 Trouble not yourself upon their present reception : of what moment is that, compared with what I trust is their destiny ? .—to console the afflicted; to add sunshine to daylight, by making the happy happier; to teach the young and the gracious of every...  Studies in Philosophy and Literature - Page 297by William Angus Knight - 1879 - 426 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1889 - 614 pages
...in their lives. His work has faithfully fulfilled the office which he hoped it would perform — ' to ' console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to daylight...making ' the happy happier; to teach the young and gracious of ' every age to see, to think, and to feel, and therefore to ' become more actively and... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1887 - 490 pages
...a severe criticism of his poems, he replied : " Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...— to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to the daylight by making the happy happier ; to teach the young and gracious of every age to see, to... | |
 | 1851 - 650 pages
...themselves, people of consideration in society.'' " Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...sunshine to daylight, by making the happy happier; to tench the young and the gracious of every ago to see, to think, and feel, and therefore to become more... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1851 - 684 pages
...themselves, people of consideration in society." " Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...is their destiny ? to console the afflicted, to add snnshine to daylight, by making the happy happier ; to teach the young and the gracious of every age... | |
 | 1854 - 632 pages
...true poet does. A noble work, if any is, and it takes a noble unworldly nature rightly to fulfil it. " To console the afflicted, to add sunshine to daylight,...by making the happy happier, to teach the young and gracious of every age to see, to think, and feel, and therefore to become more active and securely... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 432 pages
...easy-hearted as myself with respect to these poems. Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust is their destiny ? — to console the'afflicted, to add sunshine to daylight, by making the happy happier ; to teach the young and the... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1856 - 556 pages
...hearted as myself with respect to these poems. Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...and the gracious of every age to see, to think, and to feel, and therefore to become more actively and securely virtuous ; this is their office, which... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1856 - 590 pages
...hearted as myself with respect to these poems. Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust is their destiny ? to console the afflieted ; to add sunshine to daylight, by making the happy happier ; to teach the young and the gracious... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 480 pages
...idle and extravagant stories in verse.* His deliberate pur* Of his poems the author himself says: — "To console the afflicted; to add sunshine to daylight,...happy happier ; to teach the young and the gracious of eveiy age to see, to think, and to feel, and therefore to become more actively and securely virtuous,... | |
 | George Brimley - 1858 - 376 pages
...easy-hearted as myself with respect to these poems. Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...to teach the young and the gracious of every age to gee, to think, and feel, and, therefore, to become more actively and securely virtuous ; this is their... | |
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