. Poetry for children . ion, grammar, style, Learn my syntax, and proceed Classic authors next to read, Such as wiser, better, make us, Sallust, Phaedrus, Ovid, Flaccus: All the poets with their wit, All the grave historians writ, Who the lives and actions show Of men famous long ago; Even their very sayings giving In the tongue they used when living. Think not I shall do that wrongEither to my native tongue,English authors to despise,Or those books which you so prize;Though from them awhile I stray,By new studies calld away,Them when next I take in hand,I shall better understand;For Ive heard
. Poetry for children . ion, grammar, style, Learn my syntax, and proceed Classic authors next to read, Such as wiser, better, make us, Sallust, Phaedrus, Ovid, Flaccus: All the poets with their wit, All the grave historians writ, Who the lives and actions show Of men famous long ago; Even their very sayings giving In the tongue they used when living. Think not I shall do that wrongEither to my native tongue,English authors to despise,Or those books which you so prize;Though from them awhile I stray,By new studies calld away,Them when next I take in hand,I shall better understand;For Ive heard wise men declareMany words in English areFrom the Latin tongue derived,Of whose sense girls are deprived 28 POETRY FOR CHILDREN Cause they do not Latin know. But if all your anger grow From this cause, that you suspect, By proceedings indirect, I would keep (as misers pelf) All this learning to myself; Sister, to remove this doubt, Rather than we will fall out, (If our parents will agree) You shall Latin learn with ON THELORDS PRAYER
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