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 - الصفحة 347بواسطة John Milton, John Mitford - 1851عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| William Hayley - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 418
...all my mind was get Serious to learn and know, and thence to <k» What might be publk-k good; myself I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: thereforc, above nvy years, The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...present state compar'd ! 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 publick good; myself I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore, above... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 560
...present state compar'dt When 1 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, bora to promote all truth, AH righteon« things :... | |
| 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 576
...draw ! • — " 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."... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 500
...; 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 to promote all truth, All righteous Hung*'— Par. Kef" If the youth of genius is apt to retire from the ordinary sports of his mates,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 366
...present state compar'd ! 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: therefore,... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 832
...was set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do Wat might be public good ; myself I thought Bom ps, or all the elements At least had gone to wrack, disturb'd and torn With violence of t IV law of God I read, and found it sweet, Mide it my whole delight, and in it grew To such perfection,... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 356
...state compar'd ! 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 :... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...school-life: — " 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."... | |
| British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 296
...state compared ! 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 :... | |
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