 | 1854 - 532 Seiten
...champion of light and freedom, and virtue and faith, — " Milton! them shouldst be living at this hour. Return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." We close our present task by remarking that men like Milton belong to us all, God's bountiful gifts.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 776 Seiten
...inward happiness. We are selfish men : Ob : raise us up, return to us again ; • Set Note. t See Note. And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power Thy soul...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. XV. GREAT Men have been among us; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, better none :... | |
 | 1854 - 496 Seiten
...be living at this hour. And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power ! Eeturn to us again, Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." We close our present task by remarking that men like Milton belong to us all, God's bountiful gifts.... | |
 | 1856 - 754 Seiten
...blossom torn away In all its purest bloom. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. Born 1770. t 1850. London, 1802. Milton ! thou shouldst be living at this hour : England hath...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. ffienn DiSbdien wunbe lauben pflegen, din <PfIdnjdjen ;K!IH, ba8 franf unb malt, etc lieben'3 mel)t,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1856 - 768 Seiten
...men : Oh ' raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy MIH| was like a star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. We pass now to Milton's Tractate on Education, to which we have prepared brief Notes, referred to [1-72]... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 480 Seiten
...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws. LONDON, 1802. MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom — better none :... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 310 Seiten
...need of thee ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. IT. Great men have been among us : hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom better none :... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 Seiten
...contemplating him, has Wordsworth finely apostrophized his illustrious predecessor, Milton : — ' Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ; Thou hadst a voice...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." The literary period of Dryden and those amidst whom he was preeminent was in no respect, that I can... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1858 - 376 Seiten
...which he had described Milton might with great truth be applied to Wordsworth himself: — " Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." I will now read to you one or two passages in which Wordsworth shows the power of this life of contemplation.... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1858 - 516 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient, English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; O, raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." Who that has read " meek Walton " will not answer to the perfect truth of the following ? "WALTON'S... | |
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MILTON ! thou should'st 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... 
