Monastic brotherhood, upon rock — The Excursion

"With battlements that on their restless fronts Bore stars."

"The good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket."

"Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop Than when we soar."

"Lost in a gloom of uninspired research."

"And the most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the soul is competent to gain."

"He gazed upon that mighty orb of song, The divine Milton."