 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 and Life of Walter Bagehot - Seite 190von Walter Bagehot - 1915Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1826 - 548 Seiten
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit,...his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleuses.' Vol. I. p. 122. * From tlie Introduction to the second... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1826 - 458 Seiten
...trencher fury of some riming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren Daughters, but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit,...his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases : to this must be added industrious and select reading,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 Seiten
...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...his Seraphim, with 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,... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 Seiten
...remembered. '• This," says he. " is not to be obtained, but by devout pr.tyer to that Eternal Spirit, that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch -ind purify the lips of whom he pleases." Was Chatham a Genius? And can we have any confidence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 Seiten
...This,' says he, * is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit that can eurich 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 added, industrious and select reading,... | |
 | 1826 - 518 Seiten
...trencher fury of a rhyming Parasite : nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her syren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance, and all knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify... | |
 | 1826 - 570 Seiten
...design, to " leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die," with " devout prayer to that' Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge ;" and whether " in the troubled sea of noises and hoarse disputes," or, " in the quiet and ( still air of... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 372 Seiten
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite, nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters, but by 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,... | |
 | 1827 - 634 Seiten
...Milton.s Prose Works, to which all our references arc made. mvocation of dame memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit,...his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' — Vol. I. p. 122. He then closes with a passage,... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1827 - 436 Seiten
...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...his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." Did the poet speak thus of his work ? And shall the... | |
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