To claim the praises of the smiling fair;
Till chuck and marble shall no more employ
The thoughtless leisure of the truant boy.”
The School Boy.
By the Rev. Mr. Maurice, Author of the Indian Antiquities.
Multa tulit, fecitque Puer. Hor.
Thrice happy he, whose hours the cheering smiles
Of freedom bless; who wantons uncontroul’d
Where Ease invites, or Pleasure’s syren voice;