 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 Life of John Milton - Page 161de Charles Symmons - 1810 - 646 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1824 - 624 pages
...proceeds : " This 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...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pages
...dame 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,...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." The work, which was thus the subject of " cheerful and confident thoughts," was to be one " of highest... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1824 - 396 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...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.'"* There was so much Christian meekness, even in Mr. Z 's fervour, that it was impossible not to be touched... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...which we quoted in a note upon the Paradise Lost, i. 1 7- — " that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim,...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." As Mr. Pope's Messiah is formed upon passages taken from the prophet Isaiah, he very properly invocates... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...Siren " daughters, but by devout " prayer to that eternal Spirit " who can enrich with all utter" ance and knowledge, and " sends out his Seraphim, with...to touch and purify the lips " of whom he pleases," p. 6l. edit. 1738. 19- Instruct me, forThou know'st;] Theocrit. Idyll, xxii. 116. Ei« 3t«, ffa yx(... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...by devout " prayer to that eternal Spirit " who can earich with all utter" ance and knowledge, ond " sends out his Seraphim, with " the hallowed fire of...to touch and purify the lips " of whom he pleases," p. 6l. edit. 1738. 19- Instruct me,forThmiknow'st{} Theocrit. Idyll, xxii. 116. Ki'TI -t'cc, n iy»f... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...This," says he, " 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,...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly... | |
 | Precept - 1825 - 302 pages
...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...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...dame 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...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and... | |
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