The looking-glass for the mind, or, Intellectual mirror : being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories and interesting tales (1844)
ood action lies,And his sole virtue is his want of vice.Business he deems too hard, trifles too easy,And doing nothing finds himself too busy.Wealth is procurd with toil, and kept with fear,Knowledge by labour purchasd costs too dear;Honour a bubble, subject to a breath,And all engagements vain… … MADAM DALLONE, AND HER FOUR PUPILS. Madam DAllone was the governess of fouryoung ladies, Emilia, Harriet, Lucy, and Sophia,whom she loved with the tenderness of a mother.Her principal wish was, that her pupils might bevirtuous and happy, and that they might enjoy allthe comforts of life with…
Children · Conduct of life · Parent and child · Children and death · Animal welfare · Children's stories, German
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