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Loose types of things through all degrees, Send the children up

Thoughts of thy raising;

And many a fond and idle name

I give to thee, for praise or blame,

As is the humor of the game,
While I am gazing.

A nun demure, of lowly port;

Or sprightly maiden of Love's court,

In thy simplicity the sport

Of all temptations;

A queen in crown of rubies drest;

A starveling in a scanty vest;
Are all, as seems to suit thee best,
Thy appellations.

To the high hill's top;

Tax not the strength of their young hands

To increase your lands.

Gather the primroses,

Make handfuls into posies;

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Take them to the little girls who are at work

in mills:

Pluck the violets blue,

Ah, pluck not a few!

Knowest thou what good thoughts from Hea ven the violet instils?

Give the children holidays, (And let these be jolly days,

Grant freedom to the children in this joyous | Are ready to be woven into garlands for the

Spring;

Better men, hereafter,

Shall we have, for laughter

good.

Or, upon summer earth,

To die, in virgin worth;

Freely shouted to the woods, till all the Or to be strewn before the bride,

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Worship God-(for he is God of birds as Worship Him at your tasks with best en

See, the birds together,

In this splendid weather,

well as men):

And each feathered neighbor

Worship the God of Nature in your child.

deavor;

Worship Him in your sports; worship Him

Enters on his labor,—

Sparrow, robin, redpoll, finch, the linnet, Worship Him in the wildwood;

ever;

and the wren.

As the year advances,

Worship Him amidst the flowers; In the greenwood bowers;

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Trees their naked branches

Clothe, and seek your pleasure in their

apparel.

Insect and wild beast

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