| Front Matter |
| Frontispiece |
| Title Page |
| Table of Contents |
| The riding school; or, a cure for... |
| A snake in the grass |
| The boy and the deer |
| The schoolmistress |
| Frank and his kite |
| Grandpapa's ball |
| The boy of Egremond |
| The birds and St. Valentine |
| Reflection in Autumn |
| The contented family |
| On seeing the portrait of a beloved... |
| The true story of web spinner |
| The widow's son |
| The dove set free |
| The migration of the grey... |
| Isabel, the lacemaker |
| The Sabbath day and Sabbath... |
| Lines on a sun-flower |
| The half-boarder |
| Epitaph extraordinary |
| To my child at play |
| Infancy |
| The fisherman's family |
| A child's prayer |
| To Amelia Read on her thirteenth... |
| One of the vanities of human... |
| The dew-drop |
| The story of the two pigeons; or,... |
| The invalid's pipe |
| The English cottage door |
| A sister's lamentation |
| Hymn to the innocents |
| An early recollection |
| The rainbow |
| Young William's deathbed |
| The wish |
| What is sin? |
| The virgin and child |
| The gift |
| Playing with time |
| The two soliloquies |
| The wind in a frolic |
| The son of Arminius |
| To the tiger flower |
| The prophet |
| Mirth and beauty |
| To my boy Tom |
| First inquiries |
| The child's lament |
| To a favourite child |
| Children's loves |
| Good bye |
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Full Citation |
Material Information |
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Title: |
The Looking-glass for the mind : a collection of the most improving tales for both boys & girls |
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Physical Description: |
vi, 282 p., 6 leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. |
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Language: |
English |
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Creator: |
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853 ( Editor ) Sears, William Joseph ( Publisher ) |
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Publisher: |
W.J. Sears, printer |
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Place of Publication: |
London |
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Publication Date: |
c1853 |
Subjects |
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Subjects / Keywords: |
Children's stories ( lcsh ) Children's poetry ( lcsh ) Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction ( lcsh ) Children's stories -- 1853 ( lcsh ) Children's poetry -- 1853 ( lcsh ) Embossed cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1853 ( rbbin ) Baldwin -- 1853 |
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Genre: |
Children's stories ( lcsh ) Children's poetry ( lcsh ) Embossed cloth bindings (Binding) ( rbbin ) |
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Spatial Coverage: |
England -- London |
Notes |
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Statement of Responsibility: |
edited by Frederick Shoberl. |
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General Note: |
Baldwin Library copy contains inscription dated 1853. |
Record Information |
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Bibliographic ID: |
UF00002777 |
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Volume ID: |
VID00001 |
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Source Institution: |
University of Florida |
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Rights Management: |
All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. |
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Resource Identifier: |
aleph - 002233325 oclc - 28776287 notis - ALH3733 |
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Table of Contents |
Front Matter
Front Matter 1
Front Matter 2
Frontispiece
Frontispiece
Title Page
Page i
Page ii
Table of Contents
Page iii
Page iv
Page v
Page vi
The riding school; or, a cure for conceit
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
A snake in the grass
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
The boy and the deer
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
The schoolmistress
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Frank and his kite
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Page 45
Grandpapa's ball
Page 46
Page 47
Page 48
Page 49
Page 50
Page 51
Page 52
The boy of Egremond
Page 53
Page 54
Page 55
Page 56
The birds and St. Valentine
Page 57
Page 58
Page 59
Page 60
Page 61
Page 62
Page 63
Reflection in Autumn
Page 64
Page 64a
The contented family
Page 65
Page 66
Page 67
Page 68
Page 69
Page 70
Page 71
Page 72
On seeing the portrait of a beloved deceased child
Page 73
The true story of web spinner
Page 74
Page 75
Page 76
Page 77
Page 78
The widow's son
Page 79
Page 80
Page 81
Page 82
Page 83
Page 84
Page 85
Page 86
Page 87
Page 88
Page 89
The dove set free
Page 90
Page 91
The migration of the grey squirrels
Page 92
Page 93
Page 94
Page 95
Isabel, the lacemaker
Page 96
Page 97
Page 98
Page 99
Page 100
Page 101
Page 102
Page 103
Page 104
Page 105
Page 106
Page 107
Page 108
Page 108a
Page 109
Page 110
Page 111
The Sabbath day and Sabbath school
Page 112
Page 113
Lines on a sun-flower
Page 114
Page 115
Page 116
The half-boarder
Page 117
Page 118
Page 119
Page 120
Page 121
Page 122
Page 123
Page 124
Page 125
Page 126
Page 127
Page 128
Page 129
Page 130
Page 131
Page 132
Page 133
Page 134
Page 135
Page 136
Page 137
Page 138
Page 139
Page 140
Page 141
Page 142
Page 143
Page 144
Page 145
Page 146
Page 147
Page 148
Epitaph extraordinary
Page 149
To my child at play
Page 150
Page 151
Infancy
Page 152
The fisherman's family
Page 153
Page 154
Page 155
Page 156
Page 156a
Page 157
Page 158
Page 159
Page 160
Page 161
Page 162
Page 163
Page 164
Page 165
Page 166
Page 167
Page 168
Page 169
Page 170
Page 171
Page 172
Page 173
Page 174
Page 175
A child's prayer
Page 176
To Amelia Read on her thirteenth birthday
Page 177
One of the vanities of human wishes
Page 178
Page 179
Page 180
Page 181
The dew-drop
Page 182
The story of the two pigeons; or, to oblige quickly is to oblige twice
Page 183
Page 184
Page 185
Page 186
Page 187
Page 188
The invalid's pipe
Page 189
Page 190
Page 191
Page 192
Page 192a
The English cottage door
Page 193
Page 194
Page 195
A sister's lamentation
Page 196
Page 197
Hymn to the innocents
Page 198
An early recollection
Page 199
Page 200
Page 201
Page 202
Page 203
Page 204
Page 205
Page 206
Page 207
Page 208
Page 209
Page 210
Page 211
Page 212
Page 213
Page 214
Page 215
Page 216
Page 217
The rainbow
Page 218
Young William's deathbed
Page 219
Page 220
Page 221
The wish
Page 222
What is sin?
Page 223
Page 224
Page 225
Page 226
Page 227
The virgin and child
Page 228
Page 229
The gift
Page 230
Playing with time
Page 231
Page 232
Page 233
Page 234
The two soliloquies
Page 235
Page 236
Page 237
The wind in a frolic
Page 238
Page 239
Page 240
Page 240a
The son of Arminius
Page 241
Page 242
Page 243
Page 244
Page 245
Page 246
Page 247
Page 248
Page 249
Page 250
Page 251
Page 252
Page 253
Page 254
Page 255
Page 256
Page 257
Page 258
Page 259
Page 260
Page 261
To the tiger flower
Page 262
The prophet
Page 263
Page 264
Page 265
Page 266
Mirth and beauty
Page 267
To my boy Tom
Page 268
Page 269
First inquiries
Page 270
Page 271
The child's lament
Page 272
Page 273
Page 274
To a favourite child
Page 275
Children's loves
Page 276
Page 277
Page 278
Page 279
Good bye
Page 280
Page 281
Page 282
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