| 1799 - 396 pàgines
...cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too : For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to doIn books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past ; That I may give, for... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1807 - 410 pàgines
...How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. lu works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle bands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past, That I may give for... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pàgines
...! How neat she spread* the wait ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past, That I may give fur... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1813 - 574 pàgines
...little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day Fi-om ev'ryop'niiig flower! i How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads...works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too; For Hatan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. 4 In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 pàgines
...cell! How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well, With the swcet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past ; That I may give for... | |
| Anne Tuke Alexander - 1819 - 116 pàgines
...she spreads the wax I And labours hard to store it well ' With the sweet fopd, she makes In works ofi labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For satan finds some mischief stiff For idle hands to do. In books, or -yfork, or healthful playj., Let my first years be past, That... | |
| 1820 - 310 pàgines
...cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to stnre it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past, That 1 may give for... | |
| William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 186 pàgines
...cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too ; For folly finds some mischief still In books, or works, or healthful play. Let my first years be past,... | |
| 1824 - 588 pàgines
...the day From ev'ry op'ning flower. 2. How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads her wax! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet...do. 4. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first'years be past, That I may give, for ev'ry day, Some good account at last. Question. What does... | |
| Andrew Knapp (Attorney at law), William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - 1825 - 512 pàgines
...industry is the road to riches and honour; let them remember and apply the words of the poet:— ' In works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Salan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.' CAPTAIN JAMES LOWRY, EXECUTED FOK MUKDER. IT... | |
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