To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpofe in the glowing breast. Oh, speak the joy ! ye, whom the sudden tear Surprizes often, while you look around... The Prater - Page 151by Edward Long, J. Holcombe - 1757 - 289 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...PC teach the young idea how to shoot, 1 150 To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpofe in the glowing breast. Oh, speak the joy ! ye, whom the sudden tear Surprizes often, while you look around, 1155 And... | |
| William Steven - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1849 - 620 pages
...task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breath th' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. Give me teachers of this description, and I care little about the system... | |
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