 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...  New National First[-Fifth] Reader - Page 173by Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Ann Taylor - 1806 - 154 pages
...Bible nloud,e'er lir talu-s l\is repose Sec pa EMS, TOR INFANT MINDS, BY SEVERAL XOtfNG PERSON*. " In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be part; That I may give for ev'ry day Some good account at last." WAT r*. VOL. II. ' fl- * '• . j THIRD... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 410 pages
...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 every day AGAIKST EVIL COMPANY. WDY should Ijoin with those in play, In nhom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...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 every day Some good account at last. SONG XXI. AGAINST Ef'lL COMPANY. WHY... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pages
...mischief still For idle hands to do. In hooks, or work, or healthful play. Let my urst yiars he past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last. SONG XXL AGAINST EVIL COMPANY. WHY should I join with those in play, In uh .m 1 'vt no iMight; Who... | |
 | Hannah More - 1811 - 276 pages
...By several Young Persons. «« In books, or works, or healthful play. Let my first years be pass'd ; That I may give for every day Some good account at last/, Watts. In 1 vol. Itfmo 62 cents — 2 vols. with plates gl. HYMNS FOR INFANT MINDS. By the author of"... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - 574 pages
...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 first years be past, That I may give for ev'ry day Some good account at last. SONG XXI. Ayainst Evil Company. 1 WHY... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 pages
...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 ev'ry day j Some good account at last. CHAP. VI. PROMISCtOUS PIECES. 1»7... | |
 | John Ely - 1817 - 124 pages
...mischief still, For idle hands to do. In books, or works, or healthful play, Let my first years be past; That I may give for every day, Some good account at last. Quar-rel, na-tur-ed, fel-!ow, lov-ing, clev-erly, let-ters, al-pha-bet, vow-els, syl-la-ble, con-sonanis,... | |
 | Anne Tuke Alexander - 1819 - 116 pages
...mischief stiff For idle hands to do. In books, or -yfork, or healthful playj., Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day ' Some good account at last. 12. Against Evil Company WHY should I join with those in play* In whom I've no delight ; Who curse... | |
 | 1820 - 310 pages
...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 every day Some good account at last. SONG XXI. Against evil company. WHT... | |
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