 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 - 1785 - 360 Seiten
...who fays elegantly of young Jupiter, Hymn, in Jov. 56. :. 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 All righteous things : therefore... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ! zoo When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Poiumel11. B Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good ; myself I thought... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 258 Seiten
...! 200 When I was yet a child, no childim play To me was pleafipg ; all my mind was fet I< 3 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, 20J All righteous things : therefore... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 Seiten
...as faying: " When I *as yet a child, no chiidifh play " To me was plealing ; 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, "§A11 righteous things : therefore... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 Seiten
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'-d ! 200 When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To such perfection, that ere yet my age Had measur'd twice six years, at our great feast I went into... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 Seiten
...Christ spent most of his leisure in this manner. Our great epic bard hath represented him as saying : " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To such perfection, that ere my age Had measur'd twice six years, at our great feast I went into the... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 Seiten
...do, What might be publick 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 perfection, that, ere yet my age Had meafur'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...and here What from without comes often to my ears, III sorting with my present state compar'dt When 1 was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing...be public good ; myself I thought Born to that end, bora to promote all truth, AH righteon« things : therefore, Above my years, The law of God I read,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ! When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good; myself I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to ray ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ' When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing; all my mind was get Serious to learn and know, and thence to <k» What might be publk-k good; myself I thought Born... | |
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