Why does Wordsworth request Milton to return to England The evergreen sonnet London was written by William Wordsworth - and published in In this sonnet Wordsworth expresses his frustration with his age's moral collapse and spiritual emptiness In this poem he calls the spirit of the great English poet John Milton - He demands that Milton will back and inspire the people of England with his moral and spiritual teachings To Make England Great Again England was a great place of happiness art literature and military might But now she has lost all her glamour The poet represents England as a marshy land and its people have forgotten all their glorious history They are selfish and morally corrupt So Wordsworth recalls Milton Milton thou shouldst be living at this hour England hath need of thee she is a fen According to Wordsworth Milton is the poet of high ideals and