 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 psl.
...Then infant Rcafon grows apace, and calls For the kind Hand of an afliduous Care: Delightful Taskf to rear the tender Thought, To teach the young Idea how to fhoot, To pour the frefh InftrucHon o'er the Mind, To breathe th' infpiring Spirit, and to plant The... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 psl.
...WHE N infant Reafon grows apace — it calls For the kind Hand of an arduous Care : Delightful Tafk ! To rear the tender Thought, To teach the young Idea how to Jhoot, To pour the frejh Inflruftion o'er the Mind, To breathe th' infpiring Spirit, to implant The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 psl.
...infant reafon grows apace, and calls 1150 For the kind hand of an affiduous care. Delightful tafk ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to fhoot, To pour the frefh inftrudtion o'er the mind, Tp breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix 1155... | |
 | Edward Long, J. Holcombe - 1757 - 310 psl.
...Then infant Reafon grows apace, and cails For the kind hand of an affiduous Care. Delightful Tafk ! to rear the tender Thought,, To teach the young Idea how to (hoot, To To pour the frefh Inftru&ion o'er the Mind, To breath th' enlivening Spirit, and to fix The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 psl.
...Then infant reafon grows apace, and calls For the kind hand of an adkluous 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, II 5O To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 psl.
...have perufed more than his tide-page, from his very proper choice of a motto, viz. Dejightful tafle ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to (hoot, To pour the freih inftrnftion o'er the mind, To breathe th' infpiring fpirit, and to plant The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 psl.
...Then infant reafon grows apace, and calls For the kind hand of an affiduous care. Delightful tafk! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to fhoot, 1150 To pour the frefh inftruftion o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1767 - 314 psl.
...faithful wife, and the increafing joy of a delighted mother : I am, alas ! forbid the happy tafk, " To rear the tender thought, *' To teach the young idea how to fhoot, " To pour the freih inftrucYion o'er the mind, " To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix... | |
 | James Thomson - 1769 - 218 psl.
...bloom. Then infant reafon grows apace , and calls 1150 For For the kind hand of an afliduous care. Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought , To...teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh inftruction o'er the mind , To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix The generous purpofe in the... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 psl.
...Then infant reafon grows apace, and calls Fur the. kind hand of an afliduous care. Delightful talk ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to Ihoot, IIJU To pour the frefh inftru&ion o'er the mind,, To breathe th' enliv'hing fplrit, and to fix... | |
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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 th' enlivening spirit and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. 
