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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN, by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A child should always say what's true
Last Line: At least as far as he is able.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Variant Title(s): A Child's Garden Of Verses: 5
Subject(s): Mnemonics
First Line: A child should always say what's true
Last Line: At least as far as he is able.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Variant Title(s): A Child's Garden Of Verses: 5
Subject(s): Mnemonics
A child should always say what's true
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.
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