A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for childrenA book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children

Name: A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for children
Author: John Bunyan

A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for children by J.B.A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.

John Bunyan 1628–1688London: printed for N.P., 1686

[7], 79 [i.e. 80] p. · 16k words · Wing B5489 · ESTC R26565

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Instructions › An help to Chill-dren to learn to read Eng-lish.Instructions › An help to Chil-dren to learn to read Eng-lish.

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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As there are vow-else, so are there Con-so-nantes, and they are these.

As there are vow-els, so are there Con-so-nants, and they are these.

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b c d f g h k l m n p q r s t v w x y z.

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There are also dou-ble Let-ters, and they are these.

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ct ss sissy fl fi ffi st sh.

ct ss si ssi fl fi ffi st sh.

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Af-ter these are known, then set your Child to spell-ling, Thus T-o, to. T-h-e, the, O-r, or, I-f, if▪ I-n, in, M-e, me, y-o-u, you; f-i-n-d, find, S-i-n, sin: In C-h-r-i-s-t, Christ, i-s, is, R-i-g-h-t-e-o-u-s-n-e-ss, Righ-te-ous-ness.

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A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for childrenA book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children

To learn Chill-dren to spell a-right their names.

To learn Chil-dren to spell a-right their names.

To learn Children to know Figures, and Numeral Letters.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

To learn Chill-dren to spell a-right their names.

To learn Chil-dren to spell a-right their names.

To learn Children to know Figures, and Numeral Letters.