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A Book for Boys and Girls

by John Bunyan · 1628–1688

Published: 1686
Length: 15,698 words
Reading: ~an hour
Divisions: 82

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A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.

London Printed for N.P. and sold by the booksellers in London 1686.

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Some Gospel Truths Opened

1656

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
To the reader
Instructions
InstructionAn help to Chil-dren to learn to read Eng-lish.
InstructionTo learn Chil-dren to spell a-right their names.
InstructionTo learn Children to know Figures, and Numeral Letters.
Text
BookA BOOK FOR Boys and Girls, &c.
Poem 1I. Upon the Ten Commandments.

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Poem 2II The awakened Childs Lamentation.
Poem 3III Meditations upon an Egg.
Poem 4IV. Upon the Lord's Prayer.
Poem 5V Meditation upon Peep of day.
Poem 6VI. Upon the Flint in the Water.
Poem 7VII. Upon the Fish in the Water.
Poem 8VIII. Upon the Swallow.
Poem 9IX. Upon the Bee.
Poem 10X. Upon the Creed.
Poem 11XI. Upon a low'ring Morning.

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Author: John Bunyan (1628–1688)
Imprint: London Printed for N.P. and sold by the booksellers in London 1686.
Extent: [7], 79 [i.e. 80] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing B5489 · ESTC R26565
Source: TCP A30125
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

Vindication of the Book Some Gospel-Truths Opened

1657

Poem 12XII. Upon over-much Niceness.

Poem 12XII. Meditations upon the Candle.

Poem 14XIV. Upon the Sacraments.

Poem 15XV. Upon the Suns Reflection upon the Clouds in a fair Morning.

Poem 16XVI. Upon Apparel.

Poem 17XVII. The Sinner and the Spider.

Poem 18XVIII. Meditations upon day before Sun-rising,

Poem 19XIX. Of the Mole in the Ground.

Poem 20XX. Of the Cuckow.

Poem 21XXI. Of the Boy and Butter Fly.

Poem 22XXII. Of the Fly at the Candle.

Poem 23XXIII. Upon the Lark and the Fowler

Poem 24XXIV. Of the fatted Swine.

Poem 25XXV. On the rising of the Sun.

Poem 26XXVI. Upon the promising Fruitfulness of a Tree.

Poem 27XXVII. On the Post-boy.

Poem 28XXVIII. Upon the Horse in the Mill.

Poem 29XXIX. Upon a Ring of Bells.

Poem 30XXX. Upon the Thief.

Poem 31XXXI. Of the Child with the Bird at the Bush.

Poem 32XXXII. Of Moses and his Wife.

Poem 33XXXIII. Upon the barren Fig-tree in God's Vineyard

Poem 34XXXIIII. Of the Rose-bush.

Poem 35XXXV. Of the going down of the Sun.

Poem 36XXXVI. Upon the Frog.

Poem 37XXXVII. Upon the whipping of a Top.

Poem 38XXXVIII. Upon the Pismire.

Poem 39XXXIX. Upon the Beggar.

Poem 40XL. Upon an Instrument of Musick in an unskilful Hand.

Poem 41XLI. Upon the Horse and his Rider.

Poem 42XLII. Upon the Sight of a Pound of Candles falling to the Ground.

Poem 43XLIII. Of Fowls flying in the Air.

Poem 44XLIV. Upon a Penny Loaf.

Poem 45XLV. Upon the Vine-tree.

Poem 46XLVI. The Boy and Watch-maker.

Poem 47XLVII. Upon the Boy and his Paper of Plumbs.

Poem 48XLVIII. Upon a Looking-glass.

Poem 49XLIX. Upon a Lanthorn.

Poem 50L. Of the Love of Christ.

Poem 51LI. Of the Horse and Drum.

Poem 52LII. On the Kackling of a Hen.

Poem 53LIII. Upon an Hour-Glass.

Poem 54LIV. Upon the Chalk-stone.

Poem 55LV. Upon a Stinking Breath.

Poem 56LVI. Upon Death.

Poem 57LVII. Upon the Snail.

Poem 58LVIII. Of the Spouse of Christ.

Poem 59LIX. Upon a Skilful Player on an Instrument.

Poem 60LX. Upon Fly-blows.

Poem 61LXI. Of Man by Nature

Poem 62LXII. Of Physick:

Poem 63LXIII. Upon a Pair of Spectacles.

Poem 64LXIV. Upon our being so afraid of small Creatures.

Poem 65LXV. Upon our being afraid of the Apparition of Evil Spirits.

Poem 66LXVI. Upon the Disobedient Child.

Poem 67LXVII. Upon the Boy on his Hobby-horse.

Poem 68LXVIII Upon the Image in the Eye.

Poem 69LXIX. Upon the Weather cock.

Poem 70LXX. Upon a Sheet of white Paper.

Poem 71LXXI. Upon the Boy dull at his Book.

Poem 72LXXII. Upon Time and Eternity.

Poem 73LXXIII. Upon Fire.

Poem 74LXXIV. Of Beauty.

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