 Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked majesty seem'd lords of all, And worthy seem'd ; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure (Severe,...  The Spectator - Page 68edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Elijah Parish - Bible - 1813 - 558 pages
...parents: Adam the goodliest man, of men since bora His sonii the fairest of her daughters, Eve. — for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone. MILTON. Moses introduces our first parents into life, in the most natural manner, as having capacities... | |
 | Thomas Reid - Philosophy - 1815 - 434 pages
...naked majesty, sccm'd lords of all. And worthy secm'd ; for in thcir looks divine, The image of thcir glorious Maker, shone Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe, and pure ; Severe, but in true filial frecdom plac'd, Whence true authority in men, though both Not equal, as thcir sex not equal secm'd,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 452 pages
...reader a French translation of the following passage of Milton : Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked...and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd ; Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd ; For contemplation... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...of far nobler shape, erect and tall. Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty, seemM lords of all : And worthy seem'd; for in their looks...pure (Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd), Whence true authority in men ; though both Met equal, as their sex not equal seem'd : For contemplation... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...the latter in a less degree than the former. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erert, with native honour clad In naked majesty, seem'd lords...image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, -;ni< t itude feverc »nd pure, (Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd,) Whence true authority... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...and hence an erect posture is a sign or expression, of dignity : Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked majesty, seem'd lords of all. Paradise Lost, book iv. Grief, on the other hand, as well as respect, which depress the mind, cannot,... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1817 - 532 pages
...reader a French translation of the following passage of Milton: Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked...severe and pure; Severe, but in true filial freedom placed; Whence true authority in men: though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd; For contemplation... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 800 pages
...majestic to Eve ; but the latter io a ess degree than the former : Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked...and pure; Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd ; Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal, аз their sex not equal, seem'd. For contemplation... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 378 pages
...astonishment, and those emotions of envy, in which he is represented : ' Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, God-like erect, with native honour clad In naked...severe and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom placed : For contemplation he and valour form'd, For softness she and sweet attractive grace ; He for... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 376 pages
...astonishment, and those emotions of envy, in which he is represented : ' Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, God-like erect, with native honour clad In naked...severe and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plae,d : For contemplation he and valour form,d, For softness she and sweet attractive grace ; He for... | |
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