 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 selfish...  Blackwood's Magazine - Pagina 5751854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pagina’s
...household-laws. xiy. MILTON ! t linn shouldst be living at this hour : England hath need of t lice : she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hnll and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. \Ve are selfish men;... | |
 | 1836 - 708 pagina’s
...one as a specimen : ' Milton ! thoti ahould'at b« living at this hour : England hath need oftbee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and...happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return tn as again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart;... | |
 | 1839 - 512 pagina’s
...greatest of bards : — " MILTON ! them should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters; altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, th' heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness.... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pagina’s
...great part of liberatress of the world, which be predicted she was to play. He fondly complained that altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth...forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. If each single word of this complaint be well meditated, it opens nll the characteristic glories of... | |
 | 1832 - 542 pagina’s
...liberatress of the world, which he predicted she was to play. He fondly complained that altar, sword and peu, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have...forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. If each single word of this complaint be well meditated, it opens all the characteristic glories of... | |
 | 1833 - 240 pagina’s
...WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bowe Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise... | |
 | 1836 - 532 pagina’s
...following noble apostrophe. 1802. MILTON! thou shouldst be living at this hour; England hath need of thee ; she is a fen ' Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword and...; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart ; Thou hadst a voice whose... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 350 pagina’s
...Task, Book HI. WORDSWORTH.* MILTON ! thou shouldst be living at this hour; England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; O, raise us up ! return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pagina’s
...thee : she is a fen Of stagnant walers : aliar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall ana bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower...; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1835 - 838 pagina’s
...MODERN POETS OREAT REFORMERS : Hare forfeited their ancient English dower [; Of inward happiness. We arc selfish men: Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power 1 This, in faith, is most marvellous language for a Tory ! Nothing... | |
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