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
 | Eliza Weaver Bradburn - 1828 - 143 pages
...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1829 - 658 pages
...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1829 - 648 pages
...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... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1829 - 488 pages
...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,... | |
 | William Godwin - 1830 - 376 pages
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 290 pages
...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,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1831 - 326 pages
...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1831 - 284 pages
...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... | |
 | Scotland - 1831 - 1048 pages
...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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1831 - 807 pages
...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,... | |
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