By degrees The human blossom blows and every day Soft as it rolls along shows some new charm Then infant reason grows apace and calls The kind hand of an assiduous care.

Bolton & Co. Verse:: 123
Full Text: By degrees The human blossom blows and every day Soft as it rolls along shows some new charm Then infant reason grows apace and calls The kind hand of an assiduous care.
Listed on Page Number: 271
Sampler Worked By: Maria Louisa Crowinshield
Date of Sampler: 1825
Place Sampler Made: Salem, MA
Sampler Listed on Page: 144
Author/Publication/Country/Date: Thomson, James (1700-1748), “The Seasons: A Poem”, London, 1730.
Notes: see line 1098-1103. It omits line 1101. Full poem: https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/content/seasons-poem Other verses in this sampler are: 625 (2) and a version of the Golden Rule: “Do as you would be done by.”