...suffering, dignity by lowliness?” Obeying this sentiment, Milton deserved the apostrophe of Wordsworth: “Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst...godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay.” He laid on himself the lowliest duties. Johnson petulantly taunts Milton with “great...

...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...voice whose sound was like the sea ; Pure as the naked heavens—majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way The lowliest duties on herself...

...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea ; Pure ая the naked heavens—majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness...

...apart; 'I'hml li,u/st a voice w/tnni sound wa* like the sea ; Pure as the naked Aeaven*-—majestic, free. So didst thou travel on life's common way In...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. This is great writing: no affectation, no babyism here, whatever there may be in some of his writings....

...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh 1 raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom—better none : The...

...S№ EOERTOJf BRYDGES. MILTON ! THOU SHOULDST BE LIVING AT THIS HOUR. RETURN TO US AGAIN, AND GIVE OS MANNERS, VIRTUE, FREEDOM, POWER. THY SOUL WAS LIKE...THY HEART THE LOWLIEST DUTIES ON HERSELF DID LAY. WORDSWORTH. IN TWO VOLUMES. II. PHILADELPHIA: HERMAN HOOKER, PUBLISHER, No. 16 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET....

...GRANDEUR Î SIR EOERTOJf BR YD в ES. MILTON I THOU SHOULDST BE LIVING AT THIS HOUR. RETURN TO US AGAIN, AND GIVE US MANNERS, VIRTUE, FREEDOM, POWER. THY SOUL...FREE ', SO DIDST THOU TRAVEL ON LIFE'S COMMON WAY, a CHEERFUL GODLINESS, AND YET THY HEART THE LOWLIEST DUTIES ON HEBSELF DID LAY. WORDSWORTH. • . •'...

...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, To cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." SONNET. THE COVENANTERS....

...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul...voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens—majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness ; and yet...

...beautiful lines of Wordsworth apply to his character:— " Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst...godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." My father was a courtier, at least he was frequently about the person of our good...