Poems Bentley V
Synopsis
WHEN infant Reason first exerts her sway, And new-form'd thoughts their earlier charms display; Then let the growing race employ your care, Then guard their op'ning minds from Folly's snare; Correct the tiring ions of their youth, Teach them each serious, each important truth; Plant heav'nly virtue in the tender breast, Destroy each vice that might its growth molest;