...in!802 : — " 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,...their ancient English dower Of inward happiness." Here, church, state, and the whole society of England are represented as " a fen of stagnant waters."...

...LONDON, 1802. MILTO> ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England bath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside,...selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; • Se« Note. t See Note. And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star,...

...magnificent 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,...ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are sinful men; Oh raise us up! return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power! Thy soul...

...be living at this hour! England hath need of thee ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sioord, and pen, fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower....their ancient English dower Of inward happiness." Here church, state, and the whole society of England, are represented as " a fen of stagnant waters."...

...Restitution, .* " 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, Hare forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us...

...Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; O, raise as up ! return to us again ; And give us mauners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voiee, whose sound was like the sea : Pore as the naked heavens, majestie, free ; So didst thou travel...

...LONDON, 1802. MILTON! Ihou ehould'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen exist, nnd bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh...

...LONDON, 1803. 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,...virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart ; Thau hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea , Pure as the naked heavens — majestic,...

...London, 1802. 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,...Of inward happiness. We are selfish men: Oh ; raise ns up, return to us again ! And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star,...

...be living at this hour! England hath need of thee ; she is a fen Of stagnant waters ; altar, sicord, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,...their ancient English dower Of inward happiness." Here church, state, and the whole society of England, are represented as " a fen of stagnant waters."...