 When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present 5 My true account, lest he returning...  Life, law, and literature, essays - Sida 33efter William George T. Barter - 1863Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Andrews Norton - 1813 - 424 sidor
...blindness. , *V HEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide. And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless,...Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chido; Doth God exact day-labor, light denied, I fondly ask: But patience to prevent That murmur soon... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1822 - 594 sidor
...Almighty. " When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark worm and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, ana present My true account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 sidor
...MmtfntsS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, retarning, chide, ' Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?' I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 sidor
...the will of All is, if I have grace to use it so, [Heaven ; As ever in my great Task-master's eye. 35 ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is...which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though mysoul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide... | |
 | 1838 - 870 sidor
...a decided exception. And I shall transcribe one of the great poet's Sonnets to bear me out. "ON MY BLINDNESS. " When I consider how my light is spent...death to hide, Lodged with me, useless, though my soul were bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide : ' Doth... | |
 | 1838 - 822 sidor
...consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one lalent, which is death to hide, Lodged with me, useless, though my soul were bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide : ' Doth... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 304 sidor
...this wandering ball; Sees all, as if that all were one; Loves one, as if that one were all; MILTON'S SONNET ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide. " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ? " I fondly ask: but Patience, to prevent... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 306 sidor
...BLINDNESS. WHIN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent, which is death to hide, Lodged with me...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide. "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ? " I fondly ask: But Patience, to prevent... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 sidor
...is there in this disrespectful to the " sweetest Shakspeare, Fancy'* child," of his juvenile Term ?] SONNET ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light...and present My true account, lest He returning chide ; ' I Mi God exact day-labour, light denied,' I fondly ask .' but Patience to prevent That murmur,... | |
 | 1850 - 640 sidor
...consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talenl, which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul, more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present Mv true account, lest He, returning, chide ; " Doth God... | |
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