 either—black it stood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand, and from his seat The monster moving onward came as fast 675 With...  Paradise Lost - Page 64by John Milton - 1896 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Bromwich, David Lee Bromwich - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 286 pages
...limb; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either; black it stood as night; Fierce as ten furies; terrible as hell; And shook...seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Burke relates this description to his chosen categories of obscurity, terror, and privation. But his... | |
 | Ian McGowan - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1990 - 622 pages
...seemed either; black he stood as night; 55 Fierce as ten furies; terrible as hell; And shook a deadly dart. What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. In this descriptiont all is dark, uncertain, confused, terrible, and sublime to the last degree. SECTION... | |
 | Richard McCoy - History - 2002 - 260 pages
...member, joint, or limb, Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either; . . . what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. (2.666-673) The king was mortally offended, but his response to the comparison simply betrayed his... | |
 | Hugh Ross Williamson - History - 2002 - 380 pages
...joint or limb" And such, Your Lordships will admit, "that shadow seemed for each seemed either" and "what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on." Yet under this shape, this "airy nothing" I am to face the adverse party. I am to be met at every turn... | |
 | Francois Flahault - Philosophy - 2003 - 212 pages
...substance might be called that shadows seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as hell, And shook...seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. 3 In view of Burke's quotations from the Book of Job (man annihilated in the face of the Almighty)... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either, black it stood as night, 670 Fierce as sen Furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart,...head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was r¿ at hand, and from his seas The monster moving onward came as lass With horrid strides, hell trembled... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Fiction - 2003 - 364 pages
...seemed either; black he stood as night; Fierce as ten furies; terrible as hell; And shook a deadly dart. What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. In this description, all is dark, uncertain, confused, terrible, and sublime to the last degree. |... | |
 | François Flahault - Good and evil - 2003 - 216 pages
...either — black it stood as night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful daft what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. 5 In view of Burke's quotations from the Book of Job (man annihilated in the face of the Almighty)... | |
 | Alexander Tzonis - Architecture - 2004 - 554 pages
...each seemed either; black be flood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell And shook a deadly dart. What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. In this description all is dark, uncertain, confused, terrible and sublime to the last degree. 1351]... | |
 | Liane Lefaivre, Alexander Tzonis - Architecture - 2004 - 562 pages
...each seemed either; black be flood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell And shook a deadly dart. What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. In this description all is dark, uncertain, confused, terrible and sublime to the last degree. It is... | |
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