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Original stories from real life / With conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness.
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- ORIGINAL STORIES FROM REAL LIFE; WITH CONVERSATIONS, CALCULATED TO REGULATE THE AFFECTIONS, AND FORM THE MIND TO TRUTH AND GOODNESS. PREFACE. 0:00
- INTRODUCTION. 3:31
- CONTENTS. 4:48
- CHAP. I. The Treatment of Animals.—The Ant.—The Bee.—Goodness.—The Lark’s Nest.—The Asses. 4:55
- CHAP. II The Treatment of Animals.—The Difference between them and Man.—Parental Affection of a Dog.—Brutality punished. 12:49
- CHAP. III. The treatment of Animals.—The Story of crazy Robin.—The Man confined in the Bastille. 19:06
- CHAP. IV. Anger.—History of Jane Fretful. 26:22
- CHAP. V. Lying.—Honour.—Truth.—Small Duties.—History of Lady Sly and Mrs. Trueman. 32:42
- CHAP. VI. Anger.—Folly produces Self-contempt, and the Neglect of others. 44:12
- CHAP. VII. Virtue the Soul of Beauty.—The Tulip and the Rose.—The Nightingale.—External Ornaments.—Characters. 47:14
- CHAP. VIII. Summer Evening’s Amusement.—The Arrival of a Family of Haymakers.—Ridicule of personal Defects censured.—A Storm.—The Fear of Death.—The Cottage of honest Jack, the shipwrecked Sailor.—The History of Jack, and his faithful Dog Pompey. 54:01
- CHAP. IX. The Inconveniences of immoderate Indulgence. 1:04:07
- CHAP. X. The Danger of Delay.—Description of a Mansion-house in Ruins.—The History of Charles Townley. 1:09:10
- CHAP. XI. Dress.—A Character.—Remarks on Mrs. Trueman’s Manner of dressing.—Trifling Omissions undermine Affection. 1:19:27
- CHAP. XII. Behaviour to Servants.—True Dignity of Character. 1:25:15
- CHAP. XIII. Employment.—Idleness produces Misery.—The Cultivation of the Fancy raises us above the Vulgar, extends our Happiness, and leads to Virtue. 1:28:55
- CHAP. XIV. Innocent Amusements.—Description of a Welsh Castle.—History of a Welsh Harper.—A tyrannical Landlord.—Family Pride. 1:33:07
- CHAP. XV. Prayer.—A Moon-light Scene.—Resignation. 1:40:31
- CHAP. XVI. The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress.—Fatal Effects of Inattention to Expences, in the History of Mr. Lofty. 1:46:26
- CHAP. XVII. The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress concluded. 1:52:29
- CHAP. XVIII. Visit to the School-mistress.—True and false Pride. 1:55:35
- CHAP. XIX. Charity.—The History of Peggy and her Family.—The Sailor’s Widow. 1:58:36
- CHAP. XX. Visit to Mrs. Trueman.—The Use of Accomplishments.—Virtue the Soul of all. 2:03:28
- CHAP. XXI. The Benefit of bodily Pain.—Fortitude the Basis of Virtue.—The Folly of Irresolution. 2:07:50
- CHAP. XXII. Journey to London. 2:12:04
- CHAP. XXIII. Charity.—Shopping.—The distressed Stationer.—Mischievous Consequences of delaying Payment. 2:13:45
- CHAP. XXIV. Visit to a poor Family in London.—Idleness the Parent of Vice.—Prodigality and Generosity incompatible.—The Pleasures of Benevolence.—True and false Motives for saving. 2:18:46
- CHAP. XXV. Mrs. Mason’s farewell Advice to her young Friends. 2:23:02
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