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INTRODUCTION

THE YOUNG MOUSE.— A Fable.

THE WASP AND BEE.— A Fable.

THE GOOSE AND HORSE.— A Fable.

THE FLYING-FISH.

THE LITTLE DOG.— A Fable.

TRAVELLERS’ WONDERS.

THE DISCONTENTED SQUIRREL.

ON THE MARTEN.

MOUSE, LAPDOG, AND MONKEY.— A Fable.

ANIMALS AND THEIR COUNTRIES.

THE MASK OF NATURE.

THE FARMYARD JOURNAL.

JOURNAL.

THE PRICE OF PLEASURE.

THE RAT WITH A BELL.— A Fable.

THE DOG BALKED OF HIS DINNER.— A Tale.

THE KID.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

ORDER AND DISORDER.— A Fairy Tale.

LIVE DOLLS.

THE HOG AND OTHER ANIMALS.

THE BULLIES.

THE TRAVELLED ANT.

THE COLONISTS.

THE DOG AND HIS RELATIONS.

THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF A CAT.

CANUTE’S REPROOF TO HIS COURTIERS.

Scene— The seaside, near Southampton. The tide coming in.

DIALOGUE, ON THINGS TO BE LEARNED, BETWEEN MAMMA AND KITTY.

ON THE OAK.— A Dialogue.

ALFRED.— A Drama.

Scene— The Isle of Athelney .

Scene— Before the Cottage .

ON THE PINE AND FIR TRIBE.— A Dialogue.

ON DIFFERENT STATIONS IN LIFE.— A Dialogue.

THE ROOKERY.

THE SHIP.

THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES.

THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF INDUR.

THE SWALLOW AND TORTOISE.

THE GRASS-TRIBE.

A TEA LECTURE.

THE KIDNAPPERS.

ON MANUFACTURES.

A LESSON IN THE ART OF DISTINGUISHING.

THE PHENIX AND DOVE.

THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.

THE TWO ROBBERS.

Scene— Alexander the Great in his tent. Guards. A man with a fierce countenance, chained and fettered, brought before him.

THE COUNCIL OF QUADRUPEDS.

TIT FOR TAT.— A Tale.

ON WINE AND SPIRITS.

THE BOY WITHOUT A GENIUS.

HALF A CROWN’S WORTH.

TRIAL [2]

THE LEGUMINOUS PLANTS.

ON MAN.

WALKING THE STREETS.— A Parable.

THE COMPOUND-FLOWERED PLANTS.

ON PRESENCE OF MIND.

PHAETON JUNIOR: or, The Gig Demolished .

WHY AN APPLE FALLS.

NATURE AND EDUCATION.— A Fable.

AVERSION SUBDUED.— A Drama.

Scene — A Road in the Country .

THE LITTLE PHILOSOPHER.

WHAT ANIMALS ARE MADE FOR.

TRUE HEROISM.

ON METALS. PART 1.

FLYING AND SWIMMING.

THE FEMALE CHOICE.— A Tale.

ON METALS. PART II.

EYES AND NO EYES; OR, THE ART OF SEEING.

WHY THE EARTH MOVES ROUND THE SUN.

THE UMBELLIFEROUS PLANTS.

HUMBLE LIFE; OR, THE COTTAGERS.

THE BIRTHDAY GIFT.

ON EARTHS AND STONES

SHOW AND USE; OR, THE TWO PRESENTS.

THE CRUCIFORM-FLOWERED PLANTS.

THE NATIVE VILLAGE.— A Drama.

Scene— A scattered Village almost hidden with trees .

Scene II.— The inside of the cottage. An old man sitting by the hearth.

PERSEVERANCE AGAINST FORTUNE.— A Story.

THE GOLDFINCH AND LINNET.

THE PRICE OF A VICTORY.

GOOD COMPANY.

THE WANDERER’S RETURN.

DIFFERENCE AND AGREEMENT OR, SUNDAY MORNING.

THE LANDLORD’S VISIT.— A Drama.

Scene— A room in a farmhouse . Betty , the farmer’s wife ; Fanny , a young woman grown up ; children of various ages differently employed .

ON EMBLEMS.

LEDYARD’S PRAISE OF WOMEN.

GENEROUS REVENGE.

THE POWER OF HABIT.

THE COST OF A WAR.

GREAT MEN.

THE FOUR SISTERS.

THE GAIN OF A LOSS.

WISE MEN.

A FRIEND IN NEED.

EARTH AND HER CHILDREN.

A SECRET CHARACTER UNVEILED.

A GLOBE-LECTURE.

ENVY AND EMULATION.

PROVIDENCE; OR, THE SHIPWRECK.

EPILOGUE.