 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1840 - 376 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners,...common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart XV. GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom — better none... | |
 | 1842 - 414 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We ore selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners,...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself dia lay. XV. Great men have been among us : hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom, better... | |
 | 1842 - 610 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners,...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. Who that has read " Meek Walton" will not answer to the perfect truth of the following ? —... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 Seiten
...integrity of Belarius was vindicated, and he was received into favour by Cymbeline. 7* MILTON. " Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." — Wordsworth. Milton, who is rightly classed among the most exalted of British poets, was... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 426 Seiten
...— Oh raise us up ! Return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power ! Thy soul teas like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice,...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." Surely this is great writing. There is no affectation, no babyism here. The poet has girded... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 414 Seiten
...men;— Oh raise us up! Return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power ! Thy soul ivas like a star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice,...godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." Surely this is great writing. There is no affectation, no babyism here. The poet has girded... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh! ear this passing night was heard In ancient days by...clown : Perhaps the «elf-same song that found a Га. The world is too much with us ; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners,...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. TOUSSAIHT, the most unhappy man of men ! Whether the whistling rustic... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 Seiten
...and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh 1 raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners,...; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. GREAT men have been among us ; hands that penned And tongues that uttered wisdom — better... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 Seiten
...DISPUTE HIS STRENGTH AND GRANDECR? SIR EQERTOJf BRTDOES. MILTON ! THOU SHOULDST BE LIVING AT THIS HOUR. RETURN TO US AGAIN, AND GIVE US MANNERS, VIRTUE, FREEDOM,...GODLINESS, AND YET THY HEART THE LOWLIEST DUTIES ON HERSELF DID LAY. WORD8WORTB. IN TWO VOLUMES. I. PHILADELPHIA: HERMAN HOOKER, PUBLISHER, No. 16 SOUTH SEVENTH... | |
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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 English dower Of inward happiness. We are... 
