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" That prayer and labour should cooperate, are thus taught by Donne: In none but us are such mix'd engines found, As hands of double office: for the ground We till with them; and them to heaven we raise: Who prayerless labours, or, without this, prays,... "
The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 35
by British poets - 1822
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...of double office : for the ground We till with them ; and them to heav'n we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours, or without this, prays, Doth but one half, that's none. By the fame author, a common topick, the danger of procraftination, is thus illuftrated : • — That which...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...labour fhould co-operate, are thus taught by Donne : . In none but us, are fuch mixt engines found, As hands of double office : for the ground We till with them ; and them to heaven we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours, or without this, prays, Doth but one half, that's none. By the fame...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...of double office : for the ground We till with them ; and them to heaven we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours, or without this, prays, Doth but one half, that's none. By the fame author, a common topick, the danger of procraftination, is thus illuftrated : — That which I...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...and labour mould co-operate* are thus taught by Donne : In none but us, are fuch mixt engines found, As hands of double office : for the ground We till with them j and them to heaven we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours, or without this, prays, Doth but one half,...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...and labour fhould co-operate, are thus taught by Donne : In none but us, are fuch mixt engines found, As hands of double office ; .for the ground We till with them ; and them to heaven we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours, or without this, prays, ] joth but one half, that's none. By the Tame...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...and labour fhould co-operate, are the* taught by Donne: In none but us are fueh mixt engines found, As hands of double office; for the ground We till with them ; and them to heaven we raife; Who prayerlefs labours, or, without this, prays, Doth but one half, that's none. By the fame...
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Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George ...

Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 pages
...of his poems, though with no elegance of language. " In none but us are fuch mixt engines found, " As hands of double office ; for the ground " We till with them, and them to heaven we raifc; " Who prayerlefs labours or without this prays, " Doth but one half— that's none." (Blogr....
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

1797 - 618 pages
...one of his poems, though witl^ no elegance of language. " In none but us are fuch mixt engines found. As hands of double office ; for the ground We till with them, and them to heaven we raife ; Who prayerlefs labours or without this prays, Doth but one half — that's none." r. 40. While...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...and labour fhould co-operate, arc thus taught by Donne : In none but us are fuch mix'd engines found, As hands of double office; for the ground We till with them ; and them to heaven we raife; Who prayerlefs labours, or, without this, prays, Doth but one half, that's none. By the fame...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...and labour should co-operate, are thus taught by Donne : In none but us, are such mixt engines found, As hands of double office ; for the ground We till...them to heaven we raise-; Who prayerless labours, or, wjthout this, prays, Doth but one half,, that's one. By the same author, a common topick, the danger...
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