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Release date: October 3, 2023
Original publication: New York: C. S. Francis & Co, 1851
COBWEBS TO CATCH FLIES.
NEW YORK: C. S. FRANCIS & CO., 252 BROADWAY.
BOSTON: J. H. FRANCIS, 128 WASHINGTON STREET.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The writer of these volumes was advised by a friend to prefix an Advertisement to them, explaining their design. Her answer to that friend was to this effect:
"Those for whom they are designed will not need an explanation; and others will not regard it. The mother, who is surrounded by smiling prattlers, will enter with spirit into my first Dialogues: will declare that they are such as she has wished for a thousand times; and that she esteems herself obliged to me, for having condescended to march in shackles, for the sake of keeping pace with her infant; she will be aware of some difficulty in the task; she will allow that it is not easy to move gracefully, when we shorten our steps to those of a child. She will, therefore, pardon such inaccuracies as arise from the necessity of confining the language to short words.
"For the rest, I am persuaded that a book of this kind will be acceptable.
"The mother who herself watches the dawn of reason in her babe; who teaches him the first rudiments of knowledge; who infuses the first ideas in his mind; will approve my COBWEBS. She will, if she be desirous of bringing her little darling forward; she will be aware of the consequence of the first lessons, where nothing meets the eye of the learner but objects with which he is already familiar; nothing arises to his mind, but subjects with which he begins to be acquainted; sentiments level to his capacity, explained in words which are suited to his progress.
TO MY LITTLE READERS.
MY DEARS:
Do not imagine that, like a great spider, I will give you a hard gripe, and infuse venom to blow you up. No; I mean to catch you gently, whisper in your ear,
Be good, and you will be beloved, Be good, and you will be happy,
and then release you, to frisk about in pursuit of your innocent pastimes.
Dear little creatures! enjoy your sports; be as merry as you will; but remember the old proverb,
"Be merry and wise."
Your whole duty is contained in one short precept,
Obey readily and cheerfully.
Happy little creatures! you will never taste such careless hours as you do now; when you grow up, you will have many cares; you may have many sorrows; yet assure yourselves, if you be good, you will be happy; be happy for ever. Remember this, my dear little readers, from
Your Friend,
COBWEBS TO CATCH FLIES.
THE RAT.
IN WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.
THE CAT.
IN WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.
Why do you get off the bed? Why do you beg to be let out?
THE MORNING.
IN WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.
An ant has bit my leg. See how red it is!
THE WINDOW.
IN WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.
The dog has not got in: but the man has got in.
THE DOG.
IN WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
THE FARM-YARD.
IN WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
THE DOLL.
IN WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
THE TOILET.
IN WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
THE FAN.
IN WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
THE BOOK-SHOP.
IN WORDS OF FOUR AND FIVE LETTERS.
THE WALK.
THE BABY HOUSE.
THE COTTAGE GARDEN.
THE COUNTRY VISIT.
THE KIND BROTHER.
THE BEES.
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