The Mother at Home: Or, The Principles of Maternal Duty

affection allow appear attention authority become blessing bosom called cause character cheerful child Christian command consequences continued course daughter desire direct discipline disobedience disposition duty early efforts enjoyment entered eternity excited experience fact father fault fear feelings give habit hand happy hear heart heaven hope hour importance impression improve indulgence inflict influence instruction interest irritated John kind lead leave look Mary meet mind mother motives nature necessary neglect never night obedience observed occasions once pain parents passed passions perhaps persons piety playing prayer prepared present principles probability produce punish reason regard religious remark respect result Saviour says scene severely sick sons soon sorrow spirit subdue suffering suppose taught teach tell thing thought watch young youthful