 I am now indebted, as being a work not to be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapours of wine, like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation...  The English Poets - Pàgina 301editat per - 1880Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 pàgines
...country. rt 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...the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 466 pàgines
...by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and send out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar,...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases." Having invoked the special protection of Heaven, and by that act of piety fortified his mind, he began... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pàgines
...like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite; nor to be obtained by the invocation of...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 pàgines
...be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapour of wine— nor to be attained by the invocation of Memory and her siren daughters — but by devout prayer...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... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1824 - 432 pàgines
...or the vapour of wine—nor to be attained by the invocation of Memory and her siren daughters—but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.'" * * Milton. There was so much Christian meekness, even in Mr Z 's fervour, that it was impossible not... | |
 | 1824 - 624 pàgines
...country, he 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...the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pàgines
...beautiful allusion to the same passage, which we quoted in a note upon the Paradise Lost, i. 1 7- — " that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance...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 pàgines
...speaking of his design of writing a poem in the English language, he says, "It was not to be ob" tinned by the invocation of " dame Memory and her Siren "...prayer to that eternal Spirit " who can enrich with all utter" ance and knowledge, and " sends out his Seraphim, with '' the hallowed fire of his altar, "... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pàgines
...speaking of his design of writing a poem in the English language, he says, " It was not to be ob" tained by the invocation of " dame Memory and her Siren "...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... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pàgines
...like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of...the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs... | |
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