Excerpt from The Naturalist's Library, Vol. 1: Ornithology; Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, Part I
How often, in perusing the biographical records of eminent men, do we see that the first germ of superior intellect has been detected by a mother's vigilance - that this has been fostered by a mother's care, till it has produced a Bacon, a Sir William Jones, a Cowper, and hundreds of others, who, but for a mother's devotion, might have descen ded to the grave unwept, unhonoured, and unsung beyond their immediate connections; and were we to look into the private histories of thousands who, though unknown to fame, have been a blessing to their families, to their neigh bourhood, and to society at large, by their religious and moral character, we should, in most instances, trace the origin of their domestic virtues to education res zivea Siam a mother. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Such an one was Margaret Bovd. A virtuous and pious mother of great sagacity and firmness of mind, says her son, and very careful of my education.
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