Johnson, J. mss., ca. 1740-1759
Summary Information
Repository
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Creator
Johnson, Jane, 1708-1759
Extent
438 items
Title Johnson, J. mss.,ca. 1740-1759
Collection No.
LMC 1649
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Johnson, J. mss. consists of materials
devised by Jane (Russell) Johnson primarily for the instruction of her son, George
William Johnson. The materials consist of 438 items and are arranged in 24 groups.
Included are alphabet cards, religious and secular lesson cards, all hand-made. Some
contain colored illustrations and are decorated with multi-colored Dutch paper.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Jane (Russell) Johnson, 1706-1759, of Witham-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire, England,
primarily for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson, 1740?-1814, High
Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1784, and presumably for the two other sons and daughter as
well. Jane Johnson was the wife of the Rev. Woolsey Johnson, 1696?-1756, who built
Witham Hall in 1752, and the daughter of Richard Russell who acquired Packwood Manor in
1715 (subsequently heired by Jane to her sister Lucy) which was eventually sold to Sir
Horace Mann.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in 24 groups.
Scope and Content Note
The Johnson, J. mss. consists of materials devised by Jane (Russell) Johnson primarily
for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson. The materials consist of 438
items and are arranged in 24 groups. Included are alphabet cards, religious and secular
lesson cards, all hand-made. Some contain colored illustrations and are decorated with
multi-colored Dutch paper.
The materials, arranged in 24 groups, consist of 438 pieces. Present are six sets of
alphabet cards, many with vowel sounds, syllables, words and short lines or verses
(which could serve as modern flash cards); three sets of word cards, also with vowel
sounds, syllables and lines; two booklets; three sets of lesson cards in verse and
anecdotal form on religious and secular topics; five card sets, largely secular and
contemporary in nature with some traditional story-verses; and three card sets of
religious and moral instruction, along with a set of word chips.
The largest group of materials is that of set no. 7 which includes the 78 word chips
denoting chiefly food products such as Ale, Almonds, Bacon, ... , Veal, Water,
Wild-fowl, housed in a small paper box decorated with playing card symbols cut from a
Dutch-made paper.
References to contemporary personages and secular topics include George Berkeley, bishop
of Cloyne, who advocated the curative powers of tarwater (no. 14 - Doctor Berkeley and
Enoch Martyr cards); John Thomas, Bishop of London (no. 14 - Master Isaac Seabright);
George Wright, member of Parliament (no. 14 - Two tame swans); the French dances,
ridotto (no. 19 - Lord Mountjoy) and rigadoon (no. 19 - Miss Carpenter); anti-French
bias (no. 17 - Hark the drums and no. 21 - Such short gowns); an acrobat (no. 21 - This
Girl to get money); a woman's independence (no. 21 - Pray Madam come this way);
toothache (no. 18 - A Boy and a Girl).
The stories, briefly noted, include those of the faithful dog betrayed (no. 14 - A
farmer came home); A Fable (no. 15 - The Old man and Death: he calls upon Death but when
he appears, asks for help with his load); The Eagle and the Child (no. 15 - As a hungry
eagle: it seizes the child from the cradle); and a nonsense rhyme (no. 18 - If all the
world was [sic] paper).
Sets 22 and 23 contain many identical religious and moral statements, including five of
the Ten Commandments.
Factors for dating the material are derived from a figure on a card which bears a
printed identity (set 1, item 36: Sir John Bernard, alderman and Lord Mayor of London,
1738); one of the booklets (no. 11 - George William Johnson, his Book, Printed and Bound
by his Mamma [Jane Johnson] 1745); and a card (no. 14 - Simon Lord Lovat) which notes
that Lord Lovat was beheaded on April 9, 1747.
The materials are sturdily constructed of two or more pieces of paper pasted together,
some of which bear partial watermarks, with the wording hand-printed on grooved lines in
black and red ink. Bordered or decorated in brown, orange, and green multi-colored paper
of Dutch origin, the cards frequently are illustrated by figures (plain or hand-colored)
of people, birds, animals, and objects cut from printed sources. One of the
illustrations retains its printed source (set 21, item 15: Sold by John Bowles at the
Black Horse in Cornhill). Many of the cards have small string or cord hangers.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Johnson, Jane,
1706-1759
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Johnson, George William,
1740-1814
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Johnson, Barbara,
1738-1825
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Ball, Elisabeth, 1897-1982
(former owner)
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Topics
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Alphabets
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Alphabet books
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Alphabet rhymes
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Children--Books and reading
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Children's literature
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Educational games
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England--Social life and
customs
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Moral education (Early
childhood)
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Religious education
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Readers (Primary)
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Reading--Aids and devices
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Education
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Religion
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Ball collection. 1983
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons
from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their
visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with the permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library
Preferred Citation
[item], Johnson, J. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Set 1. A B C, 1738
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Scope Note
Set of alphabet cards with letters, vowels, syllables, words, and four line
verses. Nos. 1-23, 25-52. With ink-drawn borders. Pasted on verso, printed
hand-colored pictures of people, animals, and birds. 1738. 51 items.
1. Alphabet A-O
Description of item:
Upper case letters
Transcription:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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2. Alphabet P-Z
Description of item:
Upper case letters
Transcription:
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z E F G C
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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3. Alphabet A-H
Description of item:
Upper and lower case letters
Transcription:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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4. Alphabet I-Q
Description of item:
Upper and lower case letters
Transcription:
Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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5. Alphabet R-Z
Description of item:
Upper and lower case letters
Transcription:
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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6. Alphabet A-R
Description of item:
Lower case letters
Transcription:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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7. Alphabet S-Z
Description of item:
Lower case letters
Transcription:
s t u v w x y z r t s f b d p q
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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8. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds beginning with letters b, d, f, h, l, m
Transcription:
ba be bi bo bu/ da de di do du/ fa fe fi fo fu/ ha he hi ho hu/ la le li lo
lu/ ma me mi mo mu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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9. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds beginning with letters n, p, r, t, s, w
Transcription:
na ne ni no nu/ pa pe pi po pu/ ra re ri ro ru/ ta te ti to tu/ sa se si so
su/ wa we wi wo wu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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10. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u
Transcription:
ab eb ib ob ub/ ac ec ic oc uc/ ad ed id od ud/ af ef if of uf/ al el il ol
ul/ am em im om um
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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11. Vowel Sounds
Description of item:
Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u
Transcription:
ag eg ig og ug/ an en in on un/ as es is os us/ at et it ot ut/ ap ep ip op
up/ ax ex ix ox ux
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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12. Short words
Description of item:
Two and three letter words
Transcription:
in of it is me up by so us/ my go we no at he as if/ on ox to ly am do and
for/ God but the all thy out our/ him her men man she
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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13. Consonant sounds
Description of item:
Three letter sounds
Transcription:
Bla ble bli blo blu/ cla cle cli clo clu/ dra dre dri dro dru/ fra fre fri
fro fru/ gla gle gli glo glu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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14. Consonant sounds
Description of item:
Three letter sounds
Transcription:
Pra pre pri pro pru/ sha she shi sho shu/ ska ske ski sko sku/ sla sle sli
slo slu/ spa spe spi spo spu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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15. Consonant sounds
Description of item:
Three letter sounds
Transcription:
Tra tre tri tro tru/ spla sple spli splo splu/ scra scre scri scro scru/
stra stre stri stro stru/ swa swe swi swo swu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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16. Vowel sounds "A"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" sounds
Transcription:
Bad had lad glad/ bag lag nag wag/ all ball call fall/ am ham ram cram/ man
pan fan can
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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17. Vowel sounds "A"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" sounds
Transcription:
Cap lap map pap/ bar car far star/ cat bat fat rat/ daw law paw claw/ ax
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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18. Vowel sounds "A" and "E"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" and "e" sounds
Transcription:
Day gay hay may/ bed fed red wed/ bee fee lee see/ bell fell sell tell/ den
hen men pen.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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19. Vowel sounds "E" and "I"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "e" and i" sounds
Transcription:
Bet fret let net wet/ bib crib gib nib rib/ ice dice mice rice/ bid did kid
lid rid/ bill hill mill fill
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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20. Vowel sounds "I" and "O"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "i" and "o" sounds
Transcription:
Hit pit sit wit bit/ bob fob mob rob/ bog dog hog fog/ fop hop sop lop top/
got hot pot rot.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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21. Vowel sounds "O" and "U"
Description of item:
Three and four letter words with rhyming "o" and "u" sounds
Transcription:
God nod rod jod/ hug lug rug mug/ gun pun run sun/ but cut hut nut/ bur cur
fur spur.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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22. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "an" and "ar"
Transcription:
Bang hang fang/ ant pant rant cant/ bard card hard/ ark dark mark/ art cart
dart mart
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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23. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ass", "ash", "aze", "ea",
and "ee"
Transcription:
Ass lass glass brass/ ash cash dash lash/ blaze gaze glaze maze/ beak break
speak/ ell heel feel peel
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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25. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ee", "el", "es", and
"ick"
Transcription:
Creep deep keep/ elf pelf self shelf/ best nest rest drest/ eel peel reel
wheel/ kick lick brick stick
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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26. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ig", "im", "in", and
"ol"
Transcription:
Fig pig sprig twig/ him brim grim/ pin grin chin skin/ bind kind wind/ bold
cold scold
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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27. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four letter words practicing the sounds "on", "oo", and "or"
Transcription:
Long prong strong/ book cook hook/ cool fool pool/ moon noon spoon/ cork
fork work
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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28. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "or", "oth", "ove", "ou",
and "ow"
Transcription:
Born corn horn/ broth froth cloth/ love dove glove/ out pout rout gout/ low
blow glow
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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29. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ow", "ub", "uff", "ull",
and "um"
Transcription:
Row snow slow/ cub tub rub drub/ huff cuff snuff/ dull cull scull/ mum drum
crum.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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30. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ure", "urn", "ush",
"usk", and "ust"
Transcription:
Cure pure sure/ urn turn burn churn/ bush hush push/ busk dusk husk/ dust
must crust
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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31. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Five and six letter words practicing the sounds "augh", "ough", and "ou"
Transcription:
Laugh cough/ rough tough./ though bought/ brought. pound/ round ground.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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32. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three letter words
Transcription:
Not can was may/ now you say let/ new way did day/ one are saw see/ bid who
joy ill.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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33. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four letter words
Transcription:
They that with/ will what when/ were know know/ knew came come/ well thou
them.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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34. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four letter words
Transcription:
From hath make/ love live life/ give gave hear/ here save like/ fear move
full.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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35. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four letter words
Transcription:
Done take pass/ said went took/ laid good told/ more whom have/ year your
Lord.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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36. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four and five letter words. On verso: Sir John Barnard Kt., Alderman and
Lord Mayor of London, 1738.
Transcription:
Pray seen name/ best last which/ where brave still/ there these those/ heard
shall.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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37. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Five and six letter words
Transcription:
Would should/ speak spake/ voice while/ first world/ great sound.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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38. Body parts
Description of item:
Words expressing parts of the body
Transcription:
Head heart face/ eyes nose cheek lips/ teeth tooth tongue/ chin ear neck
arm/ breast hand fist
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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39. Body parts
Description of item:
Words expressing parts of the body
Transcription:
Nail joint side/ hip thigh knee/ ham leg foot toe/ feet bone skin/ Blood
bleed vain
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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40. Animal words
Description of item:
Words expressing the names of various animals
Transcription:
Cock hen goose/ duck drake swan/ kite lark crow bat/ owl dove thrush/ ____
jay black-bird
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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41. Animal words
Description of item:
Words expressing the names of various animals
Transcription:
Fox hare buck doe/ stag hind fawn/ ox bull cow calf/ horse mare colt tit/
nag pad ass bear
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9. 5 cm
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42. Animal words
Description of item:
Words expressing the names of various animals
Transcription:
Sheep lamb goat/ kid hog boar pig/ sow cat dog rat/ mouse mice wolf/ ram
beast
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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43. Animal words
Description of item:
Words expressing the names of various insects and amphibians
Transcription:
Flea louse wasp/ bee fly gnat bug/ frog toad moth/ ant worm snail/ snake
leech lice
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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44. Environment and weather words
Description of item:
Words expressing weather and other phenomena
Transcription:
Sun moon stars/ fire earth light/ dark heat cold/ wind rain hail/ ice snow
frost
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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45. Earth words
Description of item:
Words expressing features like time and food
Transcription:
Dew mist cloud/ sky night day/ week month year/ grass rose pink/ grapes
plumb/ nut
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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46. Food words
Description of item:
Words expressing types of food and utensils
Transcription:
Bread cheese milk/ fish drink salt oyl/ beef veal lamb/ cake spoon fork/
knife plate dish
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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47. Verses
Description of item:
Four line verse
Transcription:
A good Boy will be/ a good man./ Love to learn your/ Book.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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48. Verses
Description of item:
Five line verse
Transcription:
Love God for he/ is good./ Pray to God, for/ all good things/ come from
him.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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49. Verses
Description of item:
Five line verse
Transcription:
Speak the Truth/ and tell no Lie,/ and God will/ Bless you in all/ your
ways.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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50. Verses
Description of item:
Five line verse
Transcription:
Love good Boys/ and play with none/ that swear or tell/ lyes, or Steal, or/
do ill things.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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51. Verses
Description of item:
Five line verse
Transcription:
He shall want no/ good thing, who/ hath God for his/ Friend, and God/ loves
good boys.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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52. Verses
Description of item:
Four line verse
Transcription:
The Child that does/ what good he can,/ Shall gain the love/ of God and
man.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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Set 2. A B C
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[1] Alphabet card
Description of item:
Alphabet card with cord hanger, letters A-M on recto, N-Z on verso. The V
and U reversed in the usual order of sequence. Corners pasted with triangles
made of brown, orange and green paper of Dutch origin.
Transcription:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z
Dimensions:
11.5 x 11.2 cm
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[2] Alphabet card
Description of item:
Same as item [1], except size
Transcription:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z
Dimensions:
6.5 x 6.5 cm
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Set 3. Aa Bb Cc
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[1] Alphabet card
Description of item:
Alphabet card with cord hanger, capital and lower case letters Aa-Mm on
recto, Nn-Zz on verso. Format resembles that of No. 2 except the V and U are
not reversed. Corners pasted with brown, orange, and green Dutch paper
triangles.
Transcription:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy
Zz
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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Set 4. A and
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Scope Note
Set of 26 unnumbered alphabet/word cards with thread hangers. Each bordered and
backed with brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. 26 items.
[1] A
Transcription:
and
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[2] B
Transcription:
but
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[3] C
Transcription:
cat
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[4] D
Transcription:
dog
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[5] E
Transcription:
end
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[6] F
Transcription:
frog
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[7] G
Transcription:
good
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[8] H
Transcription:
horse
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[9] I
Transcription:
ink
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[10] J
Transcription:
jug
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[11] K
Transcription:
kiss
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[12] L
Transcription:
legs
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[13] M
Transcription:
moon
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[14] N
Transcription:
night
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[15] O
Transcription:
of
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[16] P
Transcription:
park
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[17] Q
Transcription:
queen
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[18] R
Transcription:
rod
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[19] S
Transcription:
so
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[20] T
Description of item:
Has torn hanger
Transcription:
tom
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[21] U
Transcription:
un
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[22] V
Transcription:
voice
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[23] W
Transcription:
wood
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[24] X
Transcription:
ex ax ix ox
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[25] Y
Transcription:
for youth
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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[26] Z
Transcription:
zeal
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5.1 cm
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Set 5. A was an Al-der-man
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Scope Note
Set of 12 unnumbered cards, 2 letters of the alphabet and 2 lines to a card,
omitting the letters "j" and "u." Plain uncolored pictures in the center of card.
Verso blank. 12 items.
[1] A and B
Transcription:
a/ Was an Al-der-man, in a fine Gown,/ b/ Was a Bar-ber, that Shaved his
Crown.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[2] C and D
Transcription:
c/ Was a Cob-ler, and liv'd in a Stall./ d/ Was a Draw-er, Pray Sir do you
Call?
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[3] E and F
Transcription:
e/ Was an em-press, en-ro-bed in black./ f/ Was a Fox, with a Goose at his
back.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[4] G and H
Transcription:
g/ Was a good man, that bought and sold hogs./ h/ Was a Hunter, quite fond
of his Dogs.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[5] I and K
Transcription:
i/ Was an ink-horn, as black as a Crow./ k/ Was a keep-er, and shot at a
Doe.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[6] L and M
Transcription:
l/ Was a la-dy, whose beau-ty was frail,/ m/ Was a Monk-key, with-out a-ny
Tail.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[7] N and O
Transcription:
n/ Was a naugh-ty Boy....in his dish,/ o/ Was an Ot-ter, that eat up the
fish.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[8] P and Q
Transcription:
p/ Was a Py-rate and Rob'd on the Seas./ q/ Was a qua-ker, as stiff as you
please.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[9] R and S
Transcription:
r/ Was a Rab-bet, as brisk as a Bee./ s/ Was a Squir-rel, and Tripp'd on a
tree.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[10] T and U
Transcription:
t/ Was a Tra-der, and ga-ther'd up pelf./ u/ Was as ug-ly as AEsop
him-self.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10cm
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[11] W and X
Transcription:
w/ Was a Wa-ter-man, and ply'd in the Creeks/ x/ Was that Xerx-es that
fought with the Greeks
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[12] Y and Z
Transcription:
y/ Was a Yeo-man could Blust-er and strut/ z/ Was a Zea-lot, and liv'd in a
Hutt.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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Set 6. A was an Ass
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Scope Note
Set of 12 unnumbered cards, 2 letters of the alphabet and 2 lines to a card,
omitting the letters "j" and "u." Plain uncolored pictures in the center of card.
Verso blank. 12 items.
[1] A and B
Transcription:
a/ Was an Ass, hard la-den with Goods./ b/ Was a Bear, and Liv'd in the
Woods.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[2] C and D
Transcription:
c/ Was a Cat that Kill'd Rats in the night./ d/ Was a snarling old Dog that
would bite.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[3] E and F
Transcription:
e/ Was an E-le-phant fifty years old,/ f/ Was a Fowl-er as Craf-ty as
bold.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[4] G and H
Transcription:
g/ Was a Goat and Liv'd on the Hills,/ h/ Was a Horse car-ry'd Bags to the
Mill.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[5] I and K
Transcription:
i/ Was a Jack-daw, wou'd prate like a Pie,/ k/ Was a Kite that flew up very
high.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[6] L and M
Transcription:
l/ Was a Leo-pard all spot-ted with grey,/ m/ Was a monk-fish that liv'd in
the Sea.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[7] N and O
Transcription:
n/ Was a Night-in-gale and Sung in the spring,/ o/ Was an Owl, and an ill
look-ing thing.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[8] P and Q
Transcription:
p/ Was a Par-rot could chat-ter and prate,/ q/ Was a Quail and pip'd ear-ly
and late.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[9] R and S
Transcription:
r/ Was a Rob-ber and dy'd by the Rope,/ s f fs [all are shown]/ Was a sultan
as great as the Pope.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[10] T and V
Transcription:
t/ Was a Tay-lor a lover of Apes,/ v/ Was a Vi-per in diff-er-ent
shapes.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[11] W and X
Transcription:
w/ Was a Wolf, both cun-ning and bold/ x/ Was Xan-tip-pe a ter-ri-ble
Scold.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[12] Y and Z
Transcription:
y/ Was a Young-ster that drove a Woo-Gee,/ z/ Was Za-che-us that got up the
Tree.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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Set 7. Ale
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Scope Note
Set of 78 word chips, chiefly food products, with a small paper box, both
decorated with playing card symbols cut from brown, orange, and green Dutch paper.
Chips vary in size depending upon the length of the words, but all are about 1.2
cm. in height. The box: 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm. 79 items.
[1] Ale
[2] Almonds
[3] Bacon
[4] Basket
[5] Biskets
[6] boy
[7] Brawn
[8] Bread
[9] Broth
[10] Chair
[11] Cheese-cake
[12] Chicken
[13] Coach
[14] Coffee
[15] Cray-fish
[16] Cream
[17] crust
[18] Custard
[19] Dinner
[20] Dish
[21] Dog
[22] Drink
[23] Ducks
[24] Eggs
[25] Figs
[26] Filberds
[27] Fish
[28] Fork
[29] Glass
[30] Grapes
[31] Gravy
[32] a goose
[33] Greens
[34] Ham
[35] a Hare
[36] Honey
[37] Horse
[38] Knive
[39] Knives
[40] Lady
[41] Lamb
[42] Larks
[43] Lemons
[44] a Loaf
[45] Lobsters
[46] Milk
[47] Mug
[48] Mutton
[49] oyl
[50] Oysters
[51] Parlour
Description of item:
(2 copies)
[52] Parsley
[53] Partridge
[54] Plate
[55] Plumbs
[56] Pork
[57] Pudding
[58] Pye
[59] Rolls
[60] Salt
[61] Sauce
Description of item:
(2 copies)
[62] Sausage
[63] Small-beer
[64] Spinage
Description of item:
[sic]
[65] Spoon
[66] Stool
[67] Sugar
Description of item:
(2 copies)
[68] Table
[69] Tarts
[70] Tea
[71] Turkey
[72] Turnips
[73] Veal
[74] water
[75] Wild-fowl
Set 8. And for but
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Scope Note
Five unnumbered word cards. Thirteen words to a side, both sides. Each card with
cord or thread hanger and brown, orange, and green Dutch paper corners. 5
items.
[1] And for but
Description of item:
Three and four letter words
Transcription:
and for but/ the all/ not was are/ our can/ God his her
Transcription:
Verso: him she way/ his that/ they with will/ what when/ how good them
Dimensions:
12. 5 x 12. 5 cm
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[2] Fox Hare Boar
Description of item:
Animal words
Transcription:
Fox Hare Boar/ Bear Wolf/ Buck Doe Stag/ Dull Cow/ Calf Cat Dog
Transcription:
Verso: Horse Mare Sheep/ Lamb Goat/ Kid Ass Hog/ Sow Pig/ Rat Mouse Colt
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[3] Hand Arm Fist
Description of item:
Body parts
Transcription:
Hand Arm Fist/ Nail Joint/ Side Hip Thigh/ Knee Leg/ Foot Feet Toe
Transcription:
Verso: Head Heart Face/ Eyes Nose/ Cheek Lips Teeth/ Tongue Chin/ Ear Neck
Breast
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[4] Like next life
Description of item:
Four and five letter words
Transcription:
like next life/ long fear/ those first great/ truth true/ which know
whom
Transcription:
Verso: out done went/ one two/ keep once man/ men boy/ girl love give
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[5] This you your
Description of item:
Three and four letter words
Transcription:
this you your/ soon thy/ have most must/ from then/ than there their
Transcription:
Verso: well time may/ say more/ now much want/ take some/ such shall
Lord
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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Set 9. Ba be bi bo bu
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Scope Note
Set of cards with vowel sounds, syllables, and words. Nos. 2-14, 16-21, and one
unnumbered card (no. [1], with picture of woman pasted thereon and placed first in
sequence with sounds: ba, be, bi, bo, bu). Verso blank. 20 items.
[1] Ba be bi bo bu
Transcription:
ba be bi bo bu/ da de di do du/ fa fe fi fo fu/ ha he hi ho hu/ la le li lo
lu/ ma me mi mo mu
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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2. Na ne ni no nu
Transcription:
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/ wa we wi wo
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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3. Ab eb ib ob ub
Transcription:
Ab eb ib ob ub/ ac ec ic oc uc/ ad ed id od ud/ af ef if of uf/ al el il ol
ul/ am em im om um
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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4. An en in on un
Transcription:
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/ ax ex ix ox ux
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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5. Bla ble bli blo blu
Transcription:
Bla ble bli blo blu/ cla cle cli clo clu/ dra dre dri dro dru/ Fra fre fri
fro fru/ gla gle gli glo glu/ kna kne kni kno knu
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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6. Pra pre pri pro pru
Transcription:
pra pre pri pro pru/ sha she shi sho shu/ ska ske ski sko sku/ sla sle sli
slo slu/ sma sme smi smo smu/ spa spe spi spo spu
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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7. Swa swe swi swo swu
Transcription:
swa swe swi swo swu/ tra tre tri tro tru/ scra scre scri scro scru/ spla
sple spli splo splu/ stra stre stri stro stru/ thra thre thri thro thru
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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8. Bad had lad glad
Transcription:
Bad had lad glad/ bag lag nag wag/ all ball call fall/ am ham ram cram/ man
pan fan can/ bang fang gang hang
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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9. Ant pant rant want
Transcription:
Ant pant rant want/ cap lap map pap/ bar car far star/ bard card hard gard/
ark bark dark mark/ ass lass glass brass
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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10. Ash cash dash lash
Transcription:
Ash cash dash lash/ bat cat rat sprat/ daw law paw caw/ ax tax wax flax/ day
gay hay may/ blaze gaze glaze maze
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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11. Beak beak speak
Transcription:
beak beak speak/ eel heel feel kneel/ beam cream dream/ eat meat neat seat/
feet meet street great/ beck deck neck peck
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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12. Bed fed red wed
Transcription:
Bed fed red wed/ bee fee see lee thee/ deed feed seed bleed/ creep deep
keep/ bell fell sell well/ elf pelf self shelf
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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13. Den hen men pen
Transcription:
Den hen men pen/ best drest nest rest/ bet fret let net wet/ bib crib gib
nib rib/ dice ice mice rice/ lick kick stick brick
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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14. Bid did kid lid rid
Transcription:
Bid did kid lid rid/ fig pig sprig twig/ bill fill hill mill rill/ brim grim
him skim/ pin tin chin skin/ bind find kind wind
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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16. Hit pit sit wit spit
Transcription:
Hit pit sit wit spit/ bite mite write quite/ five hive dive drive/ bob job
mob rob fob/ nod rod jod clod God/ bog dog hog frog
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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17. Cold bold fold scold
Transcription:
Cold bold fold scold/ bone drone shone/ long prong strong/ book cook look
hook/ cool fool pool tool/ moon noon spoon
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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18. Fop hop lop sop top
Transcription:
Fop hop lop sop top/ cork fork york stork/ born corn horn scorn/ got hot pot
rot spot/ broth cloth froth north/ love dove glove move
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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19. Sour pour lour scour
Transcription:
Sour pour lour scour/ out pout gout pout/ low blow snow glow/ cub tub rub
club club/ huff bluff snuff cuff/ hug lug rug mug
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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20. Dull cull scull trull
Transcription:
Dull cull scull trull/ mum drum crum/ gun run sun pun/ bur cur furr spur/
cure sure pure lure/ curl furl hurl churl
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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21. Urn turn burn churn
Transcription:
Urn turn burn churn/ bush push hush rush/ busk dusk husk musk/ dust must
rust crust/ but cut nut hut slut
Dimensions:
8 x 4.9 cm
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Set 10. In of for the
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[1] Word card
Description of item:
32 words in squares, separated by small symbols or devices cut from brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper. Border and verso covered in faded blue paper.
Card shows signs of wear and soil.
Transcription:
in of for the/ they when what/ that my with but/ which there their/ his her
him he/ me she thy/ love shall where well/ will all our/ have from must
most
Dimensions:
18.3 x 16 cm
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Set 11. George William Johnson his Book
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George William Johnson his Book
Description of item:
Mother's name on verso of leaf 36: Iane Iohnson. Thirty six numbered leaves.
Words in black on recto, lessons in now-faded red on verso. Bound in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper. Spine damaged, revealing cord ties.
Hand-colored printed pictures pasted therein.
Transcription:
Title page: George William Iohnson his Book. Printed and Bound by his Mamma
1745.
Transcription:
Verso: First read all/ the black/ Lessons, and/ then read the/ red ones.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.3 cm
Bad had lad
Transcription:
Bad had lad/ fad mad glad/ Bag lag nag/ wag rag tag/ All ball call/ fall
tall wall/ Ham ram cram;
Transcription:
Verso: I/ hope my/ Dear now/ you have read/ the black les/sons, you will/
read these/ pretty red ones/ very well.
Man pan fan
Transcription:
Man pan fan/ can nan/ Bang hang/ gang fang/ Ant pant rant/ Cap lap map/
Bar far star/ Gard card hard;
Transcription:
Verso: My Son/ pray attend/ The Advice/ of your/ friend/ And strive to
mend.
Dark bark mark
Transcription:
Dark bark mark/ ... etc.
Set 12. A New Play Thing
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Booklet of words, syllables, letters.
Description of item:
Thirty-two numbered leaves. Colored pictures pasted therein. Bound in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper.
Transcription:
Concludes: "The End of This Book."
Dimensions:
5.5 x 4.5 cm
Set 13. All men seek pleasure
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Scope Note
Set of six unnumbered lesson cards of 4 lines each. Verso of each pasted with
playing card symbols cut from brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. 6 items.
[1] All men seek pleasure
Transcription:
ALL Men seek pleasure,/ Tho by different way;/ But each Looses his Aim,/
When from Virtue he strays.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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[2] I wou'd not but do the thing
Transcription:
I Wou'd not but do the/ Thing that is Right,/ Tho I got, or I lost the/
Universe by it.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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[3] In heaven are joys
Transcription:
IN Heaven are joys, and/ Pleasures ever new,/ And Blessings thicker/ Than
the Morning Dew.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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[4] Whoever breaks the holy sabbath-day
Transcription:
WHoever Breaks the/ Holy Sabbath day,/ Unbless'd shall pass the/ Other six
away.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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[5] Whoever makes his parent's heart to bleed
Transcription:
WHoever makes his/ Parent's Heart to bleed/ Shall have a Child, that/ will
revenge the Deed.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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[6] Whoever swears
Transcription:
WHoever Swears or/ Lightly Speaks the Name/ Of God Supreme is/ Cursed for
the same.
Dimensions:
4.6 x 7.7 cm
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Set 14. All Wisdom comes down
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Scope Note
Set of 40 unnumbered lesson cards of religious and secular topics, fables,
remedies, and verses, arranged by first lines. With cord hangers, borders in
brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. Verso pasted with cut-out colored figures,
occasionally related to the lines on the recto. 35 items.
[1] All wisdom comes down
Transcription:
All Wisdom comes down/ From the Great God above/ And to Practice that
Wisdom/ Is Friend-ship and Love/ Be not Peevish, or cross/ But be Merry and
glad,/ For good Boys have no cause/ For to Cry, or look sad.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[2] Ambrose Brooks
Transcription:
Ambrose Brooks, and Abel Bark-/ er, Groom, and Butler to Sir/ Stephen
Marwood, one of them car-/ rying a Venison Pasty out of the/ Parlour, which
was for Dinner at/ the first Course, & the other carrying/ a Dish of
Tarts and Cheese-cakes/ for the Second Course.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[3] As the Goat goes to browze
Transcription:
As the Goat goes to browze,/ Thus her Charge does begin;/ Be advis'd, my
dear Kid,/ And let Nobody in./ The Wolf over-hearing/ For Admittance does
try,/ But the kid answer'd, no;/ I'll not trust you, not I.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[4] A bee stung a bear
Transcription:
A Bee Stung a Bear, and for/ the rash Action,/ The Bear from the Hive wou'd/
Demand Satisfaction:/ While he rifles the Hive, a/ Swarm of Bees flies out,/
And stings the poor Bear, till/ they stung both his Eyes out.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[5] The blessed virgin Mary
Transcription:
The Blessed Virgin Mary,/ with Jesus Christ Sucking/ at her breast, &
riding upon an/ Ass; as the custom was in those/ days. She is going into
Egypt,/ as the angel directed Joseph/ in a dream, in order to avoid/ King
Herod's cruel Massacre.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[6] The circumcision of Jesus
Transcription:
The Circumcision of Jesus/ Christ, when he was but eight/ days old;
according to the Law/ of Moses, that every Male Child/ shou'd be
circumcised. which/ Law was first given by God him-/ self, to the Patriarch
Abraham,/ when he was ninety nine years/ old
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[7] A clown
Transcription:
A Clown that was vext with/ abundance of Flies,/ To drive them away with/ a
Firebrand tries:/ This while he with wonderful/ Courage essays,/ His
thatch'd Habitation is/ set in a Blaze.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[8] A cock upon a dunghill
Transcription:
A Cock upon a Dunghill bred,/ Finding a Jewel, only said,/ Some Jeweller,
with High Esteem,/ Would doat upon this Taudry Gem;/ One Barley Corn I had
rather see,/ For what are Diamonds to me.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[9] David Morris
Transcription:
David Morris, one Farmer/ Nicholas Bagshaw's/ Shepherd, with two Sheep, in/
Orton Field in the County of/ Westmoreland, he is driving/ one of them
along. with his/ Hat, to Burton market to sell it.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[10] Doctor Berkley
Transcription:
Doctor Berkley the good/ Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland;/ advising Mrs. Wilson
who has/ got a Cancer in her Breast to drink/ Tarwater, and he is likewise
send-/ ing Patrick Norway his Servant/ with a Pitcher of Tarwater, to a/
poor woman in Schoolhouse-lane/ that has got an Ague and Fever.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[11] A dog that was an errant thief
Transcription:
A Dog that was an Errant Thief,/ Had Stole, it seems, a piece of Beef;/ And
o'er a River swam, for fear/ Justice should fall upon his Rear:/ The Figure
of this Beef did seem/ so lively painted in the Stream,/ That he for a fresh
Booty hope'd/ And greedy at the Shadow chopt:/ So he let go the Prize he
had,/ which vex'd him so, that he ran mad.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[12] Enoch Martyr
Transcription:
Enoch Martyr, Footman to/ the Bishop of Cloyne; filling/ six large jars, in
order to make/ Tarwater, which is the best/ Medicine in the world for a
Fever,/ Consumption, the Small pox,/ Kings Evil, & all sorts of
disor-/ders, & to preserve health.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[13] A farmer came home
Description of item:
The story of the master who killed his faithful dog which saved his child
from a snake.
Transcription:
A Farmer came home, and his Cradle he found,/ Turn'd quite topsy-turvey, the
cloths on the ground/ He frown'd at his Dog by the Cradle that Stood;/ And
Seeing his Mouth smeer'd over with Blood,/ He Stab'd him in Anger, without
looking further;/ He took it for granted his dog had done Murther:/ But
turning the Cradle, he found his Mistake,/ The Child was alive, but there
lay a dead Snake,/ with the poor faithful Cur, to stay a Disaster,/ Had
Slain in Defense of his hard-hearted Master.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[14] A great many gentlemen
Transcription:
A Great many Gentlemen, and/ Ladys, at a table, at dinner, at/ a Marriage,
at Cana of Galilee;/ when Jesus Christ, perform'd that/ great Miracle, of
turning six/ large pots full of water, into the/ finest of wine, with only a
word/ speaking.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[15] A great many pretty little angels
Transcription:
A Great many pretty little/ Angels, riding upon the/ Clouds, to meet Master
Jacky/ Dashwood, who is just dead, and/ because he was very good, and/ made
it his constant Study to please/ God; is now going to Heaven, and/ the
angels are all very glad to see him.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[16] A hedgehog
Transcription:
A Hedgehog that was on his/ Journey benighted,/ A Snake very kindly to/
Shelter invited:/ The Hedgehog approv'd of/ the Lodging so well,/ The Snake
could no more/ get him out of his cell.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[17] Jesus Christ
Transcription:
Jesus Christ, when he was but/ six weeks old, brought to the Tem-/ ple at
Jerusalem, & presented to/ the Lord; by the High Priest; who/ has him in
his Arms, & the Virgin/ Mary kneels down, & offers a Sacri-/ fice,
of two young Pidgeons, as the/ custom was in those days, according/ to the
Law of the Jews.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[18] John Pope
Transcription:
John Pope, a good old Shepherd repeat-/ ing the following verses to
himself./ All covet Happiness/ But Oh! how few/ To Gain that Happiness/ The
Right way pursue./ More pains men take/ to serve the Fiend of Hell/ Than
they need take, in/ Realms of Bliss to dwell.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[19] The lion brave
Transcription:
The Lion Brave and Generous,/ Once in his Life had sav'd a Mouse,/ And
little thought in time to see/ The Mouse as Generous as he;/ Till being
hamper'd in a Net,/ Where 'twas in vain to roar and fret,/ He found what he
expected least,/ His Safety from so small a Beast./ The Mouse did that which
made him wonder/ And gnaw'd the stubborn Snare asunder.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[20] Master Isaac Seabright
Transcription:
Master Isaac Seabright, Son/ to Sir Charles Seabright, a/ dying of
Convulsion-Fits when he/ was but three days old; his Nurse/ sits by him, and
Doctor Thomas,/ Bishop of Lincoln, is going to/ Baptize him before he is
quite/ dead.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[21] Mr. Christopher
Transcription:
Mr. Christopher, an old He/ Goat, with a huge long/ Beard, eating thistles,
in Sir/ Francis Morgan's Park in Radnor-/ shire in Wales, and Martin Lum-/
ley a Plough Boy going to drive him/ away, or else to catch him with his/
hands.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[22] More instances
Transcription:
More instances of wicked/ King Herod's cruelty/ in killing the young
children. O!/ What a sad vile creature he was,/ who wou'd not rather be a
Beggar?/ a Chimney Sweeper? nay or a/ Tom-Turd-man than such a king.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[23] An old country squire
Transcription:
An old country Squire lov'd Dogs at (his heart),/ And he & his Kennel
cou'd ne'er dwell apart;/ But one day his Son by a Villanous Hound/ was bit
so severely, he died of the Wound:/ which put the old Spark in so grevious a
passion/ past Condemnation;/ So Ringwood, & Jowler, & Rockwood &
Tray,/ Tho' harmless, were hang'd as they (came in the way.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[24] Oronoko
Transcription:
Oronoko, a Black Boy, Page to/ his Grace the Duke of Northum-/ berland,
telling Oliver Brom-/ field the Duke's Gardiner; that he/ must bring in some
Cucumbers/ green Pease, Kidney-Beans, Horse-/ Radish, Asparagus Artichokes
&/ Colly-Flowers, ready for Dinner.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[25] An oxford scholar
Transcription:
An Oxford Scholar in/ his Study, sitting by a/ Table with Mathematical/
Instruments before him, and/ a Globe of the World standing/ on the ground by
him.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[26] Plato, Socrates, and Seneca
Transcription:
Plato, Socrates, and Seneca, three/ of the Ancient Wise Philosophers/
talking together about the Immor-/ tality of the Soul, the Happiness of a/
future Life, & the shortness of this;/ As one Drop of water/ To the
Boundless Sea;/ Is the longest Life, compar'd/ To Eternity.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[27] Rowland & Rosamund Percival
Transcription:
Rowland, & Rosamund Percival/ an honest country man & his wife/
walking to Sturbridge Fair to sell/ Eggs, Apples & Turneps, & to
buy/ a new Hat, Stockings, Shoes, Lea-/ ther Breeches, and a Knife and/ Fork
for their little son Edward/ who is a very good Boy & cou'd write/ &
Read before he was eight years old.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[28] A schoolboy
Transcription:
A Schoolboy was once so dull in his way,/ He cou'd not be taught so much as
great A/ His Schoolfellows jested upon his thick skull/ Nay, hold, says the
Youngster, I am not so dull;/ But if I learn A, which I cou'd soon do,/
They'll put me to B, C, & all the Cross Row:/ Now that wou'd exceedingly
trouble my (Gizard,/ For learning of A, to be run down to Izard.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[29] Simon Lord Lovat
Description of item:
Refers to April 9, 1747.
Transcription:
Simon Lord Lovat; sitting in the/ Tower leaning upon a stone Pillar;/ and
Edmund Newton his Servant/ bringing him a large glass of French/ Brandy. On
thursday April the/ ninth, one Thousand, seven-Hun-/ dred, & forty seven
his Head was/ Cut off, on Tower Hill for High/ Treason: he being then
fourscore/ years of age.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[30] A stork
Transcription:
A Stork thro' Misfortune,/ Was trapann'd with a Crane;/ He pleaded his good
Deeds,/ But pleaded in vain./ The Crane is a Villain,/ The Farmer replies,/
And he that's his Comrade/ Most certainly dies.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[31] There was a grey cat
Transcription:
There was a grey Cat,/ And She got up a tree,/ And when she was there, She/
Was Stung by a Bee/ Which made her cry Mew, and/ Down jumped She.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[32] There was a little man
Transcription:
There was a little Man,/ And he had a little Gun,/ He Shot at two Crows,
and/ He killed but one./ The other Flew away,/ For he did not choose to
stay,/ For fear he should Shoot him/ Before he had done.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[33] There was a little mouse
Transcription:
There was a little Mouse/ And She came to our house,/ And a great black
Cat,/ That was very fat,/ Did kill this pretty Mouse,/ That came to our
House.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[34] Two tame swans
Transcription:
Two tame Swans swimming/ in the River they are the/ Property of George
Wrighte/ Esquire, Member of Parliament./ of Gothurst, or Gay-Hurst near/
Newport Pagnel in the County of Bucks.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[35] A wanton young shepherd
Description of item:
The boy who cried wolf.
Transcription:
A Wanton young Shepherd,/ Tho' no danger near,/ Bawls out, Help! Neighbours,
help/ The Wolf, Sirs, is here./ They come, but are laugh'd at:/ Soon he
roars, out again,/ Now the Wolf's here indeed,/ But he roars out in
vain.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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Set 15. All Wisdom cometh from the Lord
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Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-8, religious in nature. Borders and verso in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper with cord hangers. 8 items.
1. All wisdom cometh from the Lord
Transcription:
All Wisdom cometh from/ the Lord, to fear the/ Lord, that is Wisdom.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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2. Whoso feareth the Lord
Transcription:
Whose feareth the Lord/ it shall go well with him;/ he shall find favour
with/ God and men.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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3. They that fear the Lord
Transcription:
They that fear the Lord/ will obey his word, and/ they that love him will/
keep his laws
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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4. Love the Lord
Transcription:
Love the Lord all they/ life, and think of him/ every hour for he sees/ all
you do.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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5. All your ways are known
Transcription:
All your ways are known/ to the Lord, and can-not/ be hid from his Eyes.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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6. The eyes of God
Transcription:
The eyes of God are always/ upon you, and you can-not go/ out of his
sight.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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7. Make they prayer
Transcription:
Make they prayer unto God/ and offend not the Most High/ in word or
deed.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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8. Love the God that made thee
Transcription:
Love the God that made/ thee, with all thy strength,/ with all thy heart,
and with/ all thy Soul.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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Set 16. As a hungry eagle
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Scope Note
Group of 6 unnumbered lesson cards of assorted sizes, each with brown, orange, and
green Dutch paper border, cord hanger, and picture on verso except as noted. 6
items.
[1] As a hungry eagle
Transcription:
As a hungry Eagle was/ Seeking for Prey,/ He spy'd a young Child in/ A
Cradle that lay;/ the Mother was absent,/ And no creature by,/ So the Baby
he seiz'd and/ Flew up to the Sky:/ The Child cry'd and scream'd/ But his
Tears were in vain,/ For his Life was soon ended,/ And with it all pain.
Dimensions:
9 x 10.5 cm
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[2] As one drop of water
Description of item:
No hanger
Transcription:
As one drop of Water to the Great/ and Wide Sea: or as one Grain of/ Sand to
the Multitude on the Sea Shore,/ so is the Longest Life, when compared/ with
the days of Eternity. Then/ what would it profit a Man to gain the/ whole
World, and Lose his own Soul?/ Would not that man be worse than a Fool,/
that would accept of the whole World/ or of any thing in it upon such very/
bad terms.
Dimensions:
12 x 12.3 cm
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[3] 'Count that day lost
Transcription:
'Count that Day lost, whose/ 'Low descending Sun,/ 'Tells from thy Hand, no/
'Worthy Action done.
Dimensions:
11 x 9 cm
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[4] The old man and death
Description of item:
Title of card: The Old Man and Death. A Fable.
Transcription:
Quite spent with a Burthen of Sticks, an old Clown/ To rest himself, on a
Bank sat him down:/ Then call'd upon Death, and beg'd he wou'd please/ To
shorten his Life, that he might have some ease./ Straight all of a sudden,
pale Death did appear,/ Which made my old Gaffar's Teeth chatter with Fear;/
I call'd you, says he, Mr. Death in a Maggot,/ But now you are here, help me
up with my Faggot.
Dimensions:
11 x 15.3 cm
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[5] Roger Bowyer
Transcription:
Roger Bowyer, with a Sheep/ that has its Legs tied to-/ gether, hanging over
his arm;/ he is going to sell it, at Cole-/ brook Market, & as he walks
a-/ long he hears the Cuckoo Sing,/ which makes him lift up his/ hand in
great surprize, it being/ in the month of March.
Dimensions:
4.9 x 9.3 cm
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[6] Sun moon stars
Description of item:
Words only, verso paper covered.
Transcription:
Sun moon stars fire air earth Sea/ light dark cold heat east west/ north
south wind rain hail/ ice snow frost thaw dew mist/ cloud sky night day hour
week/ month year foot tooth breast.
Dimensions:
11.2 x 12.2 cm
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Set 17. As John with his rake
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Scope Note
Set of 44 unnumbered lesson cards on secular subjects with related colored picture
in center of card. Verso, plain. 44 items.
[1] As John with his rake
Transcription:
As Iohn with his/ Rake went out to make Hay,/ He met with his/ Sweet heart,
and/ stopt by the way.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[2] At a house by a gate
Transcription:
At a house by a Gate,/ Did live without state/ A little old woman/ and man,/
They did work for/ their bread, And were/ very well fed. and the/ old
woman's name it/ was Nan.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[3] At a house by a steeple
Transcription:
At a House by a/ Steeple, Did live many/ people, who all did/ love pudding,
and pye./ And good bread, and/ good meat, which they/ each day did eat, and/
drank small Beer/ when they were a dry.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[4] Carots and turnips
Transcription:
Carots and Turnips/ all fresh good and/ fine,/ There is none to be/ had that
are better/ than mine.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[5] A cat and two mice
Transcription:
A Cat and two/ Mice Lived in a/ great Barn, the/ Cat killed the/ Mice, and
she/ thought it no harm.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[6] Close under a tree
Transcription:
Close under a tree/ there stood a pretty house/ And in it did live a great/
Rat, and a Mouse/ The Mouse she fell/ sick, and long kept her/ bed; The Rat
went in/ Mourning for her when she was dead.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[7] A cow and a bull
Transcription:
A Cow and a Bull one/ day for their good,/ Would try change of/ Air, and
walk to the/ Wood:/ But when they came/ there, they found little/ ease,
Their feet were/ so hurt, with the stumps/ of the trees.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[8] Dear madam
Transcription:
Dear Madam your Tea/ is exceedingly Fine,/ I had rather drink/ Tea, than the
finest of Wine.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[9] A duck and a drake
Transcription:
A Duck and a Drake/ jumpt into the water/ And all the young/ Ducks did
paddle/ in after.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[10] The eagle flies
Transcription:
The Eagle Flies/ high,/ But can't touch/ the Sky.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[11] Eye ear arm
Transcription:
Eye ear arm face lips/ nose cheek teeth skin/ mouth hair tongue/ throat neck
heart let/ hand feet thumb nail.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[12] Fish flesh fowl
Transcription:
Fish Flesh Fowl fruit/ bread cheese oil Ale/ Wine Beer drink salt/ Sauce
Eggs spice/ Butter pepper greens.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[13] A fox caught a goose
Transcription:
A Fox caught a/ Goose, and eat her/ for dinner,/ A Man Shot the Fox/ while
the Goose was/ within her.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[14] From most must
Transcription:
From most must/ take wick wild/ which George good/ thought strength lip.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[15] Give some bread
Transcription:
Give some Bread/ to my Children I/ beg and I pray/ or they will be/ starved
having/ had none to day.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[16] Good girl make haste
Transcription:
Good Girl make/ haste and have/ done with your broom/ Of all things I hate/
such a dust in the Room.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[17] Hark the drum
Transcription:
Hark the Drum/ beats, and calls/ to the Field./ God give us Suc/ cess and
make the/ French yield
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[19] Have you got any copper
Transcription:
Have you got any/ Copper or Brass to/ mend:/ The Tinker to/ serve you does
wait/ and attend.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[19] How wicked these men are
Transcription:
How wicked these/ men are to Quarrel/ and Fight:/ They surely forget/ that
they are in God's sight.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[20] I am old
Transcription:
I am old, and poor and/ blind, pray give me/ a penny to buy me/ some
Bread.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[21] I never did see
Transcription:
I never did see such a/ strange Bird as this is,/ He is ugly enought to/
fright little Misses.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[22] In a fine summer's day
Transcription:
In a fine summer's day/ to Lye down on the/ ground,/ Is bad for your/
Health; and has fatal been found.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[23] In frost and snow
Transcription:
In Frost and Snow,/ when Winds do/ blow, Little Robins/ do whistle and
Sing./ Of all Birds, they/ are best, with their pretty Red Breast/ And their
Musick/ does make the Wood's/ ring.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[24] Indeed little madam
Transcription:
Indeed little Madam/ you Ride very grand/ With a Crown on/ your Chair, and a
Fan/ in your hand.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[25] It is wicked to get drunk
Transcription:
It is wicked to get/ drunk, to swear, lye, or/ steal./ And those that do
such/ things will Hell Torments feel.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[26] A linnet and a thrush
Transcription:
A Linnet, and a/ Thrush. Sitting in/ a Bush./ For three Months in/ the
Spring, They/ most sweetly do Sing.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[27] Maids will you buy any milk
Transcription:
Maids will you/ buy any Milk, will/ you have some or/ no, Unless you/ come
quickly, away/ I must go.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[28] May can say
Transcription:
May can say his let/ use new men man/ she when that they/ with your what
them/ will well this have/ then than know yet
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[29] O had I wings
Description of item:
George Iohnson. Watermark.
Transcription:
Oh had I wings I would/ Fly like this Dove,/ To visit Miss Wrighte/ who so
dearly I love.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[30] Of all the fine birds
Transcription:
Of all the fine Birds/ that fly in the Air,/ None can with the/ Peacock, for
beauty/ compare.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[31] Of in at
Transcription:
Of in at to me my it/ is no all go so if up/ or by he we be us as/ do on and
for the/ thy not our out you/ but her him was now
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[32] Once on a time
Transcription:
Once on a time it did/ so come to pass,/ That a Buck, and a Doe/ and a
little Jack Ass,/ Did all live in one/ Field, where they eat/ Hay, and
Grass.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[33] Rock on
Transcription:
Rock on, rock on/ my pretty Boy/ And you shall be/ your Mothers joy.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[34] A shepherd and a shepherdess
Transcription:
A Shepherd and a/ Shepherdess a keeping/ of their Sheep,/ They Guard them
both/ by day and night and/ Fold them when they/ sleep.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[35] There was a birds nest
Transcription:
There was a Birds/ nest, and in it three eggs/ And when they were/ hatch'd
each Bird had two legs.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[36] This girl went out
Transcription:
This Girl went out/ To walk about, till she/ had walk'd enough./ Then she
set her/ Rump, upon a stump/ And took a pinch of/ snuff.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[37] This is Jack Woodhouse
Transcription:
This is Jack Woodhouse/ a riding to School/ To Play with the/ Boys and
Learn/ Latin by Rule.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[38] This little boy
Transcription:
This little Boy waits/ to have his Shoes/ mended,/ With the Cobbler/ he
stays, until the work's ended.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[39] This man with his dogs
Transcription:
This man with his Dogs/ went out to Kill Game,/ His Gun it went off,/ and
shot the Dogs/ lame.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[40] Two butter flys
Transcription:
Two Butter Flys/ painted with wings/ fine and gay,/ Did both come to Life/
one very fine day.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[41] Two for a penny
Transcription:
Two for a penny/ Oranges, all sound/ and sweet,/ Come try them/ and buy them
of/ me in the street.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[42] Upon a high hill
Transcription:
Upon a high hill there/ stood a Wind-Mill, and/ unless it is gone it/ stands
there still. And/ who ever does please,/ when ever they will/ may bring Corn
to/ Grind at this pretty Hill.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[43] When the hawk comes
Transcription:
When the Hawk/ comes in sight,/ The Birds are all/ in a fright.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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[44] A wind mill
Transcription:
A Wind Mill stood/ near to the end of a/ Town, At which they/ Ground Corn
both/ for white Bread and/ brown./ The Miller was not,/ a right just, honest
man/ For he sometimes stole/ Flour, and made weight/ with good Bran.
Dimensions:
8.5 cm
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Set 18. A boy and a girl did eat sugar
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Scope Note
Group of 9 unnumbered word and verse cards. Each with large plain picture in
center, verse at top and bottom, words on sides, verso plain, string hangers,
brown, orange and green Dutch paper trim. 9 items.
[1] A boy and a girl did eat sugar
Transcription:
top: A Boy and a Girl, did/ eat Sugar and Plumbs/ Till they made their
teeth
Transcription:
bottom: ake, and fall from their gums;/ And then they could eat,/ nothing
but bread crums.
Transcription:
left: long/ went/ next/ play/ true/ like/ take
Transcription:
right: give/ move/ ball/ both/ came/ care/ come
Dimensions:
19.5 x 14.3 cm
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[2] A cow and a bull
Description of item:
Lettering on left and right sides is faint.
Transcription:
top: A Cow, and a Bull did/ once fight for some grass,/ Fight on if you
please/ says a Jack Ass,
Transcription:
bottom: For so long as you fight/ I will eat up the grass.
Transcription:
left: life/ live/ fear/ than/ then/ much/ more
Transcription:
right: some/ girl/ done/ keep/ such/ once/ time
Dimensions:
19.5 x 14.3 cm
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[3] A horse and a mare
Transcription:
top: A Horse, and a Mare,/ a Buck, and a Doe,/ Did all live in a Park/ And
so did a Crow;/
Transcription:
bottom: The Crow eat the worms/ the rest eat the grass./ It was not far off/
where this came to pass.
Transcription:
left: be/ an/ by / he/ is/ ox/ up
Transcription:
right: on/ us/ all/ off/ the/ and/ for
Dimensions:
20.3 x 14.3 cm
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[4] If all the world was paper
Transcription:
top: If all the world was paper/ and all the Seas were ink/ and all the
Trees, were bread and cheese
Transcription:
bottom: What should we do for drink./ box lock key bolt bar bell. (in faint
lettering)
Transcription:
left: house/ coach/ chair/ stool/ bed/ shirt/ shift
Transcription:
right: sheet/ hat/ coat/ wig/ wax/ broom/ brush
Dimensions:
19.2 x 14.2 cm
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[5] If with wealth you a-bound
Transcription:
top: If with Wealth you a-bound, ob-serve/ then this Rule,
Transcription:
bottom: Spend your Mo-ney with judg-ment,/ and not like a Fool.
Transcription:
left: where/ there/ their/ were/ what/ when/ once/ that/ with/ which/
now
Transcription:
right: how/ vow/ shall/ them/ know/ have/ cough/ laugh/ love/ give/ them
Dimensions:
12.3 x 15.2 cm
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[6] There was an old sow
Description of item:
Lettering on left and right sides is faint.
Transcription:
top: There was an old Sow, and she had but one Pig./ And one day she gave
her some grapes and a fig/ And the next day she gave her some good milk and
whey
Transcription:
bottom: And did Dress her with Flowers all over gay/ Then bid her take care
and keep out of the dirt/ For her ears she would box if she should prove a
slut.
Transcription:
left: King/ Queen/ Prince/ Duke/ Lord
Transcription:
right: Sir/ Miss/ Madam/ Lady/ Master.
Dimensions:
13.5 x 20.8 cm
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[7] A young bull fell in love
Transcription:
top: A young Bull fell in Love/ with a red and white Cow/ And each day when
he met her
Transcription:
bottom: he made her a Bow/ and said pray my Dear/ how do you now.
Transcription:
left: black/ white/ red/ blue/ green/ brown/ light/ dark
Transcription:
right: knife/ fork/ dish/ spoon/ plate/ cup/ mug/ glass
Dimensions:
19.2 x 14.4 cm
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[8] Corn wheat oats
Description of item:
Words only, lacks verses and corner trim
Transcription:
left: corn/ wheat/ oats/ beer/ ale/ wine/ malt/ hops
Transcription:
right: sope/ sand/ salt/ beef/ veal/ oil/ pen/ ink
Dimensions:
14.3 x 14.3 cm
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[9] One two boy
Description of item:
Words only, lacks verses and corner trim
Transcription:
left: one/ two/ boy/ way/ say/ out/ they
Transcription:
right: when/ what/ that/ with/ love/ when/ well
Dimensions:
14.4 x 14.3 cm
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Set 19. A bustard, a great sluggish fowl
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Scope Note
Set of 12 unnumbered cards with related picture and story. The words describe the
colored figures on verso. 12 items.
[1] A bustard, a great sluggish fowl
Transcription:
A Bustard,/ a great sluggish/ Fowl that is good to/ eat
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[2] Lady Margaret Mordaunt
Transcription:
Lady Margaret/ Mordaunt, Daughter/ to the Earl of Peter-/ borow, in a Red/
Lustring Coat.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[3] Lord Mountjoy
Transcription:
Lord Mountjoy, &/ Miss Barbara John-/ son, Dancing a/ Menuet together
at/ a Ridotto in the/ Hay Market
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[4] Miss Carpenter
Transcription:
Miss Carpenter, in a/ yellow Lutestring/ Sack, and a red knot,/ dancing a
Rigadoon/ by her self at Mr./ Lally's School.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[5] Miss Cherry Lily
Transcription:
Miss Cherry Lily,/ dress'd in a blue/ Sattin Coat, walking/ with a Fan in
her/ hand, to Church.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[6] A new milch brindled cow
Transcription:
A new Milch/ brindled Cow, of/ Sir Adolphus/ Killegrew's at/ Kettering in
North-/ amptonshire.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[7] A pretty dark grey doe
Transcription:
A pretty dark grey/ Doe, in a Park belong-/ ing to William Ca-/ vendish,
Duke of/ Devonshire.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[8] A pretty hunting seat
Transcription:
A pretty Hunting/ Seat, of Sir Orlando/ Bridgman's, at Pont-/ pool in
Monmouth-/ shire.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[9] A rabbet and an ash tree
Transcription:
A Rabbet, and an/ Ash tree, in Dunning/ -ton Warren in Lincolnshire
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[10] Simon Frankland
Transcription:
Simon Frankland,/ a Butcher of Enfield/ in Middlesex, carry-/ ing a Sheep
before/ him, upon a horse/ nam'd Ball.
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[11] A tulip and a sunflower
Transcription:
A Tulip, and a Sun-/ Flower; that grew in/ the Dutchess of Ken/ -dal's
Garden, at/ Hickling in Nor-/ folk
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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[12] Two very pretty chickens
Transcription:
Two very pretty/ Chickens, in an Or-/ chard, of Thomas/ Pelham's Duke of/
Newcastle at Farn [sic]/ in Northumberland
Dimensions:
4.1 x 5 cm
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Set 20. God made you
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Scope Note
Card no. 2 only of a lesson set, not mounted on the accompanying card, bordered
and verso in brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. Pieces do not appear to match;
unfinished work? 1 item.
Description of item:
The same as no. 3 in set 22 and no. 3 in set 23.
Transcription:
God made you, and/ all the world; he made/ the Sun, the Moon, and/ all the
Stars.
Dimensions:
Verse card: 6.3 x 6.6 cm
Dimensions:
Mounting card: 9.7 x 10.8 cm
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Set 21. How smiling and pleasant
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Scope Note
Group of 6 cards with verses relating to dress and social activities, and
hand-colored pictures with printed Nos. 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, and unnumbered. String
hangers. Brown, orange, and green Dutch paper borders and verso.
11. How smiling and pleasant
Transcription:
How smiling and pleasant these all look in the face/ To see this young Girl
dance with such a Grace./ One plays on the Pipe, the Dog he lies by/ They
all take my fancy, and much please my Eye.
Dimensions:
11 x 15 cm
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13. How pretty this man looks
Transcription:
How pretty this Man looks, with Sword, Hat, and Cane/ One Lady seems Sick,
or to be in some pain:/ The other walks off, and points with her Fan/ Saying
help I will fetch you, as fast as I can.
Dimensions:
11.5 x 15.5 cm
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14. This lady looks smart
Transcription:
This Lady looks smart, and her dress is quite fine/ But I rather choose to
wear such clothes as mine/ For petticoats short, and a Hoop that is less/
Tho' not quite so grand, is a more easy dress.
Dimensions:
11.2 x 14.8 cm
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15. Pray madam come this way
Description of item:
Printed source: sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Transcription:
Pray Madam come this way, one Gentleman crys,/ This Walk is more free both
from Sun-shine, and Flys:/ No Sir says the Lady; it is this way I choose/ If
that walk you like, pray your Liberty use.
Dimensions:
11.3 x 15 cm
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18. Such short gowns as these
Transcription:
Such short Gowns as these, are much used in France;/ And the Men, and the
Women cut capers and dance./ The Ladys they Paint, and their backsides they
show,/ The Men hop, and skip, and each one is a Beau/ Would you see men like
monkeys; to France you must go.
Dimensions:
12.3 x 15.8 cm
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[19] This girl to get money does dance
Transcription:
This Girl to get money does dance on a Rope/ She will sure have good luck if
her neck is not broke/ Quite hard is her fortune, her fate most unkind/ If
no way for a living but this she can find.
Dimensions:
12.2 x 14.8 cm
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Set 22. There is but one God and he is good
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Scope Note
Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-57, of religious and moral sayings. Each with Arabic
and Roman numerals. Ink borders, colored pictures on verso. A brief description of
the pictures is provided.
1. There is but one God
Description of item:
verso: fish
Transcription:
There is but one God,/ and he is good./ Love God for he is good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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2. A good boy will be
Description of item:
verso: two birds
Transcription:
A good Boy will be a/ good man/ Love to Read your Book.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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3. God made you
Description of item:
verso: an elephant and a unicorn
Transcription:
God made you and all/ the world, he made the/ Sun, the Moon, and all/ the
Stars.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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4. Speak the truth
Description of item:
verso: a maiden and two birds
Transcription:
Speak the Truth and/ tell no Lyes/ Use no ill words.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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5. Love good boys
Description of item:
verso: a young man and a dog
Transcription:
Love good Boys, and play/ with none that swear, or lie,/ or steal.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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6. If you are in the dark
Description of item:
verso: three men and a woman
Transcription:
If you are in the dark/ God sees you, and if you/ are in the light he is/
with you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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7. God is in all places
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a lamb
Transcription:
God is in all pla-ces He/ Knows all that is done, and/ you can-not go out of
his/ Sight.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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8. God sees everything
Description of item:
verso: a man, a woman, and an owl
Transcription:
God sees e-ve-ry thing you/ do, hears e-ve-ry word you/ speak, and knows
e-ve-ry/ thing you think.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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9. God loves you better
Description of item:
verso: a pigeon and a man
Transcription:
God loves you better/ than your Fa-ther or your/ Mo-ther love you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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10. God sends you everything
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a goat
Transcription:
God sends you e-ve-ry/ thing you Eat and Drink,/ and all the fine things/
you have.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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11. God made the day light
Description of item:
verso: a wild boar
Transcription:
God made the Day Light/ that you may Walk and/ Play, and he made the Night/
Dark, that you may Rest and/ Sleep.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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12. God is always with you
Description of item:
verso: a woman and a boy
Transcription:
God is al-ways with you tho'/ you can-not see him, and if you/ are good he
will not let a-ny/ thing hurt you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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13. God made you for no other reason
Description of item:
verso: a tiger
Transcription:
God made you for no o-ther/ Rea-son but to make you/ hap-py, but you can-not
be/ hap-py with-out be-ing good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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14. If you are good
Description of item:
verso: a fantastical creature and clovers
Transcription:
If you are good you will go to/ hea-ven when you Die, and be/ hap-py for
e-ver and e-ver.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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15. Heaven is a much finer place
Description of item:
verso: a monkey playing a drum
Transcription:
Hea-ven is a much Fi-ner/ place than e-ver you saw/ in your Life.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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16. When you go to heaven
Description of item:
verso: a man and a maiden with a basket of apples
Transcription:
When you go to Hea-ven you/ will see God, you will ne-ver/ feel a-ny pain,
and you will/ have e-ve-ry thing you wish/ for.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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17. It is very easy to be good
Description of item:
verso: a monkey and a man
Transcription:
It is ve-ry ea-sy to be good/ and none but Fools will/ e-ver do a wick-ed
thing.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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18. To be good is to love God
Description of item:
verso: a king and a queen
Transcription:
To be good is to love God,/ and to strive to please him/ in thought word and
deed.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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19. To love God is to keep
Description of item:
verso: a woman and two cherubs
Transcription:
To Love God is to keep/ his Com-mand-ments and/ They are all ve-ry
ea-sy.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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20. God spake these words
Description of item:
verso: a maiden with fire
Transcription:
God spake these words and/ said, I am the Lord thy God;/ Thou shalt have no
o-ther/ Gods but me.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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21. Thou shalt not
Description of item:
verso: cats
Transcription:
Thou shalt not take the/ Name of the Lord thy God/ in vain.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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22. Remember the Sabbath
Description of item:
verso: two fantastical creatures
Transcription:
Re-mem-ber the Sab-bath/ Day to keep it Ho-ly: In/ it thou shalt do no
man-ner/ of work.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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23. Thou shalt not steal
Description of item:
verso: a lion and a tiger
Transcription:
Thou shalt not steal./ Thou shalt not tell a Lye.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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24. Honour thy father and mother
Description of item:
verso: a man and a monkey
Transcription:
Ho-nour thy Fa-ther and they/ Mo-ther, that thy days may/ be long in the
Land.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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25. Always do unto others
Description of item:
verso: two birds
Transcription:
Al-ways do un-to o-thers, as/ you would have them do/ un-to you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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26. Hurt nobody
Description of item:
verso: a pheasant and a swan
Transcription:
Hurt no-body by word or/ Deed, and do all the good you/ can to all men.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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27. Those that love God
Description of item:
verso: figure with hat
Transcription:
Those that Love God, and keep/ his Com-mands will all go to/ Hea-ven, when
they die, and/ be a vast deal more happy/ than they can be in this World.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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28. Those that steal
Description of item:
verso: a camel and a bear
Transcription:
Those that Steal, tell Lies,/ or Swear, or get Drunk, will/ ne-ver go to
Heaven.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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29. The devil is a liar
Description of item:
verso: figure smoking a pipe
Transcription:
The De-vil is a Ly-ar:/ Ly-ing Lips are hate-ful/ un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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30. He that tells one lie
Description of item:
verso: two figures on horses
Transcription:
He that tells one Lye shall/ not escape with-out some/ pun-ish-ment.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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31. God is the God of truth
Description of item:
verso: two fantastical creatures
Transcription:
God is the God of Truth, and/ none can please Him un-less/ they speak the
Truth from/ their heart.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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32. Pray often
Description of item:
verso: four figures
Transcription:
Pray of-ten to God, and let/ not one hour pass with-out/ think-ing that He
knows/ all you say and do.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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33. Always do good
Description of item:
verso: a man and woman strolling and a man and woman drinking tea
Transcription:
Al-ways do good for e-vil,/ but ne-ver do e-vil for good;/ and then God, and
all good/ men will Love you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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34. Of all the pleasures
Description of item:
verso: a boy and a girl
Transcription:
of all the plea-sures in Life/ the great-est is to do good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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35. It is better to be good
Description of item:
verso: a young man and a boy with his dog
Transcription:
It is better to be Good than/ to be Rich, or Fine, or hand-some.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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36. You ought to be more afraid
Description of item:
verso: three religious figures
Transcription:
You ought to be more a-fraid/ of Sin than of Death.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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37. Heaven is such a fine place
Description of item:
verso: a man with a wheelbarrow and a hunter
Transcription:
Hea-ven is such a Fine place,/ it is worth ta-king a great/ deal of pains to
go there.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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38. Children obey your parents
Description of item:
verso: a baptismal scene
Transcription:
Chil-dren o-bey your Parents/ in all things, for that is well/ pleas-ing
un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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39. Honour thy father and mother
Description of item:
verso: two military figures
Transcription:
Ho-nour thy Fa-ther and they/ Mo-ther both in Word and/ Deed, that a
Blessing may come/ up-on thee from the Most High.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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40. Whoso does honour his father
Description of item:
verso: an orange tree, a young child, and a man and woman
Transcription:
Who-so does Ho-nour his/ Fa-ther shall have joy of/ his own Chil-dren and
be/ bless-ed of God with long/ life.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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41. My son help they father
Description of item:
verso: two fish
Transcription:
My Son help thy Fa-ther/ when he is old, and grieve/ him not so long as he
lives.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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42. Blessed most blessed
Description of item:
verso: a goat and a plant
Transcription:
Bless-ed most bless-ed and/ hap-py is the man that/ ne-ver did a wick-ed
thing.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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43. My son this life is short
Description of item:
verso: a dog and a maiden
Transcription:
My Son this Life is short,/ but the Life to come will/ last for e-ver and
e-ver.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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44. If you are good
Description of item:
verso: a horse
Transcription:
If you are good you will/ be hap-py, but if you will/ be wick-ed you must
feel/ pain and tor-ment.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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45. A fool will be wicked
Description of item:
verso: a king
Transcription:
A Fool will be wick-ed,/ but he that is Wise will/ be good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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46. To tell a lie
Description of item:
verso: A woman with a small bird
Transcription:
To tell a Lye is a sad/ thing, for Ly-ing Lips/ are hate-ful un-to God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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47. Do no evil
Description of item:
verso: a man and a bell
Transcription:
Do no e-vil so shall no/ harm come un-to thee: for/ God will Bless thee in/
all thy ways.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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48. No man can be happy
Description of item:
verso: a drum and a violin
Transcription:
No man can be hap-py in/ this World, or in the next,/ if he is not good.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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49. There shall no evil
Description of item:
verso: a frog and a turtle
Transcription:
There shall no e-vil/ hap-pen un-to him that/ Loves and obeys the/ Lord his
God.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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50. There are many things
Description of item:
verso: a maiden and a young man
Transcription:
There are ma-ny things/ hate-ful un-to God, but/ few more so, than a man/
that gets Drunk.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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51. My son if you value
Description of item:
verso: a shepherd next to a burning tree
Transcription:
My Son if you va-lue/ health, drink but ve-ry/ lit-tle Wine, or Strong/
Drink of a-ny Sort.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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52. Health is better than riches
Description of item:
verso: two men, a woman, and a branch
Transcription:
Health is bet-ter than/ Rich-es, but to be good/ is bet-ter than both.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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53. My son if you would have
Description of item:
verso: a boar and a fruit tree
Transcription:
my Son, if you wou'd have/ good health, drink no wine/ with-out water in it,
till you/ are thir-ty years old.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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54. In the first place
Description of item:
verso: a mouse and a rat
Transcription:
In the first place, take/ care to be good; and in/ the next, take care to
be/ Rich.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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55. Never part with one
Description of item:
verso: a scrub brush and a book
Transcription:
Ne-ver part with one/ half-penny with-out a/ ve-ry good rea-son.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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56. A fool and his money
Description of item:
verso: an hourglass
Transcription:
A Fool and his mo-ney/ are soon part-ed.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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57. He that will not take
Description of item:
verso: a lantern
Transcription:
He that will not take/ care of two pence, will/ ne-ver be worth a groat.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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Set 23. There is but one God and he is great
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Scope Note
Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-37, of religious and moral sayings. Arabic numbering
only. Hand-colored pictures below sayings. Each with brown, orange, and green
Dutch paper borders and verso, string hangers.
1. There is but one God
Transcription:
There is but one God,/ and He is Great, and/ High above all things/ that are
in Heaven/ and Earth.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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2. God is good and wise
Transcription:
God is Good and Wise,/ and Great above all/ men and all Angels.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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3. God made you and all
Transcription:
God made you and all/ the World, He made/ the Sun, the Moon,/ and all the
Stars.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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4. God is everywhere
Transcription:
God is every where and/ in all places, He knows/ every thing that is done/
and you cannot go out/ of His Sight.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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5. If you are in the dark
Transcription:
If you are in the dark,/ God sees you, and if/ you are in the Light/ He is
with you.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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6. God sees everything
Transcription:
God sees every thing/ you do, Hears every/ word you Speak, and/ knows every
thing/ you Think.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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7. God loves you better
Transcription:
God loves you better/ than your Pappa and/ Mamma love you.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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8.God sends you everything
Transcription:
God sends you every/ thing you Eat and/ Drink, and all the/ fine things you
have.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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9. God made the day light
Transcription:
God made the Day/ Light, that you may/ Walk and Play, and/ He made the
Night/ Dark, that you may/ Rest and Sleep.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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10. God is always with you
Transcription:
God is always with you/ tho' you cannot see him/ and if you are good and/
love him he will not let any thing hurt you.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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11. God made you
Transcription:
God made you for no/ other reason but to make/ you happy, but you can-/ not
be happy without/ being good.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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12. If you are good
Transcription:
If you are good you will/ go to Heaven when you/ die and be happy for/ ever
and ever.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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13. Heaven is a much
Transcription:
Heaven is a much/ finer place than ever/ you saw in your life.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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14. When you go to heaven
Transcription:
When you go to Heaven/ you will see God, you/ will never feel any/ pain, and
you will have/ every thing you wish/ for.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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15. It is very easy to be good
Transcription:
It is very easy to be good,/ and none but fools will/ ever do a wicked
thing.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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16. To be good
Transcription:
To be good is to love/ God, and to strive to/ please him in all your/
thoughts words and/ actions.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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17. To love God
Transcription:
To love God is to keep/ his Commandments and/ they are all very easy.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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18. God spake these words
Transcription:
God spake these words/ and said I am the Lord/ thy God: Thou shalt/ have no
other Gods/ but me.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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19. Thou shalt worship
Transcription:
Thou shalt Worship and/ Adore the Lord thy God/ and him only.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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20. Thou shalt not take
Transcription:
Thou shalt not take the/ Name of the Lord thy/ God in vain.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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21. Remember the Sabbath
Transcription:
Remember the Sabbath/ Day to keep it Holy: In/ it thou shalt do no/ manner
of Work.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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22. Thou shalt not steal
Transcription:
Thou shalt not steal./ Thou shalt not tell a lye.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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23. Honour thy father and thy mother
Transcription:
Honour thy Father and/ thy Mother. That thy/ days may be long in the
Land.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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24. Always do unto others
Transcription:
Always do unto others/ as you would have/ them do unto you.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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25. Hurt nobody by word
Transcription:
Hurt nobody by word/ or deed, and do all the/ good you can to all men.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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26. Those that love God
Transcription:
Those that Love God, and/ keep his Commandments/ will all go to Heaven when/
they die, and be a vast/ deal more happy than/ they can be in this
world.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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27. Those that steal
Transcription:
Those that steal, or tell Lies/ or do any Wicked thing/ will never go to
Heaven.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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28. The devil is a liar
Transcription:
The Devil is a Lyar:/ Lying Lips are hateful/ unto God.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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29. He that tells one lie
Transcription:
He that tells one Lye,/ shall not escape without/ some punishment.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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30. God is the God of truth
Transcription:
God is the God of Truth,/ and none can please Him/ unless they speak the/
Truth from their heart.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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31. Pray often to God
Transcription:
Pray often to God and let/ not one hour pass without/ thinking that He
knows/ all you say and do.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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32. Always do good for evil
Transcription:
Always do good for evil/ but never do evil for good/ and then God and all
good/ men will love you.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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33. Of all the pleasures
Transcription:
Of all the pleasures in/ Life the greatest is to/ do good.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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34. It is better to be good
Transcription:
It is better to be good than/ to be Rich, or Fine or/ Handsome.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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35. You ought to be
Transcription:
You ought to be more/ afraid of Sin, than of/ Death.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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36. Heaven is such a fine place
Transcription:
Heaven is such a Fine/ Place, it is worth taking/ Some pains to go
there.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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37. Children obey your parents
Transcription:
Children obey your/ Parents in all things for/ that is well pleasing/ unto
God.
Dimensions:
10 x 8 cm
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Set 24. Attend the advice
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Scope Note
Unnumbered lesson cards of religious and secular topics, arranged by first lines.
With cord hangers, borders in brown, orange and green Dutch paper. Verso pasted
with cut-out uncolored figures.
[1] Attend the advice
Transcription:
Attend the Advice/ of the Old and the Wise./ Be not angry, nor fret,/ But
forgive and forget./ Can you think it no Ill/ to pilfer and steal?/ Do the
Thing you are bid,/ Nor be sullen when chid.
Dimensions:
8 x 9.7 cm
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[2] Envy none for their wealth
Transcription:
Envy none for their Wealth,/ or their Honour, or Health./ Fear, Worship, and
Love/ The Great God above./ Grow quiet and easy/ when Fools try to tease
you./ Honour Father and Mother,/ Love Sister and Brother.
Dimensions:
8.3 x 10.5 cm
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[3] It is dangerous folly
Transcription:
It is dangerous Folly/ To jest with Things holy./ Keep your Books without
Blot,/ And your Cloaths without Spot./ Let your Hands do no wrong,/ Nor
Back-bite with your tongue./ Make Haste to obey,/ Nor dispute nor delay.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.4 cm
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[4] Never stay within hearing
Transcription:
Never stay within Hearing/ Of Cursing and Swearing./ Offer God all the
Prime/ Of your Strength and your time./ Provoke not the Poor,/ Tho' he lies
at your Door./ Quash all evil Thoughts,/ And mourn for your Faults.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.5 cm
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[5] Remember the liar
Transcription:
Remember the Liar/ Has his part in Hell-Fire./ Shun the Wicked and Rude,/
But converse with the Good./ Transgress no good Rule,/ At Home, or at
School./ Vie still with the Best,/ And excell all the rest.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.5 cm
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[6] When you are at play
Transcription:
When you are at Play,/ Take care what you say./ Excuse, but with Truth,/ The
Follies of youth./ Yield a little for Peace,/ And let Quarrelling cease./
Zeal and charity join'd,/ Make you pious and kind.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.5 cm
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