 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...  Works - Page 26by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1838Full view - About this book
 | John Black - 1810 - 460 pages
...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...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs."— P. Works, vol. I. p. 123. •' Tantae molis... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...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...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...Memory and her siren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich Avilh all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases,"" &c. We must surely be struck with that noble and sublime spirit which pervades these passages, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...says he, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayers to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim,...this must be added industrious and select reading,. * Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, William Spurstow. R. steady observation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 570 pages
...Milton, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compast, I refuse not to sustain this expectation." From a promise like this, adds Johnson, at once... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...Memory and her syren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim...and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must b« added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts and affairs... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 572 pages
...Milton, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the eternal Spirit that can enrici) with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compast, I refuse not to sustain this .expectation." From a promise like this, adds Johnson, at once... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 564 pages
...that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed tire of his .altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom...generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compast, I refuse not to sustain this expectation." From a promise like this, adds Johnson, at once... | |
 | Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 pages
...siren " daughters ; but by devout prayer to that " eternal spirit, who can enrich with all ut" terance and knowledge, and sends out his " Seraphim with the...lips of whom " he pleases ; to this must be added indus" trious and select reading, steady observa" tion, insight into all seemly and generous " arts... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...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...industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at mine own peril... | |
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