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[i]Works of moral and religious instruction written for children gained increased importance under the influence of
Puritanism
in the 17th and 18th centuries. The New England Primer (1690), printed in Boston, Massachusetts, by English-born publisher and journalist Benjamin Harris, is a typical example. It contains a rhymed alphabet, tables of syllables, the Lord's Prayer, the
Apostles' Creed
, the
Ten Commandments
, and an account of the burning of a Protestant martyr at the stake. Preparation for possible sudden death and departure to the next world was a feature of the rhymes and stories in earlier editions of the Primer. Verses that became well known as a result of their inclusion in the Primer include the prayer “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” and the “Cradle Hymn” by English churchman
Isaac Watts
. Editions of The New England Primer were issued as late as the 19th century. The title of another contemporary children's book, Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes (1646), further indicates the religious tone of most of the children's literature of the period
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