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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 43645 ***
+
+A
+
+PRESENT
+
+FOR
+
+_INFANTS_;
+
+OR,
+
+Pictures for the Nursery.
+
+    LONDON:
+
+    PRINTED FOR DARTON, HARVEY, AND DARTON,
+    _No. 55, Gracechurch-Street_.
+
+    1819.
+
+    Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
+
+[Illustration: No. 1]
+
+[Illustration: 2]
+
+    _London, Published by Darton, Harvey & Co.
+    55, Gracechurch Street. Novr. 20th. 1819._
+
+
+
+
+A PRESENT, &c.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._
+
+
+TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if
+once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened
+to come to your assistance. When you are sent by your mother to fetch
+water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is
+filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 2.--Sheep and Lambs._
+
+
+    Dearest Fanny, come to me,
+      Take and eat my sweet grass here;
+    Once you never us'd to flee,
+      When with joy I did appear.
+
+    But now, your lambkin by your side
+      Takes all your thoughts and all your care;
+    I may go, and run, and ride,
+      You are careless how, or where.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 3.--Man and Ass._
+
+
+"Turnips, cabbages, carrots, Ho! Now try, Ma'am; I dare say you and
+I can agree upon a price for this bunch of turnips: they were fresh
+gathered this morning, I assure you; and I think if you buy of me once,
+you will never buy of any body else.--Pray, Ma'am, try my fine, fresh
+codlins. They are very cheap, and as large as you can get any where."
+
+
+
+
+_No. 4.--Milk-maid and Cow._
+
+
+How quiet that cow seems, which Molly the dairy-maid has just been
+milking. In some parts of the world there are wild cows, and buffaloes
+too, which will kill those who attack them, if they can; but in this
+happy island, there are no fierce wild beasts, to frighten us from the
+fields by day, or disturb our slumbers by night.
+
+[Illustration: 3]
+
+[Illustration: 4]
+
+[Illustration: 5]
+
+[Illustration: 6]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 5.--Gentleman and Boy riding._
+
+
+    To Brighton or Worthing, and all with full speed,
+      Which way are you going so mightily fast?
+    Take care of the reins, for your mettlesome steed
+      Might stumble and lay you too low at the last.
+
+    With spurs and with boots you are finely set out,
+      To take a long journey o'er hill and o'er dale;
+    But remember one thing--'tis of mighty import--
+      Your poney may founder, and all his strength fail.
+
+    And you, too, confess, when you weary have been,
+      At the end of your journey, wherever you roam;
+    That, tho' houses, and parks, and fine rivers you've seen,
+      There's no place so happy, so sweet as your home.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 6.--Man and Woman._
+
+
+Ah, poor people, how sorry I am for you! I hope you have not far to go
+before you see your nice little cottage. It is dismal walking in such
+weather; but as you are caught in the rain, you must make the best of
+your way, and be thankful you have a home to shelter you.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 7.--The Gravel-pit._
+
+
+How industriously these men are working. One is picking down the hard
+gravel, with a pick-axe: the other is taking it up with a shovel, and
+putting it into a sieve. All the small pieces go through, and the great
+stones remain. The sifted gravel, I suppose, will be carried in a cart
+to some gentleman's garden, to make walks; and the stones will be used
+in mending the roads.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 8.--Gardener._
+
+
+"May I dig a little for you, father? I am sure I can dig very nicely,
+if you will but let me try"--"And I can pull up the weeds," said little
+Jane.--"You are both mistaken," replied their father: "you, John, have
+not strength to put the spade far enough into the hard ground; and you,
+Jane, would be apt to pull up flowers as well as weeds: and so you must
+both be satisfied to work in your own little gardens for the present,
+till the one is stronger, and the other wiser."
+
+[Illustration: 7]
+
+[Illustration: 8]
+
+[Illustration: 9]
+
+[Illustration: 10]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 9.--The Well._
+
+
+The man who is drawing up water from the well, appears to have rather
+hard work. Wells are very useful things: in them is collected a great
+quantity of water, which can be drawn up by means of a rope and bucket;
+and though it is some trouble to do this, we must be willing to take
+it, for the sake of getting such a useful, pleasant thing as water.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 10.--Little Girl and Ducks._
+
+
+"Oh you pretty little duck, how I I should like to nurse you," said
+Amelia. "That would be a great unkindness," replied her father: "the
+little duck is fond of being in the water, and by the side of its
+mother; and therefore it would be quite unhappy in your warm hands.
+Little ducks and chickens run to their mother the moment they hear
+her call; and little boys and girls should be obedient to their kind
+parents, because they love them affectionately."
+
+
+
+
+_No. 11.--Boys and Ass._
+
+
+I am glad to see these boys are not teasing their ass, but, on the
+contrary, are taking pleasure in putting a bough on its head, to keep
+the flies off. Some boys are very cruel to poor asses. The dog in this
+picture seems to be rather angry at something, but I cannot think at
+what; for these good boys look as if they were kind to him, as well as
+to their donkey.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 12.--Children and Chaise._
+
+
+    Oh! how delightful and charming
+      To take the fresh air in a chaise;
+    To gallop along without harming:
+      Whip away! what a dust you do raise!
+
+    Of trees and of ponds too beware;
+      Mind likewise to treat well your ass;
+    And then, with attention and care,
+      Your time will in happiness pass.
+
+[Illustration: 11]
+
+[Illustration: 12]
+
+[Illustration: 13]
+
+[Illustration: 14]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 13.--Chopping Wood._
+
+
+This man has in his hand a bill, and he is probably going to cut up the
+tree for fire-wood. The little girl seems to be catching the chips, to
+carry home to her mother. What a nice thing it is to see a little girl
+employed in helping her father; which, indeed, all little girls ought
+to endeavour to do, because most parents do a great deal for their
+children; and some have, like this man, to work _very hard for them_.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 14.--Harvest Field._
+
+
+Oh! what a delightful sight is the harvest-field. Our great Creator has
+made the corn grow, to make nice food for the use of man. One of these
+men is cutting down the corn, and the other is binding it up into a
+sheaf; whilst those at a distance are carrying a waggon-full home, to
+put into the barn. They have got a little cask of beer, which is a
+necessary refreshment, after having worked hard in the hot sun.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 15.--Blind Man._
+
+
+    To kindest pity now inclin'd,
+      See these children wish to give
+    A trifle to the poor and blind,
+      Thus assisting him to live.
+
+    See, all ragged and forlorn,
+      He is resting by a tree;
+    And to him the light of morn
+      And shades of eve alike must be.
+
+    Kind pity then, thou blessed gift,
+      Help and relieve the sore distress'd;
+    And up to heav'n his heart he'll lift,
+      That you with mercy may be blest.
+
+[Illustration: 15]
+
+[Illustration: 16]
+
+
+
+_No. 16.--Man sowing Corn._
+
+
+This man is sowing seed, perhaps wheat or oats. The ground has been
+prepared by ploughing and harrowing. That box holds the seed. After the
+field is sown, a boy will be set to keep off the birds, which would
+otherwise come and eat up a great deal of it.
+
+[Illustration: 17]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 17.--The Shepherd._
+
+
+"Remark," said a fond mother to her little girl, whilst admiring a fine
+flock of sheep feeding in a green meadow, "how good our Heavenly
+Father is to all his creatures. He makes the grass, to serve the sheep
+for a soft couch to lie down upon when they are tired, and to afford
+them a pleasant meal when they are hungry."
+
+[Illustration: 18]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 18.--Mother and Children._
+
+
+Some people are rich, and have plenty of every thing they wish for;
+whilst others are poor, and are obliged to be contented with few
+things. The rich farmer gives his poor neighbours leave to pick up the
+ears of corn that are scattered about, to make them a few loaves in the
+winter. See that cottager, with a load upon her head: her eldest girl
+is helping her; and a chubby little boy trudges joyfully by her side.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 19.--Errand Cart._
+
+
+If you have any parcels to send, good people, pray make haste and
+overtake this man, who is called an errand-man. He makes it his
+business to carry parcels, for which you must pay him a small sum. His
+dog probably guards his parcels, when he has occasion to stop at a
+house and leave his cart.
+
+
+
+
+_No. 20.--Mill._
+
+
+Within this mill are two very large stones: one of them is kept quite
+quiet, whilst the other is moved round; and the corn being put between
+them, is ground to a powder. Afterwards, all the coarse parts of the
+husk are taken away by means of sifting: this coarse part is called
+bran; and the fine white inside is flour, of which bread is made.
+
+[Illustration: 19]
+
+[Illustration: 20 & 21]
+
+
+
+_No. 21.--Dobbin._
+
+
+"Whoa, Dobbin!" says a man to his horse: "if you go further into the
+pond, I shall have to follow you, which I shall not like, with my shoes
+and stockings on." The other horse is drinking very quietly. What a
+pleasant thing to have a nice pond to go to when they are thirsty;
+and I hope the men also have got a nice supper at home, and kind wives
+and children to welcome their return.
+
+[Illustration: 22]
+
+[Illustration: 23]
+
+
+
+
+_No. 22.--Child and Chickens._
+
+
+"Chick, chick, chick, here is some corn for you, and crumbs of bread
+and cheese, which mamma saved for you after dinner. Now mind, you
+little things, don't quarrel about the pieces: if you do, I won't give
+you any more."
+
+
+
+
+_No. 23.--Rabbit, Goat, and Hare._
+
+
+Here are three very pretty animals. The first is a rabbit, of a kind,
+gentle disposition. The second is a goat: he is by nature wild, and
+jumps about from crag to crag, on his native mountains. The third is
+the timid hare. I am afraid she is running from the pursuit of the dog.
+Ah! what a cruel thing it is to set dogs to hunt this beautiful little
+animal.
+
+    Darton, Harvey, and Co. Printers, Gracechurch-street.
+
+
+Transcriber's Note: Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
+
+
+
+
+
+End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Present for Infants, by Anonymous
+
+*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 43645 ***