The Mother's Fables, in Verse
Designed, Through the Medium of Amusement, to Correct Some of the Faults and Follies of Children, Some Useful Precepts of Virtue and Benevolence (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Mother's Fables, in Verse: Designed, Through the Medium of Amusement, to Correct Some of the Faults and Follies of Children, Some Useful Precepts of Virtue and Benevolence<br><br>The difficulty of bringing home to the understanding of children, the moral of a fable, must have been observed by all who have attended to the impression which such compositions usually make on young minds.It is obvious, that their attention and curiosity end with the fable; and the application which follows is irksome to them; its intention, therefore, is lost.<br><br>The plan of the author, in the following little volume, is, so to prepare the young reader, that he may, without difficulty, apply the fables himself; for which purpose, each of them is preceded by an introduction, explaining the occasion on which it was delivered, and pointing out the fault intended lobe exposed and corrected.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.