...Star throughout the year, 5 Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against heav'n's hand or will, nor bale a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask? The conscience, Friend, to have lost them overplied 10 In liberty's defense, my noble task,...

...years' day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot. Bereft of light their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or moon or star throughout the year, Of man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but...

...though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot. Bereft of light thir seeing have forgot: Nor to thir idle orbs doth sight appear Of Sun or Moon or Star throughout the year. Or man or woman.... On one level, the speaker is simply reporting on his blindness. But the factual, physical details have...

...song, "Fifty two point two eight . . ." (34—35). Compare Milton's second sonnet to Cyriack Skinner: "Yet I argue not / Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot / Of heart and hope." 24. die Merde hat mich wieder: compare Goethe's "die Erde hat mich wieder" ("the earth has...

...with sorrow when he produced his greatest works. Milton wrote, "Who best can suffer, best can do." "Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor...or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward." - Milton The Rev. William H. Milburn, lost his sight when he was only a child. He went on to study...

...grasps at impossibilities; & consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin & dishonor. "Let us argue not against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot of heart or hope; but still bear up & steer right onward." pressions of hopefulness. Countless other Confederates experienced their collective...