BY L. MARIA CHILD,
AUTHOR OF THE FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE, THE GIRL’S OWN BOOK,
PHILOTHEA, LETTERS FROM NEW YORK, &C.
The child is father of the man;
And I could wish his days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
Wordsworth.
Do you ask, then, what will educate your son? Your example will educate him; your conversation; the business he sees you transact; the likings and dislikings you express,—these will educate him; the society you live in will educate him.—Mrs. Barbauld.
SIXTH EDITION,
WITH CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS BY THE AUTHOR.
NEW YORK:
C. S. FRANCIS & CO., 252 BROADWAY.
BOSTON:
JOSEPH H. FRANCIS, 128 WASHINGTON STREET.
1846.