... 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; to this must be added industrious and select... The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Pàgina 93per Samuel Johnson - 1811Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 572 pàgines
...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 and...sustain this .expectation." From a promise like this, adds Johnson, at once fervid, pious, and rational, might be expected the " Paradise Lost." He published... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 564 pàgines
...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 and...sustain this expectation." From a promise like this, adds Johnson, at once fervid, pious, and rational, might be expected the " Pxradise Lost." He published... | |
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 pàgines
...of whom " he pleases ; to this must be added indus" trious and select reading, steady observa" tion, insight into all seemly and generous " arts and affairs; till which, in some measure, " be compassed at mine own peril and cost I " refuse not to sustain the expectation ' of " such a work'... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pàgines
...added, industrious and select reading, steady ob" servation, and insight into all seemly and gene" rous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure " be compast, I refuse not to sustain this expecta" tion." From a promise like this, at once fervid, pious, and rational, might be expected the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pàgines
...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 and...fervid, pious, and rational, might be expected the (t Paradise Lost." He published the same year two more pamphlets, upon the same question. To one of... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pàgines
...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 and...this expectation." From a promise like this, at once * Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, William Spinstow. fervid, pious,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 502 pàgines
...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 and...this expectation." From a promise like this, at once * Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, William Spinstow. fervid, pious,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 302 pàgines
...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 and...generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed, I refuse not to sustain this expectation.' From a promise like this, at once fervid, pious,... | |
| 1854 - 1112 pàgines
...He says that he sought preparation for his great work, not only by "industrious and select reading, steady observation, and insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs," "but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 pàgines
...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 and...sustain this expectation." From a promise like this, * Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, William Spinstow. at once fervid,... | |
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