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" 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... "
Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life - Page 16
by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 512 pages
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 206

English essays - 1859 - 726 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...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...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 3-4

John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'-d ! 200 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...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...Christ spent most of his leisure in this manner. Our great epic bard hath represented him as saying : " 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...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pages
...CHRIST spent most of his leisure in this manner.. Our great Epic bard hath represented him as saying : " When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing; all my mind w*> set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might he puhlic good ; myself...
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Paradise regained. An account of Cowper's writings, relating to Milton. A ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to ray ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ' When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing; all my mind was get Serious to learn and know, and thence to <k» What might be publk-k good; myself...
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Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ...

John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...myself, and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ! 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 publick good; myself...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Life of the Author, Volume 2

John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...and hear What from without comes often to my ears, 111 sorting with my present state compar'd ! 200 When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thtnce to do, What might be public good; myself...
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The Northern star, or, Yorkshire magazine, Volume 3

Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 336 pages
...Burns were remarkably serious boya. Milton has preserved for us, in solemn numbers, his scbool-llfe : " When I was yet a child, no childish play ' , . , To me was pleasing ; all my mind was set Serions to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good, myself...
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The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review, Volume 3

1818 - 504 pages
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