 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 Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Side 3021817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 336 sider
...Burns were remarkably serious boya. Milton has preserved for us, in solemn numbers, his scbool-llfe : " When I was yet a child, no childish play ' , . , To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serions to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good, myself I thought Born to tbat... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - 500 sider
...were remarkably serious boys. Milton has preserved for us, in solemn numbers, his school-life— ' When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serious to leam and know, and thence to do What might be public good, myself I thought Born to that end, born... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 sider
...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...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore, above my years.. The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sider
...to my ears, HI sotting with my present state compar'd ! Wan I was yet a child, no childish play Tome 0 $ Wat might be public good ; myself I thought Bom to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 sider
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, III sorting with my present state compar'd ! When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things : therefore, above my years, The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 sider
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sortitfg with my present state compared ! When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things : therefore, above my years, The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1822 - 312 sider
...youth; as were HOBBES and BACON. MILTON has preserved for us, in solemn numbers, his school-life: — " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...born to promote all truth, All righteous things." It is remarkable that this love of repose and musing is retained throughout life. A man of fine genius... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 220 sider
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compared! When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore, above my years, The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 580 sider
...Metaphysicce," and " Institutiones Medicce." Lugd. Bat. 1624 ; small duodecimo. POETS. JOHN MILTON, (Mat. 10.) " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...born to promote all truth, All righteous things." PARAD. REG. C. Johnson p. 1618 ; Cipriani fh sh. The original, which was sold at Mr. Charles Stanhope's... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 800 sider
...Metaphysics," and " Institutiones Medico:." Lugd. Bat. 1624 ; small duodecimo. POETS. JOHN MILTON, (Mat. 10.) " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was...born to promote all truth, All righteous things." PARAD. REG. C. Johnson p. 1618 ; Cipriani/, h. sh. The original, which was sold at Mr. Charles Stanhope's... | |
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