 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...speaking of his design of writing a poem in the English language, he says, "It was not to be ob" tinned by the invocation of " dame Memory and her Siren "...prayer to that eternal Spirit " who can enrich with all utter" ance and knowledge, and " sends out his Seraphim, with '' the hallowed fire of his altar, "... | |
 | Susan Ferrier, Author of Marriage - 1825 - 432 pages
...be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapour of wine — nor to be attained by the invocation of Memory and her siren daughters — but by devout prayer...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' " * Milton. There was so much Christian meekness, even in Mr Z 's fervour, that it was impossible not... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 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...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' Vol. I. p. 122. * From the Introduction to the second book of ' The Reason for Church Government &c.'... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 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...his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleuses.' Vol. I. p. 122. * From tlie Introduction to the second book of ' The Reason for Church Government... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...knows not what, that may be of use and honour to his country, he adds; " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can...the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify whom he pleases." — Here then we see, that Milton's invocations As thou art wont, my prompted song,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...like thal which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite, nor to be obtained by the invocation of...devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich \vith all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar,... | |
 | United States - 1827 - 634 pages
...14, &c. of Symmons.s edition of Milton.s Prose Works, to which all our references arc made. mvocation of dame memory and her siren daughters, but by devout...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' — Vol. I. p. 122. He then closes with a passage, showing from what principles he forsook these delightful... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Education - 1827 - 436 pages
...I speak. " This is not to be obtained," says he, " but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." Did the poet speak thus of his work ? And shall the divine, or the candidate for the sacred office,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1828 - 128 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...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' Vol. I. p. 148. He then closes with a passage, showing from what principles he forsook these delightful... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Christian literature, English - 1828 - 60 pages
...I. p. 1 14, &e. of Symmons's edition of Milton's Prose Works, to which all our references are made. invocation of dame memory and her siren daughters,...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' — Vol. I. p. 122. He then closes with a passage, showing from what principles he forsook these delightful... | |
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I am now indebted, as being a work not to be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapours of wine, like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher fury of a riming parasite, nor to be obtained by the invocation of... 
