 | English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...! 200 When I was yet a child, no childim play To me was pleafipg ; all my mind was fet I< 3 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, 20J All righteous things : therefore... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...as faying: " When I *as yet a child, no chiidifh play " To me was plealing ; 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, "§A11 righteous things : therefore... | |
 | 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...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore above my years, The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | 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...end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things : therefore above my years The law of God I read, and found it sweet, Made it my whole delight, and... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...does Milton here imagine the youthful meditations of our Saviour ! Dr. Jortin was of opinion, that Serious to learn and know, and thence to do, What might be publick good ; myfelf I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, 205 All righteous things... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...and here What from without comes often to my ears, III sorting with my present state compar'dt When 1 was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing...be public good ; myself I thought Born to that end, bora to promote all truth, AH righteon« things : therefore, Above my years, The law of God I read,... | |
 | 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...to learn and know, and thence to do What might be publick good; myself I thought Born to that end, born to promote all truth, All righteous things: therefore,... | |
 | 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 I thought Born... | |
 | 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 I thought Born... | |
 | 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...all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thtnce to do, What might be public good; myself I thought Born to that end, horn to promote all truth,... | |
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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... 
