A Book For Boys And Girls Or Country Rhymes For Children

Excerpt from Book for Boys and Girls, or Country Rhymes for Children Of collectors, had, as he tells us, made most diligent inquiry for this first edition both in the United Kingdom and in America, but all in vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Book for Boys and Girls, or Country Rhymes for Children: Being a Facsimile of the Unique First Edition, Published in 1686, Deposited in the British Museum This was ingenious, but not satisfactory and the real truth could only be arrived at when a copy Of the original work, as Bunyan sent it forth in 1686, should happen to turn up. There seemed but faint hope of this, however, for though the book has gone through many editions, it has, ever since 1701, been published only in the shortened form in which we have been so long familiar with it; all through the eighteenth century, therefore, no copy Of the original seems to have been within reach of any of the publishers. Moreover Mr. Offor, one of the most indefatigable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...fayft thou nothing but CuckfTv? The Robin and the Wren can thee ont do. They to us play thorow their little throats, Not one, but fundry pretty raking Notes. But thou ha ft FelUvts, feme lik. '-thee can do Latle but fuck, our Eggs, and fingCvtbgx. Thy notes do not Ftrft welcome in our Spring, Nor doft thou it's firft Tokens to us bring. Birds lefs then thee by far, like Prophets, do Tell us'tis coming, tho not by Cuckow. Nor doft thou Summer have away with thee, Though thou a yauling, bauling Cuckow be. When thou doft ceafe among us to appear, Then doth our Harveft bravely crown our year. but thou baft ftlloxvs, fame like thcecan do Lmlc but fuclour Eggst andfinC/tckow. Since Cuckows forward not our early Spring, Nor help with notes to bring our Harveft in.And fince while here, (he only makes a noife, '.So pleafing unto noncas Girls and Boys The rormalift we may compare her to, for he doth fuck our Eggs and fing Cuckow, XXI. Of the Boy and Butter Fly. Behold how eager this our little Boy, L of this Butter Fly, as if all Joy, All Profits, Honours, yea and lafting Pleafures, Were wrapt up in her, or the richeft Treafures, Found in her would be bundled up together, When all her all is lighter than a feather. He hollo's, runs, and cries out here Roys, here, Nor doth he Brambles or the Nettles fear.He Humbles at the Mole-Hills, up he gets, And runs again, as one bereft of wirs; And all this labour and this large Out-cry, Is only for a filly Butter fly. Comparifoi. ThislittleBoy an Emblem isofthofe, Whofe hearts are wholly at the World's difpofe. The Butter-fly doth reprefent to mc. The Worlds beft things at beO but fading be. All are tut painted Nothings and falfe Joys, Like this poor Butterfly to thefe our Boys. His running thorough...

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