...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...altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. MILTON, No species of poetry, perhaps, is more difficult of execution than the religious ; the natural...

...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 "...to touch and " purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added, industrious and " select reading, steady observation, a"nd insight into all...

...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 of dame Memory...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...

...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 of dame Memory...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...

...the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained Jby the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters...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...

...which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourBt? or the trencher fury of a rhyming parade; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory...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...

..." is not to be obtained but by devout '< prayer to that Eternal Spirit that can eprich VOL. X. Y " with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out "..." to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. " To this must rjp added, industrious and select " reading, steady observation, and insight into all...

...not to be obtained but by. devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit, that can enrich with all •iterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the...altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases. To this must be added industrious anrl select reading, steady observation and insight into-all seemly...

...vol. LXXI. p. 190. " 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...

...trencher-fury of a rhyming parasite ; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her syren daughters; but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit,...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 arts...