 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 480 pages
...heat of youth, or the vapour of wine — nor to be obtained by the invocation of Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit,...Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. MILTON, No species of poetry, perhaps, is more difficult of execution... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...country. " This," says he, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to " that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and "...with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and " purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added, industrious and " select reading, steady... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained Jby the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit,...seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases ; to this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
..." is not to be obtained but by devout '< prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can eprich VOL. X. Y " with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out "...with the hallowed fire of his altar, " to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. " To this must rjp added, industrious and select " reading, steady... | |
 | English literature - 1806 - 576 pages
...not to be obtained but by. devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, that can enrich with all •iterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious anrl select reading, steady observation... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...David's lyre. But a noble paflage in Milton's Reafon of Church Government is-ftill more appofite ; " By devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, '< who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends «' out his Seraphim, with the baUoiv'dfre of his altar, to ivucli " and purify ike ftps of whom... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 pages
...David's lyre. But a noble paflage in Milton's Reafon of Church Government is ftill more appofite ; " By devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit " who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge and fend' •' out his Seraphim, with the hallow'djre of his altar, to touch " and purify the lips of whom... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...that, which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and... | |
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Memory and her syren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases... 
