A Cup of Sweets...Delightful Tales for Good Children (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

A delightful children's book that was published in London in 1810 and has twenty-two chapters: Curiosity The Unsettled Boy Cecilia and Fanny Henry Maria ; or, the Little Slattern Frederick's Holidays The Little Quarrellers The Vain Girl The Young Gardeners The Whimsical Child Edward and Charles The Truant Jealousy Edmond The Ghost and the Dominos Fido The Reward of Benevolence Femina TheTrifler The Cousins The Travellers The Strawberries ............................................................................. Two excerpts from the book: CURIOSITY: Arabella fancied there could be no pleasure in the world equal to that of listening to conversations in which she had no concern, peeping into her mamm's drawers and boxes, and asking impertinent questions. If a parcel was brought to the house, she had no rest till she had found out what was in it; and if her papa rung the bell, she would never quit the room till the servant came up, that she might hear what he wanted. She had been often desired to be less curious, and more attentive to her lessons; to play with her doll and her baby-house, and not trouble herself with other people's affairs: but she never minded what was said to her, and when she was sitting by her mamma, with a book in her hand, instead of reading it, and endeavouring to improve herself, she was always looking round her, to observe what her brothers and sisters were doing, and to watch every one who went out or came into the room. ............................................................................... HENRY: Henry was the son of a merchant of Bristol: he was a very "good-natured" obliging boy, and loved his papa and mamma and his brothers and sisters, most affectinately; but he had one very disagreeable fault, which was, that he did not like to be directed or advised; but always appeard displeased when any body only hinted to him what he might, or what he ought not to do; he fancied he knew right from wrong perfectly well, and that he did not require any one to direct him. He was the most amiable boy in the world, if you would let him have his own way: he never heard any body say they wished for a thing, that he did not run to get it for them, if it was, in his power; and no one could be more ready to lend his toys to his brothers and sister, whenever they appeared to desire them: but the moment he was told not to stand so near the fire, or not to jump down two or three stairs at a time, not to climb upon the tables, or to take care he did not fall out of the window, he grew directly angry, and asked if they thought he did not know what he was about--- said he was no longer a baby, and that he was certainly big enough to take care of himself.