"Almighty and everlasting Father," they piped, "we beseech Thee that our studies this day may be graced by Thy divine guidance. Make us to conduct ourselves quietly and obediently; look down upon our school and make it to prosper, so that it may grow in numbers and be a good example to the neighbourhood and not a disgrace like some schools of which Thou knowest, O Lord. Make us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, industrious, punctual, and ladylike, and worthy in all possible respects to walk in Thy ways: for Jesus Christ’s sake, our Lord, Amen."
A bit of perfection from George Orwell's A Clergyman's Daughter
P.S. This post gets a lot of hits. Is it just The Orwell Factor? I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me a comment reference what brought you here. I won't publish it if you tell me not to.
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