| 1799 - 396 ˹éÒ
...every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too : For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 ˹éÒ
...every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spread* the wait ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
| William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 186 ˹éÒ
...every opening flower ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads her wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too ; For folly finds some mischief still In books, or... | |
| 1825 - 366 ˹éÒ
...op'ning flow'r '. n. Flow skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. in. In works of labour, or of skill, I would be busy too ; 'or Satan finds some mischief still For idle... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 164 ˹éÒ
...the day, From every opening flower 1 2. How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads the wax ! And labors hard to store it well, With the sweet food she makes, 8. In work of Tabor or of skill, For idle hands to do. 4. In books, or work, or healthful play. Let... | |
| 1828 - 188 ˹éÒ
...op'ning flovv'r. How skilfully she builds her cell — How neat she spreads the wax, — And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
| Easy and familiar sermons - 1830 - 176 ˹éÒ
...every op'ning flower. How skilfully she builds her cell, How neat she spreads her wax, And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
| Levi Washburn Leonard - 1835 - 194 ˹éÒ
...the day, From every opening flower 1 2. How skilfully she builds her cell 1 How neat she spreads the wax ! And labors hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. 3. In works of labor or of skill, I would be busy too ; For there is always something ill For idle... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1836 - 290 ˹éÒ
...ev'ry op'ning flow'r ! How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neatly spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well, With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too ; For Satan finds some mischief still, For idle hands... | |
| 1837 - 226 ˹éÒ
...ev'ry op ning flower. How skilfully she builds her cell ! How neat she spreads the wax ! And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill, I would be busy too; For Satnn finds some mischief still For idle hands... | |
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