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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
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.
London: printed for N.P., 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
TO THE READER.
Courteous Reader,
The Title-page will show, if there thou look, Who are the proper Subjects of this Book. They're Boys and Girls of all Sorts and Degrees, From those of Age, to Children on the Knees. Thus comprehensive am I in my Notions; They tempt me to it by their childish Motions. We now have Boys with Beards, and Girls that be Big as old Women, wanting Gravity.
The Title-page will shew, if there thou look, Who are the proper Subjects of this Book. They'r Boys and Girls of all Sorts and Degrees, From those of Age, to Children on the Knees. Thus comprehensive am I in my Notions; They tempt me to it by their childish Motions. We now have Boys with Beards, and Girls that be Big as old Women, wanting Gravity.
Then do not blame me, 'cause I thus describe them; Flatter I may not, lest thereby I bribe them To have a better Judgment of themselves, Than wise men have of Babies on their Shelves. Their antic Tricks, fantastic Modes, and way, Show they like very Boys, and Girls, do play With all the frantic Fopperies of […] Age; And that in open view, as on a stage; Our Bearded men, do act like Beardless Boys; Our Women please themselves with childish Toys.