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 Academy - Page 1081884Full view - About this book
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...umbra, Ne nimio sitiens 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| 1911 - 518 pages
...1802 Wordsworth gave vent to the same sentiments : ' 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... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...religion breathing household laws. 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...religion breathing household 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 362 pages
...breathing household laws. VOL. 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| William Wordsworth - Sonnets, English - 1899 - 308 pages
...pure religion breathing 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...a dear Companion at my side. 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
| Methodist Church - 1839 - 512 pages
...splendid tribute to the 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... | |
| Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...Voice be heard by thee ! 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... | |
| John Milton - 1835 - 350 pages
...manna. * Table Talk. t The 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 pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient... | |
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