. Class book of poetry: consisting of selections from distinguished English and American poets, from Chaucer to Tennyson. The whole arranged in chronological order, with biographical and critical remarks . nd gave ye names! Who now shall rear ye to the sun, or rank Your tribes, and water from the ambrosial fount? Thee lastly, nuptial bower! by me adorned With what to sight or smell was sweet! from thee How shall I part, and whither wander down Into a lower world ; to this obscure And wild? how shall we breathe in other air Lc^^3 pure, accustomed to immortal fruits? Sonnet on his Blindness. Whe
. Class book of poetry: consisting of selections from distinguished English and American poets, from Chaucer to Tennyson. The whole arranged in chronological order, with biographical and critical remarks . nd gave ye names! Who now shall rear ye to the sun, or rank Your tribes, and water from the ambrosial fount? Thee lastly, nuptial bower! by me adorned With what to sight or smell was sweet! from thee How shall I part, and whither wander down Into a lower world ; to this obscure And wild? how shall we breathe in other air Lc^^3 pure, accustomed to immortal fruits? Sonnet on his Blindness. When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,And that one talent which is death to hide,Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and presentMy true account, lest he, returning, chide;■ Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ? I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth not needEither mans work, or his own gifts; who bestBear his mild yoke, they serve him best: his state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed,And post oer land and ocean without rest;They also serve who only stand and BUTLER. SAMUEL BUTLER (1612-1680), the author of Hudibras,lived during the time of the Commonwealth. His poemis a satire upon the rigid notions and manners of theEnglish Puritans of that day. Satire, however keenlyenjoyed by contemporaries, seldom outlives its own such is the case, it is conclusive evidence of ex-traordinary merit. Nearly two centuries have now elapsedsince the first publication of this poem, and it still holds itsplace among the classic productions of the English writings of that day have been more read or morequoted. Many of its expressions, indeed, have becomeidentified with the language, and not a few of its ideascompletely incorporated into the national mind. The plan of the poem is taken from Don Quixote, and isvery simple. A Puritan justice,
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