Garden Amusements for Improving the Minds of Little Children
Garden Amusements for Improving the Minds of Little Children
Gideon Algernon Mantell
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23 purpofe, if one bee hath not power to do it, others affift; and ifitfhould prove too big, or too heavy, for their united efforts altogether to ac- complifli, they then contrive to get it into one corner, and there cover it over with a kind of glue, fome- what like their honey, ^hich they make for this purpofe; fo that no fmell, or offence, may arife from it to hurt them. " 2. J. GARDEN AMUSEMENTS. The account which I gave of the bees, to my young companions, brought to my recolre&ion the fol...- lowing charming hymn, and I defired Jane to repeat it to me, which me readily complied with, and began HOW doth the little bufy bee, Improve each ihining hour; And gather honey all the day, From ev'ry op'ning flower. How Ikilfully flic builds her cell! How neat (he fpreads her wax; And labours hard to ftore it well, With the Tweet food flie makes. In works of labour or of {kill, I would be bufy too; For Satan finds fome mi (chief ({ill, ' For idle hands to do. GARDEN AMUSEMENTS. 25 Jn books, or work, or healthful play, Let my firft years be paftj That I may give for ev'ry day, Some good account at laft.
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