Poem by Christian Milne

Written on My Little Girl’s

PREFER this Book to idle toys,
Or romps with naughty girls and boys--
Let Learning be thy chief delight,
'Twill find thee work from morn to night;
And ne'er be backward to pursue
The path it points out to thy view:
Attend thy book, and don't be naught;
Strive to retain, whate'er thou'rt taught. 

1. Written During His Majesty’s Illness, February, 1804
2. On Buonaparte's Coronation
3. Painful Anxiety
4. Written When My Husband Was at Sea
5. On a Blank Leaf of the Bible

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