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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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TO THE READER.
 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. Of the Fly at the Candle.
  
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Comparison.
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XXIII. Upon the Lark and the Fowler
  
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Comparison
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XXIV. Of the fatted Swine.
  
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Comparison.
 XXV. 
XXV. On the rising of the Sun.
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XXVI. Upon the promising Fruitfulness of a Tree.
  
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Comparison.
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XXVII. On the Post-boy.
  
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Comparison.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. Upon the Horse in the Mill.
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XXIX. Upon a Ring of Bells.
  
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Comparison.
 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. Of the going down of the Sun.
  
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Comparison.
 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. Of Fowls flying in the Air.
  
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Comparison.
 XLIV. 
XLIV. Upon a Penny Loaf.
 XLV. 
XLV. Upon the Vine-tree.
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XLVI. The Boy and Watch-maker.
  
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Watch-maker.
  
Comparison.
 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. Of Physick.
  
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Comparison.
 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. Upon a Sheet of white Paper.
  
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Comparison.
 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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LXIII. Upon a Pair of Spectacles.

Spectacles are for Sight, and not for Shew,
Necessity doth Spectacles commend;
Was't not for need, there is but very few,
That would for wearing Spectacles contend.
We use to count them very dark indeed,
Whose Eyes so dim are, that they cannot be
Helped by Spectacles; such men have need
A Miracle be wrought to make them see.

Comparison.

Compare Spectacles to God's Ordinances,
For they present us with his Heav'nly Things;
Which else we could not see for hinderances,
That from our dark and foolish Nature springs.
If this be so, what shall we say of them,
Who at God's Ordinances scoff and jear?
They do those Blessed Spectacles condemn,
By which Divine Things are made to appear.
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