And thus, I ween, thus shall I best repay
The valued gifts, thy careful love bestow'd;
If imitating THEE, well as I may,
I labour to diffuse th' important good,
'Till this great truth by all be understood;
"That all the pious duties which we owe,
"Our parents, friends, our country and our God;
"The seeds of every virtue here below,
"From  alone, and early  grow.