Child rearing - Early works to 1800

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The Christian mans closet : Wherein is conteined a large discourse of the godly training vp of children: as also of those duties that children owe vnto their parents, made dialogue wise, very pleasant to reade, and most profitable to practise, collected in Latin by Bartholomew Batty of Alostensis. And nowe Englished by William Lowth.
Batt, Barthélemy, 1515-1559Date: 1581
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The office of Christian parents : shewing how children are to be gouerned throughout all ages and times of their life. With a breife admonitorie addition vnto children, to answer in dutie to their parents office.
Date: 1616
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Memoirs of the Bloomsgrove family In a series of letters to a respectable citizen of Philadelphia. Containing sentiments on a mode of domestic education, suited to the present state of society, government, and manners, in the United States of America: and on the dignity and importance of the female character. Interspersed with a variety of interesting anecdotes. By Enos Hitchcock, D.D.
Hitchcock, Enos 1745-1803.Date: 1790
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Juvenile trials for robbing orchards, telling fibs, and other heinous offences. Embellished with cuts. By Master Tommy Littleton, secretary to the court
Johnson, R (Richard), 1733 or 4-1793.Date: 1786