great pieces of good fortune, that seldom happen, as by little
advantages that occur every day; thus, if you teach a poor young man to
shave himself and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to
the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas."


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Boston: 1866.

2. Cotton Mather. _Magnalia Christi Americana_. Hartford: 1820.

3. Samuel Sewall. _Diary_. Massachusetts Historical Collections.
Fifth Series. Vols. v, vi, and vii. Boston: 1878.

4. Jonathan Edwards. _Eight Sermons on Various Occasions_. Vol. vii
of Edwards's Works. Edited by Sereno Dwight. New York: 1829.

5. Benjamin Franklin. _Autobiography_. Edited by John Bigelow.
Philadelphia: 1869. [J. B. Lippincott & Co.]

6. _Essays and Bagatelles_. Vol. ii of Franklin's Works. Edited by
Jared Sparks. Boston: 1836.

7. Moses Coit Tyler. _A History of American Literature_. 1607-1765.
New York: 1878. [G. P. Putnam's Sons.]


[1]_The Way to Wealth, Plan for Saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds,
Rules of Health, Advice to a Young Tradesman, The Way to Make Money
Plenty in Every Man's Pocket_, etc.