...wish to live, in the broad light of the world," that is, in society ; and again defines his aims, " to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to daylight,...every age to see, to think, and feel, and therefore become, more actively and securely virtuous," etc. Here, too, are the calm and patient confidence in...

...letter to Lady Beaumont (May 21, 1807) he says, "Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...to daylight by making the happy happier; to teach tlie young and the gracious of every age, to see, to think and feel, higher order of minds among his...

...letter to Lady Beaumont (May 21, 1807) he says, "Trouble not yourself upon their present reception ; of what moment is that compared with what I trust...their destiny! — to console the afflicted, to add sunsh1ne to daylight by making the happy happier; to teach the yonng and the gracious of every age,...

...was thoroughly in earnest. He says his purpose is " to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine and daylight by making the happy happier; to teach the...and feel, and therefore to become more actively and seriously virtuous." In early life he was ridiculed for trying to make the language of prose that of...

...wish to be considered as a teacher, or as nothing." In his own words, the purpose of his poetry was "to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to daylight...and the gracious of every age to see, to think, and to feel, and therefore to become more actively and securely virtuous." Was not that a grand idea of...

...present let me confine myself to my object, which is to make you, my dear \ LETTER TO LADY BEAUMONT. 97 of what moment is that compared with what I trust...therefore, to become more actively and securely virtuous ; 5 this is their office, which I trust they will faithfully perform, long after we (that is, all that...

...either to be considered as a teacher or as nothing." And he avowed that the purpose of his poetry was " to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to daylight...therefore to become more actively and securely virtuous." " Love had he found in huts where poor men lie, His daily teachings had been woods and rills, The silence...

...own prophet ; and his noble words with reference to his poems, the destiny of which he trusted was ' to console the afflicted ; to add sunshine to daylight,...therefore, to become more actively and securely virtuous,' are daily being fulfilled throughout the civilized world. It will readily be seen that our estimate...

...possibilities of the human soul. In a letter to a friend he speaks of the purpose of his poems as being "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 actively and securely...

...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,...therefore to become more actively and securely virtuous." In one of his poems he says: Blessings be with them and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves and...