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. Paradise Lost - Page 38by John Milton - 1896 - 210 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...what, that may be of use and honour to his country. " This," says he, " is " not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that " Eternal Spirit that can enrich...to touch and purify " the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be " added, industrious and select reading, steady ob" servation, and insight into all... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...invocation of dame Memory and her Siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...of dame memory and her syren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can inrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." But forgetful of his high calling he still devoted himself to the service of the rebellious. Within... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...of dame memory and her syren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can inrich .with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." But forgetful of his high calling he still devoted himself to die service of the rebellious. Within... | |
| 1816 - 926 pages
...enrich with all utterance and • knowledge, and sends out his seraphim witti the hallowed fire n!' his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases*." A singular invocation, — and how singularly rewarded ! — for it proved the consecration-prater... | |
| Richard Esmond Comerford - 1817 - 152 pages
...ethereal fire, That beam'd refulgent from the Muse's lyre ; * " This is not to be obtaiped, but by devout prayer, to that Eternal Spirit, that can enrich...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases !" When we compare these humble effusions of the soul, and consider that they proceed from the authors... | |
| Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...devout prayer to that great Being, who is the source of all utterance and knowledge; and who sendeth out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. — " When the cheerfulness of the people," says this mighty poet, " is so sprightly up, as that it... | |
| Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...Being, who is the source of all utterance and knowledge; and who sendeth out his seraphim with tin: hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. — " When the cheerfulness of the people," says this mighty poet, " is so sprightly up, as that it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...what, that may be of use and honour to his country. "This," says he, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to " that Eternal Spirit that can enrich...to touch and purify the lips " of whom he pleases. To this must be added, indus" trious and select reading, steady observation, and in"' sight into all... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 338 pages
...invocation of Dame Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases: to this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and... | |
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