Linden Harp ‎#25a

25a. Industry

1 How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour;
And gather honey all the day
From every op'ning flow'r.
How skillfully she builds her cell,
How neat she spreads the wax;
And labors hard to store it well
With the sweet food she makes.

2 In works of labor, or of skill,
I would be busy too;
For Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past;
That I may give for every day
Some good account at last.

Text Information

• First Line: How doth the little busy bee
• Title: Industry
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1855

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