 | 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 sidor
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'-d ! 200 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... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 sidor
...Christ spent most of his leisure in this manner. Our great epic bard hath represented him as saying : " 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... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 sidor
...CHRIST spent most of his leisure in this manner.. Our great Epic bard hath represented him as saying : " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing; all my mind w*> set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might he puhlic good ; myself... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 sidor
...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 pleasing; all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good; myself... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 sidor
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to ray ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ' When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing; all my mind was get Serious to learn and know, and thence to <k» What might be publk-k good; myself... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 sidor
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ! 200 When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thtnce to do, What might be public good; myself... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 336 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 576 sidor
...How different is the youthful picture of himself which has supposed our Saviour to 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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 sidor
...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 pleasing; all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good ; myself... | |
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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... 
