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HINTS TO A CLERGYMAN'S WIFE;

or, FEMALE PAROCHIAL DUTIES PRACTICALLY ILLUSTRATED. Dedicated to the Rev. C. BRIDGES. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo., price 3s., cloth.

Contents:-Part 1. Hints relative to Personal Character. Part 2. Hints relative to active exertion among the Poor.-Cottage Visits.-The Sick.— Schools.-Religious Instruction of the Young.-Cottage Reading.-Parochial Library.-Suggestions for the Employment of the Poor, &c.

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ANIMATE AND INANIMATE. Part 1. THE EARTH. Part 2. THE WATERS. Part 3. ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA. Part 4. ANIMAL LIFE. BY MRS. LOUDON. With numerous Illustrations on Wood, and Steel Frontispiece. Fcap. 8vo., 6s. cloth. "The rare merit of this volume is its comprehensive selection of prominent features and striking facts."-Literary Gazette.

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