Poem by Christian Milne

Written on My Little Girl’s “Introduction to Reading”

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. Song 7 (Cool evening invites--let us stray)
2. When in Dread of My Husband’s Safety at Sea
3. Written in Early Spring, 1795
4. Song 1 (Now Winter is o'er, and sweet Spring is returning)
5. A Scotch Song

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