 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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish...  The Southern Review - Page 4621832Full view - About this book
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | 1911 - 518 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. . . .' In 1807 he lamented again : ' Great men have been among us ; hands that... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a feu Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower. Have...forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return, to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom,... | |
 | England - 1854 - 758 pages
...at tliis hour ; England hath need of the* ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have...forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again, And give ui manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 362 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Sonnets, English - 1899 - 308 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...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 ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
 | Theology - 1836 - 708 pages
...living at this hour : England hath need oftbee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower. Have...forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return tn as again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.... | |
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