The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes | Page 9

this whole Company, and all our Friends, and all
our Enemies._
To this last Polly Sullen objected, and said, truly, she did not know why
she should pray for her Enemies? Not pray for your Enemies, says
Little _Margery_; yes, you must, you are no Christian, if you don't
forgive your Enemies, and do Good for Evil. Polly still pouted; upon
which Little Margery said, though she was poor, and obliged to lie in a
Barn, she would not keep Company with such a naughty, proud,
perverse Girl as _Polly_; and was going away; however the Difference
was made up, and she set them to compose the following
LESSONS
For the CONDUCT of LIFE.
LESSON I.
He that will thrive, Must rise by Five. He that hath thriv'n, May lie till
Seven. Truth may be blam'd, But cannot be sham'd. Tell me with whom
you go; And I'll tell what you do. A Friend in your Need, Is a Friend
indeed. They ne'er can be wise, Who good Counsel despise.

LESSON II.
A wise Head makes a close Mouth. Don't burn your Lips with another
Man's Broth. Wit is Folly, unless a wise Man hath the keeping of it.
Use soft Words and hard Arguments. Honey catches more Flies than
Vinegar. To forget a Wrong is the best Revenge. Patience is a Plaister
for all Sores. Where Pride goes, Shame will follow. When Vice enters
the Room, Vengeance is near the Door. Industry is Fortune's right Hand,
and Frugality her left. Make much of Three-pence, or you ne'er will be
worth a Groat.
LESSON III.
A Lie stands upon one Leg, but Truth upon two. When a Man talks
much, believe but half what he says. Fair Words butter no Parsnips.
Bad Company poisons the Mind. A covetous Man is never satisfied.
Abundance, like Want, ruins many. Contentment is the best Fortune. A
contented Mind is a continual Feast.
A LESSON in Religion.
Love GOD, for he is good. Fear GOD, for he is just. Pray to GOD, for
all good Things come from him. Praise GOD, for great is his Mercy
towards us, and wonderful are all his Works. Those who strive to be
good, have GOD on their Side. Those who have GOD for their Friend,
shall want nothing. Confess your Sins to GOD, and if you repent he
will forgive you. Remember that all you do, is done in the Presence of
GOD. The Time will come, my Friends, when we must give Account to
GOD, how we on Earth did live.
A Moral LESSON.
A good Boy will make a good Man. Honour your Parents, and the
World will honour you. Love your Friends, and your Friends will love
you. He that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow. Learn to live, as you
would wish to die. As you expect all Men should deal by you: So deal
by them, and give each Man his Due.

As we were returning Home, we saw a Gentleman, who was very ill,
sitting under a shady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery. Though ill, he
began to joke with Little Margery, and said, laughingly, so, _Goody
Two-Shoes_, they tell me you are a cunning little Baggage; pray, can
you tell me what I shall do to get well? Yes, Sir, says she, go to Bed
when your Rooks do. You see they are going to Rest already:
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Do you so likewise, and get up with them in the morning; earn, as they
do, every Day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earn;
and you'll get Health and keep it. What should induce the Rooks to
frequent Gentlemens Houses only, but to tell them how to lead a
prudent Life? They never build over Cottages or Farm-houses, because
they see, that these People know how to live without their Admonition.
_Thus Health and Wit you may improve, Taught by the Tenants of the
Grove._
The Gentleman laughing gave Margery Sixpence; and told her she was
a sensible Hussey.

CHAP. VI.
_How the whole Parish was frighted._
Who does not know Lady Ducklington, or who does not know that she
was buried at this Parish Church?
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Well, I never saw so grand a Funeral in all my Life; but the Money they
squandered away, would have been better laid out in little Books for
Children, or in Meat, Drink, and Cloaths for the Poor.
This if a fine Hearse indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the Horses
look very grand; but what End does that answer, otherwise than to

display the Pride of the Living, or the Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon
such Folly, say I, and Heaven grant that those who want more Sense
may have it.
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But all the Country