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 Pioneer Preacher, Or, Rifle, Axe, and Saddle-bags, and Other Lectures - Pagina 121door William Henry Milburn - 1858 - 309 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
| 1808 - 532 pagina’s
...bower, Hnve forfeited thfir ancient Englifl) dower Of inward happinefs. We are felfifh men ; Oh ! raife us up, return to us again ( And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy foul was like a ftar, and dwelt apart : „ Thou i.ji.1'. a voice wltnfe found was like the fea ; Pure... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pagina’s
...should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a feu Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return, to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was... | |
| 1854 - 758 pagina’s
...shouldrt be living at tliis hour ; England hath need of the* ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give ui manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was... | |
| 1826 - 638 pagina’s
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| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1899 - 308 pagina’s
...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...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was... | |
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