...their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. The following is a fine portrait of this evil being: He above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent,...had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd; and the excess Of glory obscur'd. His face Deep scars of thunder...

...following noted description of Satan, after his fall, appearing at the head of the infernal hosts: -He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower . his form had not yet lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd ; and the excess...

...head shaken, is the effect of his nod, and makes a happy picturesque circumstance in the description.* -He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower; his form had not yet lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruiu'd ; and the excess...

...globe.—Milton, 6. 1. -Thus far these, beyond Compare of mortal prowess, yet observ'd Their dread commander. tie, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tow'r ; his form bad yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd,...

...in his patriotic views, and driven into exile, that he had betaken himself to his present courses. His form had yet not lost All her original brightness,...nor appeared Less than arch-angel ruined, and the excem Of glory obscured. And, when we add to this general character the indescribable softness and...

...By Fontarabbia. Thus far these beyond Compare of mortal prowess, yet observed Their dread Commander; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent,...had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear*d Less than Archangel ruin'd, and the excess Of glory obscured : as when the sun, new risen,...

...MILTON.—BOOK I. Thus far these, beyond 'Compare of mortal prowess, yet observ'd Their dread commander. He, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower; his form had not yet lost * > All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd, and th' excess...

...hair is the consequence of his nod, and makes a happy picturesque circumstance in the description. • He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood, like a tower; his form had not yet lost What is said of blank versa ?—What proof is afforded of this?—What are example* of...

...curricle NORTH. • By WHOM? TICKLER. “Oh no! we never mention him.” NORTH. Name—Name. TICKLER. He, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower. NORTH. • Thank ye—Well, I don't doubt Talleyrand among the Whigs has been almost as much at home...

...By Fontarabbia. Thus far these beyond Compare of mortal prowess, yet observ'd Their dread commander: he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a lower; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than arch-angel ruin'd,...