 | 1881 - 792 pages
...purify the life of whom He pleases." " Poetical powers are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed ... in every nation, and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great peop'e the seeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbation... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 pages
...made appear, over all the kinds of lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed,...(though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, besides the office of a pulpit, to inbrced and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 pages
...appear, over all the kinds of lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they bo found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed,...(though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, besides the office of a pulpit, to iabreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 pages
...the gift of Poetry! "These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturbation of the mind, and set the aflections to a right tune; to celebrate in glorious and lofty... | |
 | 1852 - 634 pages
...to appear, over all the kinds of lyric poetry, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though by most abused) in every nation ; — are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to embrace and cherish... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 336 pages
...gift of Poetry ! " These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility ; toallaj the perturbation of the mind, and set the affections to a right tune ; to celebrate in glorious... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 546 pages
...subjects, whether in the works of imagination, or of pure reasoning. ' These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed,...and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to inbred and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbations... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 554 pages
...subjects, whether in the works of imagination, or of pure reasoning. ' These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed,...abuse) in every nation ; and are of power, beside the offic'« of a pulpit, to inbred an.d cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility,... | |
 | William Cooper Scott - 1853 - 338 pages
...C/SCOTT "These abilities are the Inspired gifts of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to imbreed and cherish In a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturhations of the mind and set the affections In right tune ; and to celebrate in glorious and lofty... | |
 | Biographical magazine - 1853 - 586 pages
...he says — these poetic powers, — ' ' are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, yet to some in every nation, and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturbations... | |
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These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation; and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue... 
