 | John Milton - Essays - 1848 - 566 pages
...lyric poesy to be incomparable. These abilities, whereso- • ever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though...and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbations... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Slavery - 1848 - 430 pages
...these he speaks thus magnificently ; — "These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed, but yet to some, though most abuse, in every nation ; and are of power, — to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue, and public civility, to allay the... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Theology - 1848 - 432 pages
...these he speaks thus magnificently ; — "These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed, but yet to some, though most abuse, in evsry nation ; and are of power, — to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1849 - 432 pages
...these he speaks thus magnificently ; — " These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed, but yet to some, though most abuse, in every nation ; and are of power, — to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue, and public civility, to allay the... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1881 - 792 pages
...purify the life of whom He pleases." " Poetical powers are the inspired gift of God rarely bestowed ... in every nation, and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great peop'e the seeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbation... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...kinds of lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they bo found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, besides the office of a pulpit, to iabreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...kinds of lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, besides the office of a pulpit, to inbrced and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public... | |
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 pages
...and are of power, befide the oflice of a pulpit, to inbreed and cherifh in a great people the feeds of virtue and public civility, to allay the perturbations of the mind, and fet the affections in right tune ; to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 pages
...the gift of Poetry! "These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturbation of the mind, and set the aflections to a right tune; to celebrate in glorious and lofty... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 336 pages
...gift of Poetry ! " These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility ; toallaj the perturbation of the mind, and set the affections to a right tune ; to celebrate in glorious... | |
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These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation; and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to imbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue... 
