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| CHAPTER I |
| The Treatment of Animals.—The Ant.—The Bee.—Goodness.—The Lark’s Nest.—The Asses | 1 |
| CHAPTER II |
| The Treatment of Animals.—The Difference between them and Man.—The Parental Affection of a Dog.—Brutality punished | 6 |
| CHAPTER III |
| The Treatment of Animals.—The Story of crazy Robin.—The Man confined in the Bastille | 10 |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Anger.—History of Jane Fretful | 14 |
| CHAPTER V |
| Lying.—Honour.—Truth.—Small Duties.—History of Lady Sly and Mrs. Trueman | 18 |
| CHAPTER VI |
| Anger.—Folly produces Self-contempt, and the Neglect of others | 25 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| Virtue the Soul of Beauty.—The Tulip and the Rose.—The Nightingale.—External Ornaments.—Characters | 27 |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| Summer Evening’s Amusement.—The Arrival of a Family of Haymakers.—Ridicule of personal Defects censured.—A Storm.—The Fear of Death.—The Cottage of Honest Jack, the shipwrecked Sailor.—The History of Jack, and his faithful Dog Pompey | 31 |
| CHAPTER IX |
| The Inconveniences of immoderate Indulgence | 37 |
| CHAPTER X |
| The Danger of Delay.—Description of a Mansion-house in Ruins.—History of Charles Townley | 40 |
| CHAPTER XI |
| Dress.—A Character.—Remarks on Mrs. Trueman’s Manner of Dressing.—Trifling Omissions undermine Affection | 47 |
| CHAPTER XII |
| Behaviour to Servants.—True Dignity of Character | 50 |
| CHAPTER XIII |
| Employment.—Idleness produces Misery.—The Cultivation of the Fancy raises us above the Vulgar, extends our Happiness, and leads to Virtue | 53 |
| CHAPTER XIV |
| Innocent Amusements.—Description of a Welch Castle.—History of a Welch Harper.—A tyrannical Landlord.—Family Pride | 55 |
| CHAPTER XV |
| Prayer.—A Moon-light Scene.—Resignation | 60 |
| CHAPTER XVI |
| The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress.—Fatal Effects of Inattention to Expense, in the History of Mr. Lofty | 64 |
| CHAPTER XVII |
| The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress concluded | 67 |
| CHAPTER XVIII |
| A Visit to the School-mistress.—True and False Pride | 69 |
| CHAPTER XIX |
| Charity.—The History of Peggy and her Family.—The Sailor’s Widow | 71 |
| CHAPTER XX |
| Visit to Mrs. Trueman.—The Use of Accomplishments.—Virtue the Soul of all | 74 |
| CHAPTER XXI |
| The Benefit of bodily Pain.—Fortitude the Basis of Virtue.—The Folly of Irresolution | 77 |
| CHAPTER XXII |
| Journey to London | 79 |
| CHAPTER XXIII |
| Charity.—Shopping.—The distressed Stationer.—Mischievous Consequences of delaying Payment | 81 |
| CHAPTER XXIV |
| Visit to a Poor Family in London.—Idleness the Parent of Vice.—Prodigality and Generosity incompatible.—The Pleasures of Benevolence.—True and false Motives for Saving | 84 |
| CHAPTER XXV |
| Mrs. Mason’s farewell Advice to her Pupils.—Observations on Letter-writing | 86 |
