Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
The Book of Books Within this ample volume lies The mystery of mysteries. Happiest they of human race To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way; But better had they ne'er been born That read to doubt or read to scorn.
Oh, Brignall banks are wild and fair, And Greta woods are green, And you may gather garlands there Would grace a summer's queen.
Hard toil can roughen form and face, And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
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