The catastrophe which has thus reduced me, was entirely unexpected; and should teach them, that no seeming security can guard from those accidents, which may in a moment reduce the prospect of affluence to a state of poverty and distress; and therefore it is a mark offolly, as well asmeanness, to be proud of those distinctions, which are at all times precarious in enjoyment, and uncertain in possession.
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Books, for the Instruction and Amusement ofYoung Minds, Printed and Sold byJohn MarshallNo. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside; and No. 4, Aldermary Church Yard, Bow-Lane, London.
The Happy Family; or, Memoirs of Mr. and Mrs. Norton. Intended to show the delightful Effects of filial Obedience. Price 6d.
The Life and Perambulation of a Mouse. By M. P. 2 Vols. Price 1s.
The Village School; or, A Collection of entertaining Histories, for the Instruction and Amusement of good Children, By M. P. 2 Vols. Price 1s.
Jemima Placid; or, the Advantage of Good-Nature, &c. By S. S. Price 6d.
The Holiday Present. Containing Anecdotes of Mr. and Mrs. Jennet, and their little Family. By M. P. Price 6d.
Memoirs of a Peg-Top. An entertaining and instructive History. By S. S. Price 6d.
The Adventures of a Pincushion. Designed chiefly for the Use of young Ladies. By S. S. Price 6d.
The First Principles of Religion, and the Existence of a Deity, explained in a Series of Dialogues, adapted to the Capacity of the Infant Mind. By M.P. 2 Vols. Price 1s.
Sermons to Children. To which are added, Hymns suited to the Subject. Price 6d.
Mrs. Norton’s Story Book. Composed for the Amusement of her Children; to which are added, Instructions for the proper Application of the Stories. Price 6d.
The Renowned History of Primrose Prettyface, otherwise called the Lady of the Manor. Price 6d.
The Orphan; or, The entertaining History of little Goody Goosecap. Price 6d.
Christmas Tales for the Amusement and Instruction of young Ladies and Gentlemen in Winter Evenings. By Solomon Sobersides, Price 6d.
The English Hermit; or, The Life and Adventures of Philip Quarll, who lived upwards of fifty Years upon an uninhabited Island. Price 6d.
Little Timothy Ticklepitcher’s Tales an Fables, in Verse. Price 6d.
The Imperial Spelling-Book; or, Reading Made Easy. Printed from a large Type, and compiled on an entirely new Plan. For the Use of Schools. By C. Bolton, Schoolmaster. Price 6d.
Lilliputian Spectacle de la Nature; or, Nature delineated. By Mrs. Teachwell, 3 Vols. Price 2s. 3d.
The Birth Day Present; or, Nine Days Conversation between a Mother and a Daughter, on interesting subjects, for the Use of young Persons from ten to twelve Years of Age. Price 1s.
Midsummer Holidays; or, a Long Story. Price 1s.
May Day; or, Anecdotes of Miss Lydia Lively. Intended to improve and amuse the rising Generation. Price 1s.
Cobwebs to Catch Flies; or, Dialogues in short Sentences, in 2 Vols. Vol. I. containing Easy Lessons of Three Letters, Four Letters, Five Letters, Six Letters, suited to Children from three to five Years of Age. Vol. II. containing instructive Lessons in Words of one Syllable, two Syllables, three Syllables, four Syllables, suited to Children from five to eight Years of Age. Price 2s.
of Rational Sports. In Dialogues passing among the Children of a Family. Designed as a Hint to Mothers how they may Inform the Minds of their little People respecting the Objects with which they are surrounded. Price 1s.
School Occurrences: supposed to have arisen among a set of young Ladies under the Tuition of Mrs. Teachwell, and to be recorded by one of them. Price 1s.
The Fairy Spectator; or, the Invisible Monitor. By Mrs. Teachwell and her Family. Embellished with a Frontispiece. Price 1s.
The Juvenile Tatler. By a Society of Young Ladies under the Tuition of Mrs. Teachwell. Embellished with a Frontispiece. Price 1s.
Moral and Instructive Tales, for the Improvement of young Ladies. With an engraved Title and Frontispiece. Price 1s.
La Bagatelle. Intended to introduce Children of three or four Years old to some Knowledge of the French Language. 2 vols. Price 2s.
A clear and concise Account of the Origin and Design of Christianity, intended as a Sequel to the First Principles of Religion, &c. By M.P. 2 Vols. Price 2s.
Letters from a Mother to her Children, on various important Subjects. By. M.P. 2 Vols. Price 2s.
Dialogues and Letters on Morality, Oeconomy, and Politeness, for the Improvement of young Female Minds. By M.P. 3 Vols. Price 3s.
Poems on various Subjects, for the Amusement of Youth. Price 1s.
Anecdotes of a Boarding School; or, an Antidote to the Vices of those useful Seminaries. By M.P. 2 Vols. Price 2s.
The Rational Dame; or, Hints toward supplying prattle for Children. Containing short and familiar Descriptions of many English Animals, Reptiles, and Insects. Ornamented with a Frontispiece, and an Engraving of each Animal, &c. Price 1s. 6d.
The Rotchfords; or, the Friendly Counsellor. Written for the Instruction and Amusement of the Youth of both Sexes. By M.P. 2 Vols. Price 3s.
The Footstep to Mrs. Trimmer’s Sacred History. For the Instruction and Amusement of little Children. By A.C. Price 1s, 6d.
The Female Guardian. Designed to correct some of the Foibles incident to Girls, and supply them with innocent Amusement for their Hours of Leisure. By Mrs. Teachwell. Embellished with a Frontispiece. Price 1s. 6d.
Fables, by Mrs. Teachwell: in which the Morals are drawn incidentally in various Ways. Price 1s.
Juvenile Correspondence; or, Letters suited to Children from four to above ten Years of Age, By Mrs. Teachwell. Price 1s. 6d.
School Dialogues for Boys. Being an Attempt to convey Instruction insensibly to their tender Minds, and instil the Love of Virtue. By Mrs. Teachwell. In Two Vols. Price 4s.
Dramatic Pieces calculated to exemplify the Mode of Conduct which will render young Ladies both amiable and happy, when their School Education is completed. Vol. I. Containing theGood Mother-in-Law, and theGood Daughter-in-law. Vol. II. containing theReformation, and theMaternal Sister. Vol. III. containing theTriumph of Reason, and theContrast. By P. I. Price 6s.
Fables in Monosyllables, by Mrs. Teachwell; to which are added, Morals, in Dialogues between a Mother and Children. Price 2s.
A Father’s Advice to his Son. Written chiefly for the Perusal of young Gentlemen. By M. P. Price 2s.
William Sedley; or, The Evil Day deferred. By S. S. Price 2s. 6d. Embellished with a Frontispiece.
The Conversations of Emily. Translated from the French of Madame le Comtesse d’Epigny, 2 Vols. 7s, bound.
A Course of Lectures for Sunday Evenings: Containing Religious Advice to young Persons. By S. S. Two Vols. Price 3s.
With a great variety of other Books.
With a great variety of other Books.
With a great variety of other Books.
Transcriber’s Notes:There seems to be some text missing in the publisher’s list of books in the sentence beginning “of Rational Sports”.As much as was possbile, the inconsistent use of quotation marks has been regularized.Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected.Typographical errors were silently corrected.Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book.