Victorian Penmanship Copy Worksheets of 16 phrases with repeat lines filled in by two or more students by anon

ca. 1870-90. First edition. folded sheets. Oblong (17x21.5cm). pp. [16]. Very Good. Phrases: 1. Emulation is one of the greatest incitements to improvement, 2. Fashion invades our pleasures and interrupts our employments, 3. Genius is not embalmed in good books but lives in them always, 4. Human happiness trembles at the touch of every passing wind, 5. Industry, honesty and temperance are the elements of contentment (with large ink mishap), 6. Justice is the ligament which holds civilized reactions together, 7. Kindness is the golden chain that binds communities together, 8. Let us remove all temptations from the path of the young, 9. Much depends upon the proper improvement of the moments, 10. Nothing of reputation is permanent but virtue and true worth, 11. Omitting to improve time is sure to bring ultimate repentance (pictured), 12. Penmanship does not secure that attention which it demands, 13. Quietness and peace flourish where justice and reason govern, 14. Reading is but an instrument, education is to teach its best use, 15. Silence is a virtue to those who are deficient in understanding, 16. The lever which moves the world of mind is the printing press..