 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
 | Ruth Bienstock Anolik, Douglas L. Howard - Literary Criticism - 2014 - 321 pages
...superior in passion and power to the common man, reminiscent of Milton's Satan, he who “above the rest I In shape and gesture proudly eminent / Stood like...brightness, nor appeared / Less than archangel ruined, and th' excess / Of glory obscured ... Cruel his eye, but cast / Signs of remorse and passion....” In... | |
 | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 592 pages
...are Beölzebub, Moloch, (Jhemos, Thammuz, Dagon, Rimmon, and BeliaL His standard-bearer is Azaz'eL 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 appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess... | |
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