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" ... 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... "
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton: Comprising ... - Page 104
by John Milton, Hiram Corson - 1899 - 303 pages
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 16

British poets - 1822 - 302 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 sends...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed,...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 14

1854 - 1110 pages
...reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs," "but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with...to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases." You will seek Divine help by prayer ; and that which made Milton great, you may confidently hope, will...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...parasite ; nor to be obtained-by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devput prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with...his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases95," &c. We must surely be struck with that noble and sublime spirit which pervades these passages,...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 pages
...country. rt 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 sends...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compast,...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 6

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 484 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 sends...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compast,...
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The Enquirer

William Godwin - 1823 - 442 pages
...Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd fire of his Altar, to touch and purify the lips of...this must be added industrious and select reading, steddy observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affaires ; till which in some measure...
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The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson - 1823 - 466 pages
...by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and send out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar,...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." Having invoked the special protection of Heaven, and by that act of piety fortified his mind, he began...
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The Enquirer

William Godwin - 1823 - 444 pages
...obtain'd by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternall Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd fire of his Altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases : to this must be added...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...utterance and knowledge, and send out his seraphim with the hal* See Gent. Mag. vol. LXXI. p. 190. lowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." Having invoked the special protection of Heaven, and by that act of piety fortified his mind, he began...
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The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 7

1824 - 624 pages
...country, he proceeds : " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and allnirs ; till which in some measure be compassed,...
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