Nature
For Saturday
From Hymns for the Amusement of Children (1771)
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Now's the time for mirth and play,
Saturday's an holyday;
Praise to heav'n unceasing yield,
I've found a lark's nest in the field.
A lark's nest, then your play-mate begs
You'd spare herself and speckled eggs;
Soon she shall ascend and sing
Your praises to th'eternal King.
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Codex Note
A hymn in two stanzas in which a child finds a lark's nest and a playmate begs it be spared.
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MLA
Smart, Christopher. “For Saturday.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/smart/9/.
Chicago
Smart, Christopher. “For Saturday.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/smart/9/.
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