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the Dog watch your Houſe, the Gooſe find you in Quills to write with, the Hen bring Eggs for your Cuſtards and Puddings, and the Cock call you up in the Morning, when you are lazy, and like to hurt yourſelves by laying too long in Bed? If ſo, how can you be ſo cruel to them, and abuſe God Almighty's good Creatures? Go, naughty Boy, go; be ſorry for what you have done, and do ſo no more, that God Almighty may forgive you. Amen, ſay I, again and again. God will bleſs you, but not unleſs you are merciful and good.

The downfall of the School, was a great Misfortune to Mrs. Margery; forſhe not only loſt all her Books, but was deſtitute of a Place to teach in; but Sir William Dove, being in formed of this, ordered the Houſe to be built at his own Expence, and

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