 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...  The Paradise Lost - Sida 8efter John Milton - 1851 - 542 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Jonathan Richardson - 1734 - 756 sidor
...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, but by Devout...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 he... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 sidor
...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 - 1763 - 670 sidor
...defign of writing a poem in theEnglilh language, he &ys, " It was not to be obtained by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, but ' by devout...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 he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 sidor
...that Eternal Spirit that can * '."(. " enrich ^enrich with all utterance and know•' ledge, and fends out his Seraphim " with the hallowed fire of his altar, to "touch and purify the lips of whom " he pleafes. To this muft be added, " induftrious and fclect reading, fteady " obfervation, and infight... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 sidor
...devour prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can en" rich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out " his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to " touch and purify the lips of whom he pleafes. To " this muff. be added, induflrious and felett reading, " flcady obfervation, and iniight... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 sidor
...devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can en" rich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out " his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to " touch and purify the lips of whom he pleafes. To " this muft be added, induftrious and felect reading, " fleady obfervation, and infight... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 sidor
...devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit " that can enrich with all utterance and ** knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim " with the hallowed fire of his altar, to * { touch and purify the lips of whom he L 2 " pleafe?. ** pleafes. To this muft be added, induftri•* ous and fele£t reading, fteady obfervation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 sidor
...devout prayer " to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich " with all utterance and knowledge, and fends " out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of " his altar, to touch and purify the lips of " whom he pleafes. To this muft be added, " induftrious and fekct reading, fteady obfer" vation, and infight... | |
 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 sidor
...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, bu.t by devout...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 sidor
...devout prayer " to that eternal fpirit , who can enrich with all " utterance and knowledge , and fends out his " Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to " touch and purify the lips of whom he pleafes; " to this mufl be added induflrious and felecl " reading , fteady obfervation , infight into... | |
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