 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.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Página 92por Samuel Johnson - 1811Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 páginas
...then proceeds to say, that this thing can only be done ' by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.'! Here we have nearly the argument and invocation of Paradise Lost; and perhaps it is not unworthy of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 páginas
...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 with all utterance...this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 páginas
...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 with all utterance...this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 páginas
...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 with all utterance...this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 páginas
...honour to his country, he thought, with Milton, that this was not to be o*btained " but 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... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 páginas
...success of his poetical labours. He says, " This is not to br obtained but by devout prayer to the Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out bis Seraphim with the hallowed fire of hii altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases."—... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 páginas
...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...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." His poetry, too, fails in the sweet, earnest, heart-tempered declamation of Cowper. Too much of the... | |
 | 1835 - 564 páginas
..." by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who 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," he might " perhaps leave something so written to after times, as they should not willingly let die."... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 páginas
...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 with all utterance...this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 páginas
...insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs," "but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...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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