 How skilfully she builds her cell! How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books,...  The National School Magazine - Page 1191825Full view - About this book
 | 1799 - 396 pages
...all the day From every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too : For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 410 pages
...little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads...hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. lu works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...day From every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spread* the wait ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pages
...every opening flower! > I low skilfully site huilds her cell! How neat she spreads the wax ! And lahmrs hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of lahour, or of skill, I would he husy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - 574 pages
...busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day Fi-om ev'ryop'niiig flower! i How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads...hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. 3 In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too; For Hatan finds some mischief still For idle... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 pages
...And gather honey all the dayi From ev'ry op'ning flow'r! COTTOS. . "*, *-• •• -• '" * " How skilfully she builds her cell! How neat she spreads...wax ! And labours hard to store it well, With the swcet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 236 pages
...busy bee. And gather honey all the day, Improve each shining hour; From every op'ning flow'r ! 2. How skilfully she builds her cell!" How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours Jjard. to store it well, With the sweet food she makes. 3. In works of labour, or of skill, I would... | |
 | John Ely - 1817 - 124 pages
...hour, And gather honey all the day, From every opening flower ! With how much art she builds her ceS How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well, With the sweet food she makes. 7. In works of labour and of skill, I rould be busy too ? For satan finds some mischief still, For... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 186 pages
...all the day From every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too ; For folly finds some mischief still In books, or... | |
 | 1823 - 734 pages
...you meet continually with such flagrant examples as these i — How skilfully she builds each n-11. How neat she spreads the wax, And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. Or ' maks,* which is a Scottish pronunciation, and even to the offspring 'of that conn. try would make... | |
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