Memory and her siren 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... Works - Page 26by Samuel Johnson - 1838Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...he, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to " that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and " sends out his Seraphim..." arts and affairs; till which in some measure be com past, I refuse not to " sustain this expectation." From a promise like this, at once fervid, pious... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1804 - 480 pages
...Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. MILTON, No species of poetry, perhaps, is more difficult of execution than the religious ; the natural... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be (compassed at... | |
 | 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...whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious anrl select reading, steady observation and insight into-all seemly and generous arts and affairs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...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 " his Seraphim,...purify the lips of whom he pleases. " To this must rjp added, industrious and select " reading, steady observation, and insight into all " seemly and... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...Memory and her siren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge; and sends out his Seraphim...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases," 6 £c. We .must surely be struck with that noble and sublime spirit, which pervades these passages,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...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...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts and affaire ; tiU which in some measure be compassed, at mine own peril... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...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...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed, at mine own peril... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 536 pages
...memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim,...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compassed at mine... | |
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