed id od ud 
 af ef if of uf 
 ag eg ig og ug 
 
 da de di do du 
 fa fe fi fo fu 
 
 ga ge gi go gu 
 
 H is only an aspirate, or breathing, 
 and hath not the power of a letter. 
 
 al el il ol ul j la le li lo lu 
 
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 am 
 
 em 
 
 im 
 
 om 
 
 um 
 
 ma 
 
 me 
 
 mi 
 
 mo 
 
 mil 
 
 an en in on un 
 ap ep ip op up 
 ar er ir or ur 
 as es is os us 
 at et it ot ut 
 
 na ne ni no nu 
 pa pe pi po pu 
 ra re ri ro ru 
 sa se si so su 
 ta te ti to tu 
 
 In this manner, my little dearg, 
 all words in the English language 
 are formed ; you tell me that d a is 
 da, if I add a d to it, it will be dad ; 
 ifanf, daf; if a g, dag; and if an 
 n, dan. — That I may not overburden 
 your memories, I shall stop here, 
 and as you have all been equally 
 good, I will divide tlie orange amongst 
 you ; but I must tell you that Mrs. 
 Bakevvell having been informed how 
 obedient you all are to your papa's 
 
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 ^nd mamma's, and how desirous you 
 are of instruction, has been so oblig- 
 ing as to send me a plum-cake, to 
 be divided among you, and see here 
 it is. 
 
 And as you see from hence, that 
 to be good is the way to command 
 esteem from all tlie world, let me in- 
 treat you above all things, to learn 
 
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 THE LORUs PRAYER. 
 
 Our Father, which art in heaven, 
 hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom 
 come, thy will be done in earth as it 
 is in heaven ; give us this day our 
 daily bread ; and forgive us our 
 tresspasses as we forgive them that 
 trespass against us ; and lead us not 
 into temptation, but deliver us from 
 evil, for thine is the kinordom, and 
 the power, and the glory, for ever 
 and ever. Amen, 
 
 And this I must beg you will re- 
 peat every night and morning, in the 
 presence of your parents, and at the 
 same time implore their blessing. — 
 To-morrow I will entertain you with 
 the History of Master Uicky Atkins, 
 
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 who was once under my care, from 
 whence you may learn the necessity, 
 of my keeping this rod at my elbow^ 
 as the only remedy for naughty 
 children. 
 
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 THE 
 
 VIRTUK OF A HOD; 
 
 OR, THE 
 
 Hlsiorj/ (f a Naughtjij Boij. 
 
 DicKV Atkins was the only son 
 of Mr. and Mrs. Atkins, of Baltimore 
 County, in Maryland ; his mother, 
 poor woman, lost her life soon after 
 he was born, and his father, having 
 acquired a large fortune, thought 
 fit, after the decease of his lady, 
 to retire to this spot, the place of 
 his nativity, and here to enjoy that 
 truiKjiiillity and case, which his mind 
 long harassed by a train of accidents, 
 and a steady application to business^ 
 rcquiied. 
 
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 For this purpose, they embarked 
 on board the flope (a vessel of his 
 own) and in two months, (see here 
 she is) arrived at Portsmouth, and 
 
 came immediately here. Dicky was 
 placed under the care of his aunt, Mrs. 
 Allwright, and Mr. Atkins hastened 
 to London to settle with his mer- 
 chants, where he took a fever, and 
 died in about ten days. 
 
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 Master Atkins was now left \V\th 
 an ample fortune, and as Mrs. All- 
 Wright was extremely fond of him, 
 he was indulged in every thin^r ; I ih> 
 member once calling to enquire after 
 the health of the family, I found him 
 laying all along on the floor, crying 
 as though he had been whipped for 
 an hour, because his good aunt had 
 given him only half a plum cake, it 
 being all she had in the house • and 
 he wanting a whole one, hcid flung the 
 half cake in the fire. I once saw 
 him throw himself on the oround in 
 the chnrcl)-) ard, rant and tear h'ke a 
 person distracted, because he could 
 not get the Vv cathercock from the top 
 of tlie spire. Jf any of hi;^ play-fel- 
 lows had any thing new, he was l^uic 
 to cry i(>r it, and never would join 
 in the amut)€UicnLs of Im little com- 
 
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 pnnions, unless they would give lihti 
 his way inevery particular; his breaks 
 fast was either too early or too late, 
 too hot or too cold ; nothing could 
 be procured to please him, nor could 
 he ever be prevailed upon to say his 
 prayers. Molly Diligent^ who was a 
 very good servant, and kept on pur- 
 pose to attend him, once bought him 
 a fine gold coach and four, at the fair, 
 (see here it is) and, would you believe 
 
 ^t, he really flung it away because the 
 wheels did not run before the horijes* 
 
so 
 
 At this time his aunt sent for me, and 
 begged I would take him under my 
 care^ which I was very willing to 
 do, for I cannot endure the sight of 
 naughty boys and girls. 1 however 
 brought him home with me, and gave 
 him my Golden Present, which he 
 threw away, and stampt upon in the 
 manner you see. 
 
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 I was then obliged to have recourse 
 to the rod, and gave him a severe 
 whipping, and put him to bed with- 
 out his supper: the next morning, 
 could you think it, he ate his break- 
 fast without crying once, or making 
 any complaint: the milk was neither 
 too hot nor too cold ; I gave him my 
 Golden Present again, which he took 
 like a good boy, and learnt his lesson, 
 as pretty as any of you all ; and in 
 a very little time, by means of these 
 few twigs of birch, he became the 
 admiration of every body, and was as 
 much caressed and esteemed, as he 
 had been before hated and despised. 
 
 THE END. 
 
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