 Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen. Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish...  The Quarterly Christian Spectator - Pagina 1491836Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pagina’s
...sorbeat igne dies. Milton. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour ; England hath need of thee ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword, and...happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart;... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pagina’s
...laws. 159 H. LONDON, 1802. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour.: England hatb need of tbee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart:... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pagina’s
...LONDON, 1802. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a feu Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and pen, Fireside,...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagina’s
...p 2 sii XIV. LONDON, MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour ; .England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagina’s
...laws.. XIV. LONDON, 1802. MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return, to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart... | |
 | 1854 - 758 pagina’s
...translator : — •' Milton ! thou shouldrt be living at tliis hour ; England hath need of the* ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword, and...happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give ui manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart... | |
 | 1829 - 1008 pagina’s
...still it is also true, that the common people of England are neither prosperous nor happy. " England is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,...dower Of inward happiness — We are selfish men." Simplicity, and goodness, and comfort, are ebbing away from our shores — on the one hand we find... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pagina’s
...III. L XIV. LONDON, 1802. MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1899 - 308 pagina’s
...household laws. London, 1802 MILTON ! thou should' st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pagina’s
...SONNET. LONDON, 1802. MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart... | |
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