 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 - Seite 121von John Milton - 1826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1713 - 454 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 356 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 Seiten
...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... | |
 | James Granger - 1769 - 314 Seiten
...(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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 262 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 262 Seiten
...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... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 Seiten
...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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