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" When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good; myself I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things... "
The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 121
by John Milton - 1826
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem. In Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ...

John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good } my felf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth,...above my years, The Law of God I read and found it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfeftion, that e'er yet my age . Had meafur'd...
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Paradise regain'd, a poem. To which is added Samson agonistes

John Milton - 1713 - 454 pages
...be publick good ; my felf I thought Born to thar end, born to promore all ttuth, 105 All righreous things ; therefore above my years, The Law of God I read and found it fweer, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfeftion, that ere yer my age Had meafut'd...
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ...

John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...compar'd ! zoo When When I was yet a child, no childim play To me was pleafmg ; all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, z05 All righteous things : therefore...
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson ..., Volume 1

John Milton - 1753 - 356 pages
...Callimachus, who fays elegantly of young ter, Hymn, in Jov. 56. C3 To me was pleafing; all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 205 AH righteous things ; therefore above...
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added, Samson ...

John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...to do What might be public good; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 205 All righteous things : therefore above my years, The law of God I read, and found it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfeclion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd...
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A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great ..., Volume 1, Part 2

James Granger - Great Britain - 1769 - 314 pages
...(JEtatio.) « When I was yet a child, no childifh play " To me was pleafing; all my mind was fet " Serious to learn and know, and thence to do " What might be public good ; rnyfelf I thought, .• The engraver was perhaps miftaken in the name, of which I have known feral...
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The Works of the English Poets: Milton

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 262 pages
...to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 205 All righteous things : therefore above my years, The law of God I read, and found it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfeftion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd...
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The Works of the English Poets: Milton

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 262 pages
...compar'd ! zoo When I was yet a child, no chilJifh play To me was pleafmg; all my mind was fet L ) Serious Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 105 All righteous things : therefore...
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A collection of Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, by D. Simpson

David Simpson - 1780 - 628 pages
...HYMN CCCXXXJV. \XT'HEN I was yet a child, no childifh. play To me was pleafing; all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things; therefore above...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volume 2

John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...all my mind was fet Serious to Team and know, and thence to do What might be publick good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth,...above my years> The law of God I read, and found- it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfection, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd...
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