The poem
Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
the begining of the poet is about people and how they change themselves. There is a metaphore in the first stanza its a marshs which given a bad smells which mean that the water in this become marshy. England rife with evil was an area which a placefull of marchy or swamps so this country lost its herited. he wish milton to turn back from his die but milton isnt a solution. He claim that milton is only one who can…
Read the whole commentthe begining of the poet is about people and how they change themselves.
There is a metaphore in the first stanza its a marshs which given a bad smells which mean that the water in this become marshy.
England rife with evil was an area which a placefull of marchy or swamps so this country lost its herited.
he wish milton to turn back from his die but milton isnt a solution.
He claim that milton is only one who can be able to change.
Milton as we know is not the speaker and wordsworth is the speaker and this is the poet voice.
the stagnent water dont give a bad smell or unpleasant smell.
THE Alter is the place where human marriage is conducted.
He use this word for a certain idea (the church is no longer functioning so the people will miss aguided which mean the church doesnt exist).
it is really fascinating! and disgasting as well!