CHILD’S SELF-EXAMINATION
Ere I in sleep my eyelids fold
These things I must in memory hold:
What I’ve been doing all the day—
What were my acts at work or play?
What have I learnt that’s worth the knowing?
What have I done that’s worth the doing?
What have I done that I should not?
What duty was this day forgot?
Ere I in sleep my eyelids fold