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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. "
Literary Hours; Or, Sketches, Critical, Narrative, and Poetical - Page 375
by Nathan Drake - 1804
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - Fore-edge paintings - 1822 - 526 pages
...parasite ; nor to be obtained-by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devput prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with...his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases95," &c. We must surely be struck with that noble and sublime spirit which pervades these passages,...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 16

British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...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 sends...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...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...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...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...
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The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 466 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...
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The Enquirer

William Godwin - Conduct of life - 1823 - 444 pages
...obtain'd by the invocation of Dame Memory and her Siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternall 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 : to this must be added...
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The Enquirer

William Godwin - Conduct of life - 1823 - 442 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 : to this must be added industrious and select reading, steddy observation, insight into all seemly...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...utterance and knowledge, and send out his seraphim with the hal* See Gent. Mag. vol. LXXI. p. 190. lowed 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...
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The Inheritance, Volume 1

Susan Ferrier - English fiction - 1824 - 396 pages
...good, ' a work is not to 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...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...
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The Philomathic journal, Volume 1

Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pages
...amourist, or the 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 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...
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The Inheritance, Volume 2

Susan Ferrier - 1824 - 432 pages
...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...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 to be touched...
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