 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 sidor
...all my mind was fet Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good } my felf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth,...above my years, The Law of God I read and found it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To fuch perfeftion, that e'er yet my age . Had meafur'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 sidor
...to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, z05 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 perfeftion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 sidor
...to do What might be public 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 perfeclion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 262 sidor
...to do What might be public 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 perfeftion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 sidor
...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, All righteous things; therefore above my year* The law of God I read, and found it fweet - Made Made it my whole delight, and in it grew To... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 sidor
...all my mind was fet Serious to Team and know, and thence to do What might be publick good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth,...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 360 sidor
...to do What might be public 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 perfeftion, that ere yet my age Had meafqr'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sidor
...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 sidor
...to do What might be public good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 20J 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 perfeftion, that ere yet my age Had meafur'd... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 sidor
...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... | |
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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. 
