 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1856 - 590 pages
...following is a strange channt for one who did not cling to popular notions of freedom : " Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour England hath need...; Oh raise us up, return to us again ; And give us freedom, manners, virtue, power ; Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart, Thou hadst a voice whose... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1856 - 344 pages
...sincere, and so gifted, as his ! and who will not join in the language of Wordsworth: — " Milton ! thou shouldst be living at this hour. England hath need of thee. She is a fen Of stagnant waters. We are selfish men. Thy soul was like a star; and dwelt apart; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1856 - 768 pages
...thou should 'st be living at this hour : Tho world hath need of thee. • » • • "We are selBsh 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 whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - 1857 - 330 pages
...words, we are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of Wordsworth's sonnet : " Milton ! thou shouldst be living at this hour : England hath need...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...trumpet, whence he hlew Soul-animating strains — alas, too few ! MILTON. Milton ! thou shouldst he living at this hour ; England hath need of thee ;...sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and hower, Have forfeited their ancicnt English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 310 pages
...patriot, and evince a noble sympathy with political liberty and individual greatness : XIV. Milton ! them should'st be living at this hour; England hath need...waters ; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness. We are selfish... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 306 pages
...patriot, and evince a noble sympathy with political liberty and individual greatness : XIV. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour; England hath need...waters; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness. We are selfish... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - 1857 - 308 pages
...words, we are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of Wordsworth's sonnet: "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... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1858 - 516 pages
...how compact the whole great effect! Listen to the following noble apostrophe. " 1802. " Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour ; England hath need...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... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - 1858 - 314 pages
...words, we are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of "Wordsworth's sonnet: " 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... | |
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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 selfish... 
