The looking-glass for the mind, or, Intellectual mirror : being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories and interesting tales (1844)
, we disarm our mind,And give our conduct to the waves and wind:Then in the flowry mead or verdant shade,To wanton dalliance negligently laid,We weave the chaplet, and we crown tha bowl,And smiling, see the nearer waters roll;Till the strong gusts of passion rise,Till the dire tempest mingles earth… … THE SPARROWS NEST. Billy Jessamy, having one day espied a spar-rows nest, under the eaves of the house, ran direct-ly to inform his sisters of the important discoveryand they immediately fell into consultation concerning the manner in which they should take it. It wasat last agreed, that they…
Children · Conduct of life · Parent and child · Children and death · Animal welfare · Children's stories, German
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