...WHEN I consider how long 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...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide ; ' Doth God exact day -labor, light denied ' t I fondly ask. But patience, to prevent...

...submission and endurance. In either, or both ways, he solemnly resolves faithfully to adhere to duty. OS HIS BLINDNESS. " When I consider how my light is spent,...death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul were bent, To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide : '...

...centre; So many a thousand actions once afoot, End in one purpose, and be all well borne Without defeat. SONNET ON HIS BLINDNESS. When I consider how my light...which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though iny soul more bent To serve wherewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He, returning, elude;...

...were all ; Rolls the swift planets in their spheres, And counts the sinner's lonely tears. MILTON'S SONNET ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide. " Doth God exact day -labor, light denied ? " I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent...

...BLINDNESS. WHEN I'Qonsider 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...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he return and chide. " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ? " I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent...

...BLINDNESS. When I consider how my life 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 present My trne account, lest He, returning, chide ; " Doth God...

...consider how mv light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent wlu'ch is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my...present My true account, lest He returning chide; '• Doth CJod exact day-labour, light denied/' I fondly ask ? but Patience to prevent Thai murmur,...

...consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, I And that one talent3 which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though...Maker, and present My true account, lest He, returning, chiJe ; " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied ?" I fondly ask: but Patience, to prevent That murmur,...

...Of things invisible to mortal sight." We cannot retrain from quoting also his two exquisite sonnets on his blindness: "When I consider how my light is...death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul mor • bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He, returning. chide;—...

...consider how my light is spent Kre half my diiys, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent 3 which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though...present My true account, lest He, returning, chide j " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied V 1 fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon...