 He above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a tower. His form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than Archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured.  Paradise Lost - Page xxxby John Milton - 1896 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Colum Hourihane - Art, Irish - 2001 - 382 pages
...teeth." 4: ' Milton described his figure of Death as most terrifying in its shapelessness, while Satan: In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a tower; his form had not yet lost All her original brightness. . . .'"' 10. Fethard Abbey, County Tipperary, "sheela-na-gig"... | |
 | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1990 - 622 pages
...one of Milton, wherein he gives the portraits of Satan with a dignity so suitable to the subject. too He above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent...original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruin'd, and th' excess 105 Of glory obscured: as when the sun new ris'n Looks through the horizontal... | |
 | G. Wilson Knight - Drama - 2002 - 332 pages
...unnecessary grandeur of Satan. 1 Though a defeated rebel against God's omnipotence, he remains impressive: He above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent...form had yet not lost All her original brightness ... (i. 589) His resolution in defeat has received general acclamation. No military imagination can... | |
 | Neil Forsyth - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 398 pages
...Lutz Zivley, "Satan in Orbit: PL IX 48-86," Milton Quarterly 31 (1997): 136. Thir dread commander: he above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a Towr; his form had yet not lost All her Original brightness, nor appear'd Less then Arch Angel ruind,... | |
 | Ruth Katz, Ruth HaCohen - Philosophy - 2003 - 462 pages
...accords consonant: 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 tow'r. 8 THE movement the most opposed to pride must be in accord with sorrow. A descent of notes,... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...Fonsarabia. Thus far these beyond” Compare of mortal prowess, yes observed Their dread commander: he above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a sower, his form had yes not loss All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined,... | |
 | Adriana Craciun - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 350 pages
...wild winds, the lordly CEDAR tow'rs,” writes Robinson, echoing Milton's description of Satan, who “above the rest / In shape and gesture proudly eminent / Stood like a tow'r” (PL, I. 589—91). Defying the storm that topples inferior trees, “the proud TREE its verdant... | |
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