...rises round, . the kind hand of an assiduous care. Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, I'D teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, 1 o breathe th' enlivening spirit and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. Oh, speak...

...the kind hand of an assiduous care. Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the voting idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit and to lix The generous purpose in the glowing breast. Oil, speak the joy ! ye...

...histories of England and of Scotland — of Greece and of Rome— so little effort 7ias as yet been made, " To rear the tender thought," and " Teach the young idea how to shoot," in a more exalted and far more noble direction — by ex. citing in the youthful breast a thirst for...

...Rehoboams. For the Spirit of God then let us pray, and on the Spirit of God let us depend, while we " rear the tender thought, and teach the young idea how to shoot." Those, who are discouraged and careless and neglect the duty of education, because it does not infallibly...

...mine. THE SEARCH AFTER HAPPINESS : A PASTORAL DRAMA FOR YOUNG LADIES. 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, ami to fix The gen'rous purpose in the female breast. — Thomson. TO MRS. GWATKIN....

...and calls For the kind hand of an assiduous care. 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 gen'rous purpose in the glowing breast." THOMSON. One day, as...

...complete an education which has not been even begun. To those who ply, under such circumstances, the " delightful " task to rear the tender thought, " and teach the young idea how to " shoot," it will be easy to illustrate the immense difference between theory and practice ; between poetic imaginations,...

...but render a man less fit for it. While we acknowledge the justness of Thomson's beautiful remark, " Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought. And teach the young idea how to shoot !" we must consider that this dt'liglit is perceptible only by "a mind at cuse," a mind at once calm...

...in doing mine. SEARCH AFTER HAPPINESS. A PAsTORAL DRAMA. * To rear the tender thought, To teacb tlie young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mhtd, To breathe th' enlirening spirit, and to fix The gwierou» purpose in the female breast. Thornton,...

...and calls For the kind hand of an assiduous care. 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. Oh speak the joy ! ye,...