Johnson, J. mss, ca. 1740-1759
Summary Information
Repository
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Creator
Johnson, Jane, 1708-1759
Extent
438 items
Title Johnson, J. mss.,ca. 1740-1759
Collection No.
LMC 1649
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Johnson, J. mss. consists of materials
devised by Jane (Russell) Johnson primarily for the instruction of her son, George
William Johnson. The materials consist of 438 items and are arranged in 24 groups.
Included are alphabet cards, religious and secular lesson cards, all hand-made. Some
contain colored illustrations and are decorated with multi-colored Dutch paper.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Jane (Russell) Johnson, 1706-1759, of Witham-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire, England,
primarily for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson, 1740?-1814, High
Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1784, and presumably for the two other sons and daughter as
well. Jane Johnson was the wife of the Rev. Woolsey Johnson, 1696?-1756, who built
Witham Hall in 1752, and the daughter of Richard Russell who acquired Packwood Manor in
1715 (subsequently heired by Jane to her sister Lucy) which was eventually sold to Sir
Horace Mann.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in 24 groups.
Scope and Content Note
The Johnson, J. mss. consists of materials devised by Jane (Russell) Johnson primarily
for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson. The materials consist of 438
items and are arranged in 24 groups. Included are alphabet cards, religious and secular
lesson cards, all hand-made. Some contain colored illustrations and are decorated with
multi-colored Dutch paper.
The materials, arranged in 24 groups, consist of 438 pieces. Present are six sets of
alphabet cards, many with vowel sounds, syllables, words and short lines or verses
(which could serve as modern flash cards); three sets of word cards, also with vowel
sounds, syllables and lines; two booklets; three sets of lesson cards in verse and
anecdotal form on religious and secular topics; five card sets, largely secular and
contemporary in nature with some traditional story-verses; and three card sets of
religious and moral instruction, along with a set of word chips.
The largest group of materials is that of set no. 7 which includes the 78 word chips
denoting chiefly food products such as Ale, Almonds, Bacon, ... , Veal, Water,
Wild-fowl, housed in a small paper box decorated with playing card symbols cut from a
Dutch-made paper.
References to contemporary personages and secular topics include George Berkeley, bishop
of Cloyne, who advocated the curative powers of tarwater (no. 14 - Doctor Berkeley and
Enoch Martyr cards); John Thomas, Bishop of London (no. 14 - Master Isaac Seabright);
George Wright, member of Parliament (no. 14 - Two tame swans); the French dances,
ridotto (no. 19 - Lord Mountjoy) and rigadoon (no. 19 - Miss Carpenter); anti-French
bias (no. 17 - Hark the drums and no. 21 - Such short gowns); an acrobat (no. 21 - This
Girl to get money); a woman's independence (no. 21 - Pray Madam come this way);
toothache (no. 18 - A Boy and a Girl).
The stories, briefly noted, include those of the faithful dog betrayed (no. 14 - A
farmer came home); A Fable (no. 15 - The Old man and Death: he calls upon Death but when
he appears, asks for help with his load); The Eagle and the Child (no. 15 - As a hungry
eagle: it seizes the child from the cradle); and a nonsense rhyme (no. 18 - If all the
world was [sic] paper).
Sets 22 and 23 contain many identical religious and moral statements, including five of
the Ten Commandments.
Factors for dating the material are derived from a figure on a card which bears a
printed identity (set 1, item 36: Sir John Bernard, alderman and Lord Mayor of London,
1738); one of the booklets (no. 11 - George William Johnson, his Book, Printed and Bound
by his Mamma [Jane Johnson] 1745); and a card (no. 14 - Simon Lord Lovat) which notes
that Lord Lovat was beheaded on April 9, 1747.
The materials are sturdily constructed of two or more pieces of paper pasted together,
some of which bear partial watermarks, with the wording hand-printed on grooved lines in
black and red ink. Bordered or decorated in brown, orange, and green multi-colored paper
of Dutch origin, the cards frequently are illustrated by figures (plain or hand-colored)
of people, birds, animals, and objects cut from printed sources. One of the
illustrations retains its printed source (set 21, item 15: Sold by John Bowles at the
Black Horse in Cornhill). Many of the cards have small string or cord hangers.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Johnson, Jane,
1706-1759
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Johnson, George William,
1740-1814
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Johnson, Barbara,
1738-1825
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Ball, Elisabeth,1897-1982
(former owner)
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Topics
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Alphabets
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Alphabet books
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Alphabet rhymes
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Children--Books and reading
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Children's literature
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Educational games
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England--Social life and
customs
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Moral education (Early
childhood)
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Religious education
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Readers (Primary)
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Reading |x Aids and devices
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Ball collection. 1983
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons
from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their
visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with the permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library
Preferred Citation
[item], Johnson, J. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Set 1. A B C
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Scope Note
Set of alphabet cards with letters, vowels, syllables, words, and four line
verses. Nos. 1-23, 25-52. With ink-drawn borders. Pasted on verso, printed
hand-colored pictures of people, animals, and birds. 1738. 51 items.
8. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds beginning with letters b, d, f, h, l, m
Transcription:
ba be bi bo bu/ da de di do du/ fa fe fi fo fu/ ha he hi ho hu/ la le li lo
lu/ ma me mi mo mu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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9. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds beginning with letters n, p, r, t, s, w
Transcription:
na ne ni no nu/ pa pe pi po pu/ ra re ri ro ru/ ta te ti to tu/ sa se si so
su/ wa we wi wo wu
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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10. Vowel sounds
Description of item:
Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u
Transcription:
ab eb ib ob ub/ ac ec ic oc uc/ ad ed id od ud/ af ef if of uf/ al el il ol
ul/ am em im om um
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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11. Vowel Sounds
Description of item:
Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u
Transcription:
ag eg ig og ug/ an en in on un/ as es is os us/ at et it ot ut/ ap ep ip op
up/ ax ex ix ox ux
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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23. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ass", "ash", "aze", "ea",
and "ee"
Transcription:
Ass lass glass brass/ ash cash dash lash/ blaze gaze glaze maze/ beak break
speak/ ell heel feel peel
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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25. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ee", "el", "es", and
"ick"
Transcription:
Creep deep keep/ elf pelf self shelf/ best nest rest drest/ eel peel reel
wheel/ kick lick brick stick
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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26. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ig", "im", "in", and
"ol"
Transcription:
Fig pig sprig twig/ him brim grim/ pin grin chin skin/ bind kind wind/ bold
cold scold
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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27. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four letter words practicing the sounds "on", "oo", and "or"
Transcription:
Long prong strong/ book cook hook/ cool fool pool/ moon noon spoon/ cork
fork work
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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28. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "or", "oth", "ove", "ou",
and "ow"
Transcription:
Born corn horn/ broth froth cloth/ love dove glove/ out pout rout gout/ low
blow glow
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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29. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ow", "ub", "uff", "ull",
and "um"
Transcription:
Row snow slow/ cub tub rub drub/ huff cuff snuff/ dull cull scull/ mum drum
crum.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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30. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ure", "urn", "ush",
"usk", and "ust"
Transcription:
Cure pure sure/ urn turn burn churn/ bush hush push/ busk dusk husk/ dust
must crust
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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31. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Five and six letter words practicing the sounds "augh", "ough", and "ou"
Transcription:
Laugh cough/ rough tough./ though bought/ brought. pound/ round ground.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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36. Consonant and vowel sounds
Description of item:
Four and five letter words. On verso: Sir John Barnard Kt., Alderman and
Lord Mayor of London, 1738.
Transcription:
Pray seen name/ best last which/ where brave still/ there these those/ heard
shall.
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9.5 cm
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41. Animal words
Description of item:
Words expressing the names of various animals
Transcription:
Fox hare buck doe/ stag hind fawn/ ox bull cow calf/ horse mare colt tit/
nag pad ass bear
Dimensions:
6.3 x 9. 5 cm
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Set 2. A B C
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[1] Alphabet card
Description of item:
Alphabet card with cord hanger, letters A-M on recto, N-Z on verso. The V
and U reversed in the usual order of sequence. Corners pasted with triangles
made of brown, orange and green paper of Dutch origin.
Transcription:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z
Dimensions:
11.5 x 11.2 cm
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Set 3. Aa Bb Cc
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[1] Alphabet card
Description of item:
Alphabet card with cord hanger, capital and lower case letters Aa-Mm on
recto, Nn-Zz on verso. Format resembles that of No. 2 except the V and U are
not reversed. Corners pasted with brown, orange, and green Dutch paper
triangles.
Transcription:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy
Zz
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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Set 7. Ale
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Scope Note
Set of 78 word chips, chiefly food products, with a small paper box, both
decorated with playing card symbols cut from brown, orange, and green Dutch paper.
Chips vary in size depending upon the length of the words, but all are about 1.2
cm. in height. The box: 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm. 79 items.
[51] Parlour
Description of item:
(2 copies)
[61] Sauce
Description of item:
(2 copies)
[64] Spinage
Description of item:
[sic]
[67] Sugar
Description of item:
(2 copies)
Set 8. And for but
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Scope Note
Five unnumbered word cards. Thirteen words to a side, both sides. Each card with
cord or thread hanger and brown, orange, and green Dutch paper corners. 5
items.
[1] And for but
Description of item:
Three and four letter words
Transcription:
and for but/ the all/ not was are/ our can/ God his her
Verso: him she way/ his that/ they with will/ what when/ how good them
Dimensions:
12. 5 x 12. 5 cm
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[2] Fox Hare Boar
Description of item:
Animal words
Transcription:
Fox Hare Boar/ Bear Wolf/ Buck Doe Stag/ Dull Cow/ Calf Cat Dog
Verso: Horse Mare Sheep/ Lamb Goat/ Kid Ass Hog/ Sow Pig/ Rat Mouse Colt
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[3] Hand Arm Fist
Description of item:
Body parts
Transcription:
Hand Arm Fist/ Nail Joint/ Side Hip Thigh/ Knee Leg/ Foot Feet Toe
Verso: Head Heart Face/ Eyes Nose/ Cheek Lips Teeth/ Tongue Chin/ Ear Neck
Breast
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[4] Like next life
Description of item:
Four and five letter words
Transcription:
like next life/ long fear/ those first great/ truth true/ which know
whom
Verso: out done went/ one two/ keep once man/ men boy/ girl love give
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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[5] This you your
Description of item:
Three and four letter words
Transcription:
this you your/ soon thy/ have most must/ from then/ than there their
Verso: well time may/ say more/ now much want/ take some/ such shall
Lord
Dimensions:
12.5 x 12.5 cm
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Set 9. Ba be bi bo bu
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Scope Note
Set of cards with vowel sounds, syllables, and words. Nos. 2-14, 16-21, and one
unnumbered card (no. [1], with picture of woman pasted thereon and placed first in
sequence with sounds: ba, be, bi, bo, bu). Verso blank. 20 items.
Set 10. In of for the
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[1] Word card
Description of item:
32 words in squares, separated by small symbols or devices cut from brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper. Border and verso covered in faded blue paper.
Card shows signs of wear and soil.
Transcription:
in of for the/ they when what/ that my with but/ which there their/ his her
him he/ me she thy/ love shall where well/ will all our/ have from must
most
Dimensions:
18.3 x 16 cm
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Set 11. George William Johnson his Book
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Description of item:
Mother's name on verso of leaf 36: Iane Iohnson. Thirty six numbered leaves.
Words in black on recto, lessons in now-faded red on verso. Bound in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper. Spine damaged, revealing cord ties.
Hand-colored printed pictures pasted therein.
Transcription:
Title page: George William Iohnson his Book. Printed and Bound by his Mamma
1745.
Verso: First read all/ the black/ Lessons, and/ then read the/ red ones.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.3 cm
Bad had lad
Transcription:
Bad had lad/ fad mad glad/ Bag lag nag/ wag rag tag/ All ball call/ fall
tall wall/ Ham ram cram;
Verso: I/ hope my/ Dear now/ you have read/ the black les/sons, you will/
read these/ pretty red ones/ very well.
Dark bark mark
Transcription:
Dark bark mark/ ... etc.
Set 12. A New Play Thing
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Booklet of words, syllables, letters.
Description of item:
Thirty-two numbered leaves. Colored pictures pasted therein. Bound in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper.
Transcription:
Concludes: "The End of This Book."
Dimensions:
5.5 x 4.5 cm
Set 14. All Wisdom comes down
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Scope Note
Set of 40 unnumbered lesson cards of religious and secular topics, fables,
remedies, and verses, arranged by first lines. With cord hangers, borders in
brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. Verso pasted with cut-out colored figures,
occasionally related to the lines on the recto. 35 items.
[1] All wisdom comes down
Transcription:
All Wisdom comes down/ From the Great God above/ And to Practice that
Wisdom/ Is Friend-ship and Love/ Be not Peevish, or cross/ But be Merry and
glad,/ For good Boys have no cause/ For to Cry, or look sad.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[2] Ambrose Brooks
Transcription:
Ambrose Brooks, and Abel Bark-/ er, Groom, and Butler to Sir/ Stephen
Marwood, one of them car-/ rying a Venison Pasty out of the/ Parlour, which
was for Dinner at/ the first Course, & the other carrying/ a Dish of
Tarts and Cheese-cakes/ for the Second Course.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[3] As the Goat goes to browze
Transcription:
As the Goat goes to browze,/ Thus her Charge does begin;/ Be advis'd, my
dear Kid,/ And let Nobody in./ The Wolf over-hearing/ For Admittance does
try,/ But the kid answer'd, no;/ I'll not trust you, not I.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[4] A bee stung a bear
Transcription:
A Bee Stung a Bear, and for/ the rash Action,/ The Bear from the Hive wou'd/
Demand Satisfaction:/ While he rifles the Hive, a/ Swarm of Bees flies out,/
And stings the poor Bear, till/ they stung both his Eyes out.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[5] The blessed virgin Mary
Transcription:
The Blessed Virgin Mary,/ with Jesus Christ Sucking/ at her breast,
& riding upon an/ Ass; as the custom was in those/ days. She is
going into Egypt,/ as the angel directed Joseph/ in a dream, in order to
avoid/ King Herod's cruel Massacre.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[6] The circumcision of Jesus
Transcription:
The Circumcision of Jesus/ Christ, when he was but eight/ days old;
according to the Law/ of Moses, that every Male Child/ shou'd be
circumcised. which/ Law was first given by God him-/ self, to the Patriarch
Abraham,/ when he was ninety nine years/ old
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[7] A clown
Transcription:
A Clown that was vext with/ abundance of Flies,/ To drive them away with/ a
Firebrand tries:/ This while he with wonderful/ Courage essays,/ His
thatch'd Habitation is/ set in a Blaze.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[8] A cock upon a dunghill
Transcription:
A Cock upon a Dunghill bred,/ Finding a Jewel, only said,/ Some Jeweller,
with High Esteem,/ Would doat upon this Taudry Gem;/ One Barley Corn I had
rather see,/ For what are Diamonds to me.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[9] David Morris
Transcription:
David Morris, one Farmer/ Nicholas Bagshaw's/ Shepherd, with two Sheep, in/
Orton Field in the County of/ Westmoreland, he is driving/ one of them
along. with his/ Hat, to Burton market to sell it.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[10] Doctor Berkley
Transcription:
Doctor Berkley the good/ Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland;/ advising Mrs. Wilson
who has/ got a Cancer in her Breast to drink/ Tarwater, and he is likewise
send-/ ing Patrick Norway his Servant/ with a Pitcher of Tarwater, to a/
poor woman in Schoolhouse-lane/ that has got an Ague and Fever.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[11] A dog that was an errant thief
Transcription:
A Dog that was an Errant Thief,/ Had Stole, it seems, a piece of Beef;/ And
o'er a River swam, for fear/ Justice should fall upon his Rear:/ The Figure
of this Beef did seem/ so lively painted in the Stream,/ That he for a fresh
Booty hope'd/ And greedy at the Shadow chopt:/ So he let go the Prize he
had,/ which vex'd him so, that he ran mad.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[12] Enoch Martyr
Transcription:
Enoch Martyr, Footman to/ the Bishop of Cloyne; filling/ six large jars, in
order to make/ Tarwater, which is the best/ Medicine in the world for a
Fever,/ Consumption, the Small pox,/ Kings Evil, & all sorts of
disor-/ders, & to preserve health.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[13] A farmer came home
Description of item:
The story of the master who killed his faithful dog which saved his child
from a snake.
Transcription:
A Farmer came home, and his Cradle he found,/ Turn'd quite topsy-turvey, the
cloths on the ground/ He frown'd at his Dog by the Cradle that Stood;/ And
Seeing his Mouth smeer'd over with Blood,/ He Stab'd him in Anger, without
looking further;/ He took it for granted his dog had done Murther:/ But
turning the Cradle, he found his Mistake,/ The Child was alive, but there
lay a dead Snake,/ with the poor faithful Cur, to stay a Disaster,/ Had
Slain in Defense of his hard-hearted Master.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[14] A great many gentlemen
Transcription:
A Great many Gentlemen, and/ Ladys, at a table, at dinner, at/ a Marriage,
at Cana of Galilee;/ when Jesus Christ, perform'd that/ great Miracle, of
turning six/ large pots full of water, into the/ finest of wine, with only a
word/ speaking.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[15] A great many pretty little angels
Transcription:
A Great many pretty little/ Angels, riding upon the/ Clouds, to meet Master
Jacky/ Dashwood, who is just dead, and/ because he was very good, and/ made
it his constant Study to please/ God; is now going to Heaven, and/ the
angels are all very glad to see him.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[16] A hedgehog
Transcription:
A Hedgehog that was on his/ Journey benighted,/ A Snake very kindly to/
Shelter invited:/ The Hedgehog approv'd of/ the Lodging so well,/ The Snake
could no more/ get him out of his cell.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[17] Jesus Christ
Transcription:
Jesus Christ, when he was but/ six weeks old, brought to the Tem-/ ple at
Jerusalem, & presented to/ the Lord; by the High Priest; who/ has
him in his Arms, & the Virgin/ Mary kneels down, & offers a
Sacri-/ fice, of two young Pidgeons, as the/ custom was in those days,
according/ to the Law of the Jews.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[18] John Pope
Transcription:
John Pope, a good old Shepherd repeat-/ ing the following verses to
himself./ All covet Happiness/ But Oh! how few/ To Gain that Happiness/ The
Right way pursue./ More pains men take/ to serve the Fiend of Hell/ Than
they need take, in/ Realms of Bliss to dwell.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[19] The lion brave
Transcription:
The Lion Brave and Generous,/ Once in his Life had sav'd a Mouse,/ And
little thought in time to see/ The Mouse as Generous as he;/ Till being
hamper'd in a Net,/ Where 'twas in vain to roar and fret,/ He found what he
expected least,/ His Safety from so small a Beast./ The Mouse did that which
made him wonder/ And gnaw'd the stubborn Snare asunder.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[20] Master Isaac Seabright
Transcription:
Master Isaac Seabright, Son/ to Sir Charles Seabright, a/ dying of
Convulsion-Fits when he/ was but three days old; his Nurse/ sits by him, and
Doctor Thomas,/ Bishop of Lincoln, is going to/ Baptize him before he is
quite/ dead.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[21] Mr. Christopher
Transcription:
Mr. Christopher, an old He/ Goat, with a huge long/ Beard, eating thistles,
in Sir/ Francis Morgan's Park in Radnor-/ shire in Wales, and Martin Lum-/
ley a Plough Boy going to drive him/ away, or else to catch him with his/
hands.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[22] More instances
Transcription:
More instances of wicked/ King Herod's cruelty/ in killing the young
children. O!/ What a sad vile creature he was,/ who wou'd not rather be a
Beggar?/ a Chimney Sweeper? nay or a/ Tom-Turd-man than such a king.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[23] An old country squire
Transcription:
An old country Squire lov'd Dogs at (his heart),/ And he & his
Kennel cou'd ne'er dwell apart;/ But one day his Son by a Villanous Hound/
was bit so severely, he died of the Wound:/ which put the old Spark in so
grevious a passion/ past Condemnation;/ So Ringwood, & Jowler,
& Rockwood & Tray,/ Tho' harmless, were hang'd as they (came
in the way.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[24] Oronoko
Transcription:
Oronoko, a Black Boy, Page to/ his Grace the Duke of Northum-/ berland,
telling Oliver Brom-/ field the Duke's Gardiner; that he/ must bring in some
Cucumbers/ green Pease, Kidney-Beans, Horse-/ Radish, Asparagus Artichokes
&/ Colly-Flowers, ready for Dinner.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[25] An oxford scholar
Transcription:
An Oxford Scholar in/ his Study, sitting by a/ Table with Mathematical/
Instruments before him, and/ a Globe of the World standing/ on the ground by
him.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[26] Plato, Socrates, and Seneca
Transcription:
Plato, Socrates, and Seneca, three/ of the Ancient Wise Philosophers/
talking together about the Immor-/ tality of the Soul, the Happiness of a/
future Life, & the shortness of this;/ As one Drop of water/ To the
Boundless Sea;/ Is the longest Life, compar'd/ To Eternity.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[27] Rowland & Rosamund Percival
Transcription:
Rowland, & Rosamund Percival/ an honest country man & his
wife/ walking to Sturbridge Fair to sell/ Eggs, Apples & Turneps,
& to buy/ a new Hat, Stockings, Shoes, Lea-/ ther Breeches, and a
Knife and/ Fork for their little son Edward/ who is a very good Boy
& cou'd write/ & Read before he was eight years old.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[28] A schoolboy
Transcription:
A Schoolboy was once so dull in his way,/ He cou'd not be taught so much as
great A/ His Schoolfellows jested upon his thick skull/ Nay, hold, says the
Youngster, I am not so dull;/ But if I learn A, which I cou'd soon do,/
They'll put me to B, C, & all the Cross Row:/ Now that wou'd
exceedingly trouble my (Gizard,/ For learning of A, to be run down to
Izard.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[29] Simon Lord Lovat
Description of item:
Refers to April 9, 1747.
Transcription:
Simon Lord Lovat; sitting in the/ Tower leaning upon a stone Pillar;/ and
Edmund Newton his Servant/ bringing him a large glass of French/ Brandy. On
thursday April the/ ninth, one Thousand, seven-Hun-/ dred, & forty
seven his Head was/ Cut off, on Tower Hill for High/ Treason: he being then
fourscore/ years of age.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[30] A stork
Transcription:
A Stork thro' Misfortune,/ Was trapann'd with a Crane;/ He pleaded his good
Deeds,/ But pleaded in vain./ The Crane is a Villain,/ The Farmer replies,/
And he that's his Comrade/ Most certainly dies.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[31] There was a grey cat
Transcription:
There was a grey Cat,/ And She got up a tree,/ And when she was there, She/
Was Stung by a Bee/ Which made her cry Mew, and/ Down jumped She.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[32] There was a little man
Transcription:
There was a little Man,/ And he had a little Gun,/ He Shot at two Crows,
and/ He killed but one./ The other Flew away,/ For he did not choose to
stay,/ For fear he should Shoot him/ Before he had done.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[33] There was a little mouse
Transcription:
There was a little Mouse/ And She came to our house,/ And a great black
Cat,/ That was very fat,/ Did kill this pretty Mouse,/ That came to our
House.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[34] Two tame swans
Transcription:
Two tame Swans swimming/ in the River they are the/ Property of George
Wrighte/ Esquire, Member of Parliament./ of Gothurst, or Gay-Hurst near/
Newport Pagnel in the County of Bucks.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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[35] A wanton young shepherd
Description of item:
The boy who cried wolf.
Transcription:
A Wanton young Shepherd,/ Tho' no danger near,/ Bawls out, Help! Neighbours,
help/ The Wolf, Sirs, is here./ They come, but are laugh'd at:/ Soon he
roars, out again,/ Now the Wolf's here indeed,/ But he roars out in
vain.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 10.7 cm
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Set 15. All Wisdom cometh from the Lord
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Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-8, religious in nature. Borders and verso in brown,
orange, and green Dutch paper with cord hangers. 8 items.
1. All wisdom cometh from the Lord
Transcription:
All Wisdom cometh from/ the Lord, to fear the/ Lord, that is Wisdom.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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3. They that fear the Lord
Transcription:
They that fear the Lord/ will obey his word, and/ they that love him will/
keep his laws
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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4. Love the Lord
Transcription:
Love the Lord all they/ life, and think of him/ every hour for he sees/ all
you do.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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6. The eyes of God
Transcription:
The eyes of God are always/ upon you, and you can-not go/ out of his
sight.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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8. Love the God that made thee
Transcription:
Love the God that made/ thee, with all thy strength,/ with all thy heart,
and with/ all thy Soul.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10.3 cm
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Set 16. As a hungry eagle
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Scope Note
Group of 6 unnumbered lesson cards of assorted sizes, each with brown, orange, and
green Dutch paper border, cord hanger, and picture on verso except as noted. 6
items.
[1] As a hungry eagle
Transcription:
As a hungry Eagle was/ Seeking for Prey,/ He spy'd a young Child in/ A
Cradle that lay;/ the Mother was absent,/ And no creature by,/ So the Baby
he seiz'd and/ Flew up to the Sky:/ The Child cry'd and scream'd/ But his
Tears were in vain,/ For his Life was soon ended,/ And with it all pain.
Dimensions:
9 x 10.5 cm
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[2] As one drop of water
Description of item:
No hanger
Transcription:
As one drop of Water to the Great/ and Wide Sea: or as one Grain of/ Sand to
the Multitude on the Sea Shore,/ so is the Longest Life, when compared/ with
the days of Eternity. Then/ what would it profit a Man to gain the/ whole
World, and Lose his own Soul?/ Would not that man be worse than a Fool,/
that would accept of the whole World/ or of any thing in it upon such very/
bad terms.
Dimensions:
12 x 12.3 cm
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[4] The old man and death
Description of item:
Title of card: The Old Man and Death. A Fable.
Transcription:
Quite spent with a Burthen of Sticks, an old Clown/ To rest himself, on a
Bank sat him down:/ Then call'd upon Death, and beg'd he wou'd please/ To
shorten his Life, that he might have some ease./ Straight all of a sudden,
pale Death did appear,/ Which made my old Gaffar's Teeth chatter with Fear;/
I call'd you, says he, Mr. Death in a Maggot,/ But now you are here, help me
up with my Faggot.
Dimensions:
11 x 15.3 cm
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[5] Roger Bowyer
Transcription:
Roger Bowyer, with a Sheep/ that has its Legs tied to-/ gether, hanging over
his arm;/ he is going to sell it, at Cole-/ brook Market, & as he
walks a-/ long he hears the Cuckoo Sing,/ which makes him lift up his/ hand
in great surprize, it being/ in the month of March.
Dimensions:
4.9 x 9.3 cm
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[6] Sun moon stars
Description of item:
Words only, verso paper covered.
Transcription:
Sun moon stars fire air earth Sea/ light dark cold heat east west/ north
south wind rain hail/ ice snow frost thaw dew mist/ cloud sky night day hour
week/ month year foot tooth breast.
Dimensions:
11.2 x 12.2 cm
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Set 18. A boy and a girl did eat sugar
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Scope Note
Group of 9 unnumbered word and verse cards. Each with large plain picture in
center, verse at top and bottom, words on sides, verso plain, string hangers,
brown, orange and green Dutch paper trim. 9 items.
[1] A boy and a girl did eat sugar
Transcription:
top: A Boy and a Girl, did/ eat Sugar and Plumbs/ Till they made their
teeth
bottom: ake, and fall from their gums;/ And then they could eat,/ nothing
but bread crums.
left: long/ went/ next/ play/ true/ like/ take
right: give/ move/ ball/ both/ came/ care/ come
Dimensions:
19.5 x 14.3 cm
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[2] A cow and a bull
Description of item:
Lettering on left and right sides is faint.
Transcription:
top: A Cow, and a Bull did/ once fight for some grass,/ Fight on if you
please/ says a Jack Ass,
bottom: For so long as you fight/ I will eat up the grass.
left: life/ live/ fear/ than/ then/ much/ more
right: some/ girl/ done/ keep/ such/ once/ time
Dimensions:
19.5 x 14.3 cm
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[3] A horse and a mare
Transcription:
top: A Horse, and a Mare,/ a Buck, and a Doe,/ Did all live in a Park/ And
so did a Crow;/
bottom: The Crow eat the worms/ the rest eat the grass./ It was not far off/
where this came to pass.
left: be/ an/ by / he/ is/ ox/ up
right: on/ us/ all/ off/ the/ and/ for
Dimensions:
20.3 x 14.3 cm
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[4] If all the world was paper
Transcription:
top: If all the world was paper/ and all the Seas were ink/ and all the
Trees, were bread and cheese
bottom: What should we do for drink./ box lock key bolt bar bell. (in faint
lettering)
left: house/ coach/ chair/ stool/ bed/ shirt/ shift
right: sheet/ hat/ coat/ wig/ wax/ broom/ brush
Dimensions:
19.2 x 14.2 cm
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[5] If with wealth you a-bound
Transcription:
top: If with Wealth you a-bound, ob-serve/ then this Rule,
bottom: Spend your Mo-ney with judg-ment,/ and not like a Fool.
left: where/ there/ their/ were/ what/ when/ once/ that/ with/ which/
now
right: how/ vow/ shall/ them/ know/ have/ cough/ laugh/ love/ give/ them
Dimensions:
12.3 x 15.2 cm
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[6] There was an old sow
Description of item:
Lettering on left and right sides is faint.
Transcription:
top: There was an old Sow, and she had but one Pig./ And one day she gave
her some grapes and a fig/ And the next day she gave her some good milk and
whey
bottom: And did Dress her with Flowers all over gay/ Then bid her take care
and keep out of the dirt/ For her ears she would box if she should prove a
slut.
left: King/ Queen/ Prince/ Duke/ Lord
right: Sir/ Miss/ Madam/ Lady/ Master.
Dimensions:
13.5 x 20.8 cm
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[7] A young bull fell in love
Transcription:
top: A young Bull fell in Love/ with a red and white Cow/ And each day when
he met her
bottom: he made her a Bow/ and said pray my Dear/ how do you now.
left: black/ white/ red/ blue/ green/ brown/ light/ dark
right: knife/ fork/ dish/ spoon/ plate/ cup/ mug/ glass
Dimensions:
19.2 x 14.4 cm
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[8] Corn wheat oats
Description of item:
Words only, lacks verses and corner trim
Transcription:
left: corn/ wheat/ oats/ beer/ ale/ wine/ malt/ hops
right: sope/ sand/ salt/ beef/ veal/ oil/ pen/ ink
Dimensions:
14.3 x 14.3 cm
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[9] One two boy
Description of item:
Words only, lacks verses and corner trim
Transcription:
left: one/ two/ boy/ way/ say/ out/ they
right: when/ what/ that/ with/ love/ when/ well
Dimensions:
14.4 x 14.3 cm
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Set 20. God made you
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Scope Note
Card no. 2 only of a lesson set, not mounted on the accompanying card, bordered
and verso in brown, orange, and green Dutch paper. Pieces do not appear to match;
unfinished work? 1 item.
Description of item:
The same as no. 3 in set 22 and no. 3 in set 23.
Transcription:
God made you, and/ all the world; he made/ the Sun, the Moon, and/ all the
Stars.
Dimensions:
Verse card: 6.3 x 6.6 cm
Mounting card: 9.7 x 10.8 cm
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Set 21. How smiling and pleasant
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Scope Note
Group of 6 cards with verses relating to dress and social activities, and
hand-colored pictures with printed Nos. 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, and unnumbered. String
hangers. Brown, orange, and green Dutch paper borders and verso.
13. How pretty this man looks
Transcription:
How pretty this Man looks, with Sword, Hat, and Cane/ One Lady seems Sick,
or to be in some pain:/ The other walks off, and points with her Fan/ Saying
help I will fetch you, as fast as I can.
Dimensions:
11.5 x 15.5 cm
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14. This lady looks smart
Transcription:
This Lady looks smart, and her dress is quite fine/ But I rather choose to
wear such clothes as mine/ For petticoats short, and a Hoop that is less/
Tho' not quite so grand, is a more easy dress.
Dimensions:
11.2 x 14.8 cm
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15. Pray madam come this way
Description of item:
Printed source: sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Transcription:
Pray Madam come this way, one Gentleman crys,/ This Walk is more free both
from Sun-shine, and Flys:/ No Sir says the Lady; it is this way I choose/ If
that walk you like, pray your Liberty use.
Dimensions:
11.3 x 15 cm
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18. Such short gowns as these
Transcription:
Such short Gowns as these, are much used in France;/ And the Men, and the
Women cut capers and dance./ The Ladys they Paint, and their backsides they
show,/ The Men hop, and skip, and each one is a Beau/ Would you see men like
monkeys; to France you must go.
Dimensions:
12.3 x 15.8 cm
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[19] This girl to get money does dance
Transcription:
This Girl to get money does dance on a Rope/ She will sure have good luck if
her neck is not broke/ Quite hard is her fortune, her fate most unkind/ If
no way for a living but this she can find.
Dimensions:
12.2 x 14.8 cm
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Set 22. There is but one God and he is good
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Scope Note
Set of lesson cards, Nos. 1-57, of religious and moral sayings. Each with Arabic
and Roman numerals. Ink borders, colored pictures on verso. A brief description of
the pictures is provided.
3. God made you
Description of item:
verso: an elephant and a unicorn
Transcription:
God made you and all/ the world, he made the/ Sun, the Moon, and all/ the
Stars.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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5. Love good boys
Description of item:
verso: a young man and a dog
Transcription:
Love good Boys, and play/ with none that swear, or lie,/ or steal.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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6. If you are in the dark
Description of item:
verso: three men and a woman
Transcription:
If you are in the dark/ God sees you, and if you/ are in the light he is/
with you.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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7. God is in all places
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a lamb
Transcription:
God is in all pla-ces He/ Knows all that is done, and/ you can-not go out of
his/ Sight.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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8. God sees everything
Description of item:
verso: a man, a woman, and an owl
Transcription:
God sees e-ve-ry thing you/ do, hears e-ve-ry word you/ speak, and knows
e-ve-ry/ thing you think.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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10. God sends you everything
Description of item:
verso: a bird, a bull, and a goat
Transcription:
God sends you e-ve-ry/ thing you Eat and Drink,/ and all the fine things/
you have.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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14. If you are good
Description of item:
verso: a fantastical creature and clovers
Transcription:
If you are good you will go to/ hea-ven when you Die, and be/ hap-py for
e-ver and e-ver.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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16. When you go to heaven
Description of item:
verso: a man and a maiden with a basket of apples
Transcription:
When you go to Hea-ven you/ will see God, you will ne-ver/ feel a-ny pain,
and you will/ have e-ve-ry thing you wish/ for.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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18. To be good is to love God
Description of item:
verso: a king and a queen
Transcription:
To be good is to love God,/ and to strive to please him/ in thought word and
deed.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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20. God spake these words
Description of item:
verso: a maiden with fire
Transcription:
God spake these words and/ said, I am the Lord thy God;/ Thou shalt have no
o-ther/ Gods but me.
Dimensions:
6.2 x 9.5 cm
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