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 S>o Obsemng what at school he's taught, 
 ofjo He minds his books, as children ought, ^ 
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 Little Arm saw a man 
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 Another story, mother dear, 
 Did young Maria say ; 
 3& You read so nice, so loud and clear,— 
 ^fc Another story, pray. 
 
 oqo I love that book, I do indeed, 
 5£ So take it up again ; 
 3£ I think I ie£ the things you read, 
 3£ You make it all so plain. 
 
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 db 0, any thing I'll gladly do, 
 If you will teach me this. 
 
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 If she would read like me ; 
 3£ She soon may learn to read as well ; 
 J 0, that I will, said she. 
 
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 When Thomas Poole 
 
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 He was but scarcely seven ; 
 
 Yet knew as well 
 
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 As most boys of eleven. 
 
 He took his seat, 
 
 And wrote quite neat, 
 And never idly acted ; 
 
 And then, beside, 
 
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 Divided and subtracted 
 
 His master said, 
 
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 And now another day is gone, 
 I'll sing my Maker's praise ; 
 2£ My comforts ev'ry hour make known 
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 J° My sins how great their sum ! 
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 What was it dropp'cl upon my cheek ? 
 A tear from Anna's eye ; 
 3§a Lift up thy head, my love, and speak, X 
 3^ Come, tell thy mother why ? 
 
 g£ It did not seem like passion's tear, 
 ^ Nor did it whim betray; 
 3] A better dress it seem'd to wear ; 
 °i/° And gently fore'd its way. 
 
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