 | Jonathan Richardson - 1734 - 760 pages
...from the Pen of fome Vulgar Amortft, or the Trencher-Fury of a Riming Parafite ; nor to be obtain d by the Invocation of Dame Memory, and her Siren Daughters,...Spirit who can enrich with all Utterance and Knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim with the hallow' d Fire of his Altar to Touch and Purify the Lips of whom... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...Englilh language, he fays, " It was not to be obtained «' by the invocation of Dame Me• • mory and her Siren daughters, •- but by devout prayer...Spirit who can enrich ••' with all utterance and know'• ledge, and fends out his Sera" phim, with the hallow 'd fire of " his altar, to touch and... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 pages
...in the Englifti language, he fays, " ft was not to be obtained " by the invocation of Dame Me" mory and her Siren daughters, « but by devout prayer to that " eternal Spirit who can enrich " wkh all utterance and know'• ledge, and fends out his Sera" phim, with the h allow 'd fire of "... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...Church government, fpeaking of his defign of writing a poem in theEnglilh language, he &ys, " It was not to be obtained by the invocation of Dame Memory and...Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...says, " It was not to he ohtained hy the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, hut hy devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purifyihe lips of... | |
 | 1796 - 752 pages
...knows not what, that may be of ufe and honour to his country, he adds, " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify whom he pleafes."... | |
 | 1796 - 752 pages
...knows not what, that, may be of ufe and honour to his country, he adds, " This is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify whom lie pleafes."... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...David's lyre. But a noble paffiige in Milton's Reafon of Church-Government is Rill more appofite ; " By devout prayer to " that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance " and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the " hallova'd fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips "... | |
 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 pages
...from the Pen of fome vulgar Amorifr, or the trencher fury of a riming Parafite ; nor to be obtain' d by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren Daughters,...eternal Spirit, who can enrich, with all utterance and knowledg, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd Fire of his Altar, to touch and purify the... | |
 | William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pages
...flows at wafte " from the pen of fome vulgar amourift , or the " trencher fury of a rhyming parafite; nor to be " obtained by the invocation of dame Memory " and her firen daughters ; but by devout prayer " to that eternal fpirit , who can enrich with all " utterance... | |
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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 of... 
