Excerpt from The Bud, Blossom and Fruit, or Early Piety Permanent and Progressive: Illustrated by Some Incidents in the Life of Emily J. Goodhue When piety in early minds, Like tender buds begins to Shoot; He guards the plants from threatening winds, And ripens blossoms into fruit. - Stennet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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