What virtues does Wordsworth plead for Milton to bring back to England In the poem London William Wordsworth - calls upon the spirit of John Milton a great poet from the past He believes that Milton's qualities can help improve England which he feels is in a poor state Wordsworth asks for several important virtues to be restored to England which he feels are missing from society Here are the virtues Wordsworth wants to see return Manners Wordsworth thinks people in England have forgotten how to behave nicely and respectfully He wants them to be polite and considerate to each other again Virtue Virtue means doing what is right and being morally good Wordsworth feels that England has lost its moral direction and needs to find it again Freedom He believes that freedom is very important for a happy and healthy society Wordsworth wants people to be free to think