The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

by Samuel Philips

"All his winning ways,

His pretty, playful smiles,

His joy, his ecstasy,

His tricks, his mimicry,

And all his little wiles;

Oh! these are recollections

Round mothers’ hearts that cling—

That mingle with the tears

And smiles of after years,

With oft awakening!"