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 - Sida 3021817Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| John Milton - 1707 - 480 sidor
...prefent ftate compar'd. When I was yet a Child, no childifli play To me was pleafing, 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, All righteous things... | |
| John Milton - 1713 - 454 sidor
...ftare compar'd. 300 When I was yer a Child, no childiflt play To me was preafing, all my mind was fer Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good ; my felf I thought Born to thar end, born to promore all ttuth, 105 All righreous things... | |
| John Milton - 1753 - 356 sidor
...Callimachus, who fays elegantly of young ter, Hymn, in Jov. 56. C3 To me was pleafing; 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, 205 AH righteous things ; therefore above... | |
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 sidor
...compar'd ! zoo When When I was yet a child, no childim play To me was pleafmg ; 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, z05 All righteous things : therefore... | |
| James Granger - 1769 - 314 sidor
...(JEtatio.) « When I was yet a child, no childifh play " To me was pleafing; all my mind was fet " Serious to learn and know, and thence to do " What might be public good ; rnyfelf I thought, .• The engraver was perhaps miftaken in the name, of which I have known feral... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 262 sidor
...compar'd ! zoo When I was yet a child, no chilJifh play To me was pleafmg; all my mind was fet L ) Serious 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, 105 All righteous things : therefore... | |
| David Simpson - 1780 - 628 sidor
...HYMN CCCXXXJV. \XT'HEN I was yet a child, no childifh. play To me was pleafing; 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... | |
| 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, All righteous things : therefore above my years> The law of God I read, and found- it fweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
| John Milton - 1785 - 360 sidor
...who fays elegantly of young Jupiter, Hymn, in Jov. 56. :. To me was pleafing ; 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, 205 All righteous things : therefore... | |
| 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... | |
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