I Read This Poem In Tom Sawyer And Have Never Forgotten It



And, of course, my lack of experience torments me now and for always.

This is from the poem "Am I a Soldier of the Cross"?  by Isaac Watts.  My rendering above is approximate, to say the least. All these years and I have never looked this up, although I think these words almost every day.
And yes, that does say "Figt".  Wessex dialect!



Isaac Watts. 1654-1748.

How doth the busy little bee,
Improve each shining hour
and gather honey all the day
from every opening flower!
 
Improving the shining hour.
 

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