The Pleasing instructor, or Entertaining moralist. Consisting of select essays, relations, visions, and allegories. / Collected from the most eminent English authors. ; To which are prefixed, new thoughts on education.
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- The Pleasing instructor, or Entertaining moralist. Consisting of select essays, relations, visions, and allegories. / Collected from the most eminent English authors. ; To which are prefixed, new thoughts on education.
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- Boston: :: Printed by Joseph Bumstead. Sold by him, no 20, Union-Street; by B. Larkin, and E. Larkin, Cornhill; and by D. West, Marlboro'-Street.,
- 1795.
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Contents
- title page
- PREFACE.
- THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION, BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION.
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THE PLEASING INSTRUCTOR, OR ENTERTAINING MORALIST.
- The Practice of VIRTUE recommended.
- On IDLENESS.
- On spending TIME.
- On the same SUBJECT.
- On PRIDE.
- The BASKET-MAKER. A Peruvian Tale.
- On TRUTH and SINCERITY.
- On DEFAMATION.
- On CALUMNY and REPROACH.
- On CHEERFULNESS.
- The advantage of CHEERFULNESS.
- On HAPPINESS.
- The Art of HAPPINESS.
- On the INFLUENCE of INNOCENCE and HONOUR.
- INGRATITUDE punished. An Eastern Tale.
- The FORCE of HABIT.
- The ABSURDITY of EXTREMES.
- On BEAUTY and FLATTERY.
- On AFFECTATION.
- On MODESTY.
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VIRTUE under AFFLICTION, represented in the
of AMANDA. - Preliminary Address prefixed to the Pennsylvania Almanack for 1758.
- On CLEANLINESS.
- On CHUSING COMPANY.
- On the Justice of PROVIDENCE in the distribution of RICHES.
- On the FORCE of AFFECTION.
- On CRUELTY to ANIMALS.
- The VISION of JUSTICE.
- A Continuation of the VISION.
- No Life pleasing to GOD that is not useful to MAN. An Eastern STORY.
- The JUDGMENT of COMMON SENSE: A VISION.
- CARAZAN'S VISION: or, SOCIAL LOVE and BENEFICENCE recommended.
- On CREATION and the ANIMAL WORLD.
- On the DEITY, and the wonderful FRAME of HUMAN and ANIMAL BODIES.
- On the ATTRIBUTES of GOD, and the STARRY HEAVENS.
- On the IMMORTALITY of the SOUL.
- On the VICISSITUDE of MATERIAL BEINGS.
- One the CHOICE of present and future HAPPINESS and MISERY.
- The MOUNTAIN of MISERIES. A VISION.
- The VISION continued.
- The VISION of ALMET. An EASTERN STORY.
- On OMENS.
- On GHOSTS and APPARITIONS.
- The IMPORTANCE of the early CHOICE of a CALL|ING, and the Perseverance in it.
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On INCITEMENT to Enterprize and Emulation▪ Story of the Admirable CRI
HTON. - On LABOUR and EXERCISE.
- On TEMPERANCE.
- The INFALLIBLE ELIXIR.
- On the VANITY of some MEN'S WISHES and PRAYERS.
- On AERIAL CASTLE-BUILDING.
- On CHARITY.
- PROSPERITY and ADVERSITY.
- On CONVERSATION.
- The PARTY-COLOURED SHIELD.
- On GAMING.
- On DRUNKENNESS.
- The HISTORY of SANTON BARSISA: showing the fatal Effects of encouraging bad Thoughts.
- On the imperceptible Deviation to VICE, and the Remonstrances of CONSCIENCE.
- The Story of AMURATH continued.
- The Story of AMURATH concluded.
- On the VANITY of HUMAN LIFE.
- On SICKNESS.
- RELIGION and SUPERSTITION contrasted.
- To begin NOTHING of which you have not well considered the END.
- On the FOLLY of being dissatisfied with our present CIRCUMSTANCES.
- On GENEROSITY, and disinterested HONESTY.
- The Story of FLAVILLA.
- The Story of FLAVILLA concluded.
- MIRTH and FALSHOOD inconsistent.
- On DISINGENUITY.
- On the JUSTICE of PROVIDENCE.
- NO FRIENDSHIP among the WICKED.
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SELECT THOUGHT
. - THE HERMIT.
- TRUTH and FALSHOOD.
- LUXURY and WANT. A VISION.
- The HUSBANDMAN'S Meditation in the FIELD.
- ODE to SPRING.
- AN ELEGY.
- The PANTHER, the HORSE, and other BEASTS, A FABLE.
- The SPIDER and the BEE. A FABLE.
- Advice to BELINDA.
- The Story of PALEMON and LAVINIA.
- The Lady's LOOKING-GLASS.
- The GARLAND.
- The MERRY ANDREW.
- AMBITION and CONTENT. A FABLE.
- A HYMN.
- MIND superior to BODY.
- CONTENT. A PASTORAL.
- The FOX and the CAT. A FABLE.
- On the taking of BIRD-NESTS.
- An ELEGY on a BLACK BIRD.
- The LADLE.
- The EXPERIMENT. A TALE.
- A CONTEMPLATION on NIGHT.
- The UNIVERSAL PRAYER.
- THE CONTENTS.