 | Jonathan Richardson - 1734 - 756 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,...Devout Prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all Utterance and Knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim with the hallow' d Fire of his Altar to... | |
 | 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 to that " eternal Spirit who can enrich ••' with all utterance and know'• ledge, and fends out his Sera" phim, with the hallow 'd fire... | |
 | 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...devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd fire of his altar,... | |
 | 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,...devout Prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich, with all utterance and knowledg, and fends out his Seraphim, with the hallow'd Fire of his Altar, to... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1800 - 482 pages
...be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapour of wine — nor to be obtained by the invocation of 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 alter to... | |
 | 1815 - 892 pages
...sublime effusion of ilie prince of poets. What a contrast thi? to those strains which " flow at w.,1 i,' from the pen of some vulgar amorist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite!" With what a charm does this" divine philosophy" burst upon the mind, after the lowborn minstrelsy too... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...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...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... | |
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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 amorist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite, nor to be obtained by the invocation of... 
