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Father of the house
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On being a father with OCD
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Nurturing my autistic, gender-questioning child
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Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
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A grief-stricken widower holds his child while the spirit of its mother, seen only by the child, descends to impart her blessing to the father. Drawing.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 533362i- Books
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Death and destruction or, The Unhappy Family. In three parts. Being a full and true accout of one Mrs Seymour a merchant's widow of Bristol, lay with her own son unknown to him, and was got with child by him. How she went to Chepstow, and was privately brought to bed of a Girl, who growing up to be a handsome Woman, was married to her Father and Brother. How it was discovered; and how thereupon the Mother was put in Prison, and dyed, the Daughter drowned herself, and appeared to the young Man her Father, Brother, and Husband at Sea, who thereupon raniaving mad. To which is added; Teague and Sawney, &c.
Date: [1750?]
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The circumcision of Christ in the Temple. Etching by Father K. Felner, 1779, after C. Dietrich.
Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst, 1712-1774.Date: 1779Reference: 22032i- Books
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Instructions for children: or, the child's and youth's delight. Teaching an easy way to spell and read true English. Containing The Father's Godly Advice, Directing Parents in a Right and Spiritual manner to Educate their Children. With A Scripture Catechism, Wherein all the Chief Principles of true Christianity Are clearly Opened. Together with many other Things, both Pleasant and Useful, for the Education of Children. Written by B. Keach, Author of War with the Devil. Recommended to the Use of all Parents and Schoolmasters, by H. Knowls.
Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.Date: [1710?]- Books
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Instructions for children: or, the child's and youth's delight. Teaching an easie way to spell and read true English. Containing The Father's Godly Advice, Directing Parents in a Right and Spiritual manner to Educate their Children. With A Scripture Catechism, Wherein all the Chief Principles of True Christianity Are clearly Opened. Together with many other Things, both Pleasant and Useful, for the Education of Children. Written by B. Keach, Author of War with the Devil. Recommended to the Use of all Parents and Schoolmasters, by H. Knowls.
Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.Date: [1712?]