 | William Creech - English literature - 1791 - 318 pages
...faftiionable accomplifhment, and fhould be taught early, that when he is old he may not depart from »/. " Delightful talk ! to rear the tender thought, " To teach the young idea how to Ihoot, " To pour the frelh inftru<5lion o'er the mind, " And breathe th* enlivening fpirit."— —... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1791 - 366 pages
...enquiring mind, but were totally at a -lofs what to afk for, and who had no friend to direft them. • Reafon grows, apace, and calls For the kind hand of an affiduous care. Delightful ufk ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the >oung idea how to Iboot, To pour the frefli inAruftion... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1792 - 556 pages
...direcl: them. Reafon grows apace, and calls " For the kind hand of an afliduons care. " Delightful tafk! to rear the tender thought, " To teach the young idea how to fhoot, " To pour the frefh inftruction o'er the mind, " To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix " The gen'rous purpofe... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...day, Soft as it rolls along, mews fome new charm, The father's luftre, and the mother's bloom. Then infant reafon grows apace, and calls For the kind...the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to (hoot, To pour the frefh inftruftion o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix The... | |
 | James Thomson, Robert Heron - English poetry - 1793 - 384 pages
...145 Soft as it rolls along, mews fome new charm, The father's luftre, and the mother's bloom. Then infant reafon grows apace, and calls For the kind hand of an affiduous care. Delightful tafk ! to rear the tender thought, 1150 To teach the young idea how to moot, To pour the frefh inftru&ion... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...new charm, The father's luftre, and the mother's bloom. Then infant reafon grows apace, and call» For the kind hand of an affiduous care. Delightful...To teach the young idea how to fhoot, To pour the frcfh inftruition o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening (pint, and to fix The generous purpofe in... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1794 - 346 pages
...had no friend to dirccl them. • Reafbn, grows apace, and calls For the kind hand of an atliduous care. - Delightful talk ! to rear the tender thought,...To teach the young idea how to fhoot, To pour the frefli inftrurtion o'er the mind, To breathe tV enliveinng fpirit, and to fix The geu'rous parpofe... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...and the mother's bloom. Then infant rcafon grows apace, and calli lor the kind hand of an afliduous care. Delightful talk ! to rear the tender thought,...To teach the young idea how to fhoot, To pour the frefh inftruclion o'er tlie mind, To breathe th' enlivening fpii it, and to fix The generous purpofe... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 616 pages
...fentiments become generous ; the carriage endearing ; and the life honourable and ufeful. Delightful tafk ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to fhoot, To pour the frefh inftruftion o'er the mind. To breathe th'enliv'ning fpirit, and to fix The gen'rous purpofe in... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1795 - 562 pages
...direcl: them. Reafon grows apace, and call* " For the kind hand of an affiduous care. " Delightful ta(k ! to rear the tender thought, " To teach the young idea how to fhoot, " To pour the frefh inftrufUon o'er the mind, " To breathe th" enlivening fpirit, and to fix " The gen'rous purpofe... | |
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Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot... 
