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Title: A Book For The Young

Author: Sarah French

Release Date: May 12, 2005 [EBook #15820]

Language: English

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A BOOK FOR THE YOUNG.

DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION,
TO THE HON. MRS. MANNERS SUTTON.

By A LADY.

1856.

Saint John, N.B.,
Printed By J. & A. McMillan, Phoenix House,
78, Prince Wm. Street.

TO THE HON. MRS. MANNERS SUTTON.

MADAM,--

With every feeling of deference and respect, do I beg to offer my
grateful acknowledgments for your kindness in according me the honor
of your influential name, in offering my Little Book to the public;
and I can only regret my humble efforts are not more worthy your
patronage.

I have the honour to be, Madam,

Your obliged and obedient servant,

SARAH FRENCH.

PREFACE.

COURTEOUS READER,

In offering a second effort from her pen, the Writer begs, most
humbly, to deprecate all criticism; for much of which, there will,
doubtless, be found ample room.

This little book has been written in the hope that notwithstanding its
many imperfections, it will not be altogether useless to those for
whom it is especially intended,--the Young; and should the Authoress
fail in effecting all the good she desires, she trusts, she may take
refuge under the negative merit, of not having written one word that
_can_ do _harm_.

If it be objected to, that the Poetry is not original; it is, she
would beg to say, not only good, but far better than that which, had
it depended on her own efforts, could have been in its place. It will
be seen that the Book was intended to have been brought out for
Christmas and New Year's Days: this desirable end could not be
accomplished, but as recommended to do, she has inserted the "Address
to the Young."

CONTENTS

An Address to the Young,
The Dying Horse,
Coquetry,
Lines on seeing in a list of new Music "The Waterloo Waltz,"
The Boy of Egremont,
Lines written on the Pros