ootnote D: "A Storehouse of Stories," First Series, preface.]

[Illustration: Little Goody Two-Shoes.]

THE

HISTORY

OF

Little GOODY TWO-SHOES;

Otherwise called,

Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES.

WITH

The Means by which she acquired her Learning and Wisdom, and in
consequence thereof her Estate; set forth at large for the Benefit
of those,

_Who from a State of Rags and Care
And having Shoes but half a Pair;
Their Fortune and their Fame would fix,
And gallop in a Coach and Six._

See the Original Manuscript in the _Vatican_ at _Rome_, and
the Cuts by _Michael Angelo_. Illustrated with the Comments of
our great modern Critics.

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The THIRD EDITION.
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_LONDON_:

Printed for J. NEWBERY, at the _Bible_ and
_Sun_ in St._Paul's-Church-Yard,_ 1766.
(Price Six-pence.)

TO ALL

Young Gentlemen and Ladies,

Who are good, or intend to be good,

This BOOK

Is inscribed by

Their old Friend

In St. Paul's Church-yard.

The Renowned

HISTORY

OF

Little GOODY TWO-SHOES,

Commonly called,

Old GOODY TWO-SHOES.

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PART I.
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INTRODUCTION. By the Editor.

All the World must allow, that _Two Shoes_ was not her real Name.
No; her Father's Name was _Meanwell_; and he was for many Years a
considerable Farmer in the Parish where _Margery_ was born; but
by the Misfortunes which he met with in Business, and the wicked
Persecutions of Sir _Timothy Gripe_, and an over-grown Farmer
called _Graspall_, he was effectually ruined.

The Case was thus. The Parish of _Mouldwell_ where they lived,
had for many A