Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. A manual of English literature - Page 315by Thomas Arnold - 1862Full view - About this book
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