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Infantile importance: or some general hints on the subject of religious education

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-07-005

Scope and Contents

The text is "a copy of verses compos'd for and addrest to S---- R---- a child of three years of age." The text contains a letter to the child and to the child's parents, prose descriptions of the order and contents of the poem, and then the poem. The poem appears to have been addressed to a female child. Topics include friendship, obedience, attention to parents, and charity.

Dates

  • Creation: 1773

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Author unknown.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Language

English

Overview

This document is a poem by an unknown author about the education of a child.

Arrangement

This single volume contains an explanatory preface followed by the poem of the title.

Acquisition

Infantile importance: or some general hints on the subject of religious education was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in 1978 by Ward and Miriam Madison.

Related Materials

HC.MC.975.03.017 Catherine Haines commonplace book

Processing Information

Processed by Sandra Glascock; completed July, 2013. Updated by Sarah Horowitz; completed March, 2019.

Title
Infantile importance: or some general hints on the subject of religious education
Status
Completed
Author
Sandra Glascock
Date
July, 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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