II.

The next are "_only_ Children," as they are styled, Who grow up _Children_ only, since th' old saw Pronounces that an "only's" a spoilt child-- But not to go too far, I hold it law, That where their education, harsh or mild, Transgresses the great bounds of love or awe, The sufferers--be 't in heart or intellect-- Whate'er the _cause_, are orphans in _effect_.