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ELIZABETH WILSON;
OR, SOMETHING TO DO.
Tis well to have something to do,For pleasure by labour is won;
'Tis well to be diligent too,
For then the work sooner is done.
Elizabeth Wilson one day
Was promised a ride or a walk,
Which made her so happy they say,
That it was her study and talk.
Was promised a ride or a walk,
Which made her so happy they say,
That it was her study and talk.
The day she again and again,
Had very much wanted to see,
Appear'd. but with thunder and rain,
And then very sorry was she.
Had very much wanted to see,
Appear'd. but with thunder and rain,
And then very sorry was she.
The rain came on heavy and fast,
And ran down the gutters in foam;
So strong and so long was the blast,
That there was no stirring from home.
And ran down the gutters in foam;
So strong and so long was the blast,
That there was no stirring from home.
Elizabeth look'd to the sky;
And hoped for awhile it would mend,
But afterwards said with a sigh,
“To go now we cannot pretend.”
And hoped for awhile it would mend,
But afterwards said with a sigh,
“To go now we cannot pretend.”
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So then to her lesson she went,
Her temper was good all the day;
At night she was very content,
Because she had tried to obey.
Her temper was good all the day;
At night she was very content,
Because she had tried to obey.
'Tis well to have something to do,
For pleasure by labour is won;
'Tis well to be diligent too,
For then the work sooner is done.
For pleasure by labour is won;
'Tis well to be diligent too,
For then the work sooner is done.
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