 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pagina’s
...like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher-fury of a rhymmg parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of...with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and pu* rify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pagina’s
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit,...reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compassed at mine own peril and cost,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pagina’s
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit,...reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at mine own peril and cost... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 460 pagina’s
...trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory, and her Siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit,...reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs."— P. Works, vol. I. p. 123. •' Tantae molis erat Romanam condere... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pagina’s
...country. " 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...his altar, to touch and purify " the lips of whom he-pleases. To this must be " added, industrious and select reading, steady ob" servation, and insight... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pagina’s
...dame Memory and her siren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich Avilh all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases,"" &c. We must surely be struck with that noble and sublime spirit which pervades these passages, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...country. " This," says he, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayers to that Eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...this must be added industrious and select reading,. * Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, William Spurstow. R. steady observation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 570 pagina’s
...country. " This," says Milton, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the eternal Spirit that can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compast,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pagina’s
...work not to be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapours of wine ; like that which flows at wastj from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher-fury...and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must b« added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly arts and affairs... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 572 pagina’s
...This," says Milton, " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to the eternal Spirit that can enrici) with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his...industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs; till which in some measure be compast, I... | |
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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... 
