 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...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1571840Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Richardson - Biography - 1734 - 756 pages
...from the Pen of fome Vulgar Amortft, or the Trencher-Fury of a Riming Parafite ; nor to be obtain d by the Invocation of Dame Memory, and her Siren Daughters,...who can enrich with all Utterance and Knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim with the hallow' d Fire of his Altar to Touch and Purify the Lips of whom he... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...Englilh language, he fays, " It was not to be obtained «' by the invocation of Dame Me• • mory and her Siren daughters, •- but by devout prayer...Spirit who can enrich ••' with all utterance and know'• ledge, and fends out his Sera" phim, with the hallow 'd fire of " his altar, to touch and... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...Reafon of Church government, fpeaking of his defign of writing a poem in theEnglilh language, he &ys, " It was not to be obtained by the invocation of Dame...who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...says, " It was not to he ohtained hy the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, hut hy devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purifyihe lips of whom... | |
 | English literature - 1796 - 752 pages
...knows not what, that, may be of ufe and honour to his country, he adds, " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify whom lie pleafes."... | |
 | 1796 - 752 pages
...knows not what, that may be of ufe and honour to his country, he adds, " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify whom he pleafes."... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...David's lyre. But a noble paffiige in Milton's Reafon of Church-Government is Rill more appofite ; " By devout prayer to " that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance " and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the " hallova'd fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips " of whom... | |
 | William Godwin - Children - 1797 - 508 pages
...from the Pen of fome vulgar Amorifr, or the trencher fury of a riming Parafite ; nor to be obtain' d by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren Daughters,...eternal Spirit, who can enrich, with all utterance and knowledg, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd Fire of his Altar, to touch and purify the... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1800 - 482 pages
...be raised from the 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...utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his alter to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. MILTON. No species... | |
 | 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 " 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... | |
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