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A book for boys and girls

or, Country Rhimes for Children. By J. B. [John Bunyan]

Bunyan, John (1628-1688)

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I.

I. Upon the Ten Commandments.

II.

II The awakened Childs Lamentation.

III.

III Meditations upon an Egg.

IV.

IV. Upon the Lord's Prayer.

V.

V Meditation upon Peep of day.

VI.

VI. Upon the Flint in the Water.

VII.

VII. Upon the Fish in the Water.

VIII.

VIII. Upon the Swallow.

IX.

IX. Upon the Bee.

X.

X. Upon the Creed.

XI.

XI. Upon a low'ring Morning.

XII.

XII. Upon over-much Niceness.

XII.

XII. Meditations upon the Candle.

XIV.

XIV. Upon the Sacraments.

XV.

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

XVI.

XVI. Upon Apparel.

XVII.

XVII. The Sinner and the Spider.

XVIII.

XVIII. Meditatiens upon day before Sun-rising,

XIX.

XIX. Of the Mole in the Ground.

XX.

XX. Of the Cuckow.

XXI.

XXI. Of the Boy and Butter-Fly.

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XXII.

XXII. Of the Fly at the Candle.

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XXIII.

XXIII. Upon the Lark and the Fowler

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XXIV.

XXIV. Of the fatted Swine.

XXV.

XXV. On the rising of the Sun.

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XXVI.

XXVI. Upon the promising Fruitfulness of a Tree.

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XXVII.

XXVII. On the Post-boy.

XXVIII.

XXVIII. Upon the Horse in the Mill.

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XXIX.

XXIX. Upon a Ring of Bells.

XXX.

XXX. Upon the Thief.

XXXI.

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

XXXII.

XXXII. Of Moses and his Wife.

XXXIII.

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

XXXIIII.

XXXIIII. Of the Rose-bush.

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XXXV.

XXXV. Of the going down of the Sun.

XXXVI.

XXXVI. Upon the Frog.

XXXVII.

XXXVII. Upon the whipping of a Top.

XXXVIII.

XXXVIII. Upon the Pismire.

XXXIX.

XXXIX. Upon the Beggar.

XL.

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

XLI.

XLI. Upon the Horse and his Rider.

XLII.

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

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XLIII.

XLIII. Of Fowls flying in the Air.

XLIV.

XLIV. Upon a Penny Loaf.

XLV.

XLV. Upon the Vine-tree.

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XLVI.

XLVI. The Boy and Watch-maker.

XLVII.

XLVII. Upon the Boy and his Paper of Plumbs.

XLVIII.

XLVIII. Upon a Looking-glass.

XLIX.

XLIX. Upon a Lanthorn.

L.

L. Of the Love of Christ.

LI.

LI. Of the Horse and Drum.

LII.

LII. On the Kackling of a Hen.

LIII.

LIII. Upon an Hour-Glass.

LIV.

LIV. Upon the Chalk-stone.

LV.

LV. Upon a Stinking Breath.

LVI.

LVI. Upon Death.

LVII.

LVII. Upon the Snail.

LVIII.

LVIII. Of the Spouse of Christ.

LIX.

LIX. Upon a Skilful Player on an Instrument.

LX.

LX. Upon Fly-blows.

LXI.

LXI. Of Man by Nature

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LXII.

LXII. Of Physick.

LXIII.

LXIII. Upon a Pair of Spectacles.

LXIV.

LXIV. Upon our being so afraid of small Creatures.

LXV.

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

LXVI.

LXVI. Upon the Disobedient Child.

LXVII.

LXVII. Upon the Boy on his Hobby-horse.

LXVIII.

LXVIII Upon the Image in the Eye.

LXIX.

LXIX. Upon the Weather cock.

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LXX.

LXX. Upon a Sheet of white Paper.

LXXI.

LXXI. Upon the Boy dull at his Book.

LXXII.

LXXII. Upon Time and Eternity.

LXXIII.

LXXIII. Upon Fire.

LXXIV.

LXXIV. Of Beauty.

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What ails this Fly thus desperately to enter
A Combat with the Candle? will she venture
To clash at light? Away thou silly fly;
Thus doing, thou wilt burn thy wings and dye.

But 'tis a folly her advice to give,
She'l kill the Candle, or she will not live.

Slap, says she, at it; then she makes retreat,
So wheels about and doth her blows repeat.

Nor doth the Candle let her quite escape,
But gives some little check unto the Ape:
Throws up her heels it doth, so down she falls,
Where she lies sprawling, and for succor calls.

When she recovers, up she gets again,
And at the Candle comes with might and main,
But now behold, the Candle takes the Fly,
And holds her till she doth by burning dye.