A Little pretty pocket-book, intended for the instruction and amusement of little Master Tommy, and pretty Miss Polly. : With two letters from Jack the Giant-Killer; as also a ball and pincushion; the use of which will infallibly make Tommy a good boy, and Polly a good girl. : To which is added, a little song-book, being a new attempt to teach children the use of the English alphabet, by way of diversion.
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A Little pretty pocket-book, intended for the instruction and amusement of little Master Tommy, and pretty Miss Polly. : With two letters from Jack the Giant-Killer; as also a ball and pincushion; the use of which will infallibly make Tommy a good boy, and Polly a good girl. : To which is added, a little song-book, being a new attempt to teach children the use of the English alphabet, by way of diversion.
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Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts. :: By Isaiah Thomas, and sold, wholesale and retail, at his bookstore.,
MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]
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"A Little pretty pocket-book, intended for the instruction and amusement of little Master Tommy, and pretty Miss Polly. : With two letters from Jack the Giant-Killer; as also a ball and pincushion; the use of which will infallibly make Tommy a good boy, and Polly a good girl. : To which is added, a little song-book, being a new attempt to teach children the use of the English alphabet, by way of diversion." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N15984.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2025.
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descriptionPage 24
The great A Play.
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CHUCK-FARTHING.
AS you value your Pence,At the Hole take your Aim;Chuck all safely in,And you'll win the Game.
MORAL.
Chuck-Farthing, like Trade,Requires great Care;The more you observe,The better you'll fare.
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