Chapter XVIII: Music

_Infant ditties--Songs on natural history--Moral lessons in verse--Influence of music in softening the feelings--Illustrative anecdote_

CHAPTER XIX.

GRAMMAR.

_Method of instruction--Grammatical rhymes_

CHAPTER XX.

THE ELLIPTICAL PLAN.

_Method Explained--Its success_

CHAPTER XXI.

REMARKS ON SCHOOLS.

_National schools--British and foreign societies--Sunday schools--Observations_

CHAPTER XXII.

HINTS ON NURSERY EDUCATION.

_Introduction to botany--First lessons in natural history--First truths of astronomy--Geographical instruction--Conclusion_

THE INFANT SYSTEM.

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