I. SAY, how shall thoughtless, easy-natur'd Youth, Be pure from all the Stains their Follies give? O let them learn the sober Law of Truth, Know thy Rewards, and answerably live. II. Full of this Hope I seek thee, dearest Lord, And lest the Foe once more my Soul should win, Deep in my Heart I treasure up thy Word, A constant Guard against the Charms of Sin. III. How am I pleas'd when Joy, and Faith, and Awe, Strive which shall most employ my various Tongue, That loves to dwell on All thy wond'rous Law, Guide of my Life, and Subject of my Song! IV. Now Fame or Pleasure, or the wealthy East, May tempt indeed—but never shall remove, The lively Zeal that burns within my Breast, Thy Name to honour, and thy Law to love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHEN SHE COMES HOME by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY SONNET UPON HISTORIE OF GEORGE CASTRIOT, ALIAS SCANDERBERG by EDMUND SPENSER PAN IN WALL STREET by EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN SONG OF THE ENGINE by ALEXANDER ANDERSON EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 36. GOLD THE PICKLOCK by PHILIP AYRES THE EWE-BUCHTIN'S BONNIE by GRISELL BAILLIE |