...trumpet, whence he hlew Soul-animating strains — alas, too few ! MILTON. Milton ! thou shouldst he living at this hour ; England hath need of thee ;...sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and hower, Have forfeited their ancicnt English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise...

...patriot, and evince a noble sympathy with political liberty and individual greatness : XIV. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour; England hath...waters; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness. We are selfish...

...patriot, and evince a noble sympathy with political liberty and individual greatness : xrv. Milton ! thou should'st be living at this hour; England hath...waters ; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness.. We are...

...patriot, and evince a noble sympathy with political liberty and individual greatness : XIV. Milton ! them should'st be living at this hour; England hath need...waters ; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness. We are selfish...

...their words, we are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of Wordsworth's sonnet: "Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee; she is a fen Of stagnant waters;—altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their...

...yet how compact the whole great effect! Listen to the following noble apostrophe. " 1802. " Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour ; England hath...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; O, raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power! Thy soul was like...

...their words, we are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of "Wordsworth's sonnet: " Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee; she is a fen Of stagnant waters;—altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their...

...which he had described Milton might with great truth be applied to Wordsworth himself: — > " Milton I thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath...stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, _the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness....

...which he had described Milton might with great truth be applied to Wordsworth himself:— " Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters: a)tar T sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient...

...are strongly tempted to join in the grave reproach of Wordsworth's sonnet : " Milton ! thou shonldst be living at this hour, England hath need of thee...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like...