 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...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 purity the lips of whom he pleases." Having invoked the special protection of Heaven, and by that act... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...obtained but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit that can eurich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added, industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pages
...by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance, and all knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim, with the hallowed fire of...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of...to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.' Vol. I. p. 122. * From the Introduction to the second book of ' The Reason for Church Government &c.'... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious and select reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and... | |
 | Stephen C. Behrendt - Literary Criticism - 1983 - 278 pages
...Daughters, but by Devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance & knowledge & sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his Altar to touch & purify the lips of whom he pleases." Milton[.] [Annot. Reynolds; E, p. 635] But, as Blake informs... | |
 | William Bridges Hunter (Jr.) - 1986 - 260 pages
...Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallow'd fire of his Altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. (3:241) Thus in the poem Milton repeatedly insists on the unique truth of Christian revelation and... | |
 | Joshua C. Taylor - Art - 1987 - 580 pages
...Daughters, but by Devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance & knowledge & sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his Altar to touch & purify the lips of whom he pleases." Milton The following "Discourse" is particularly Interesting... | |
 | David Loewenstein, James Turner - History - 1990 - 308 pages
...rather "by devout prayer to that eternali Spirit who . . . sends out his Seraphim with the hallow'd fire of his Altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases" (1.820—1). And the notorious "left hand" image, the central evidence for the separatist condemnation,... | |
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Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases. 
