Improve each shining hour
And gather honey all the day
from every opening flower.
~ Isaac Watts, Against Idleness and Mischief, 1715
How dothe the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
~ Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland, 1865
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