 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 páginas
...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 tower; his form had not yet lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than Arch-Angel ruin'd, and... | |
 | 1810 - 482 páginas
...By Fontarabia. Thus far these beyond Compare of mortal prowess, yet observ'd Tbeir dread Commander : 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 appear'd Less than Archangel ruin'd, and... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 páginas
...sentences. Similes in poetry form proper examples for gaining, a habit of lowering the voice. EXAMPLE. He above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tow'r. His form had not yet lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd... | |
 | 1810 - 570 páginas
...occupied, and our wonder entirely absorbed, by this superlative object; which, like Milton's Satan, ------- Above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower." * An account of its dimensions and form will afford you the best idea of the impression produced on... | |
 | 1810 - 500 páginas
...nounce at once worthy of our admiration, the sublimity of the poet, and the majesty of the fiend. . He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a tow'r ; his form not yet had lost ; All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than arch.angel... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 páginas
...plunged and stupified in the sea of fire. He call'd so loud, that all the hollow deep Of hell resounded But there is no single passage in the whole poem worked up to a greater sublimity, than that wherein hi^ person is described in those celebrated lines : • He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 páginas
...up to a greater sublimity, than that «herein bis person is described in those celebrated line,: 4 He, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower, Нес.' His sentiments are every way answerable to hicharacter, and suitable to a created being of... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 334 páginas
...Since first I • How far superior to this is the grand and sublime de•cription of Satan by Milton. " he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower; his form had not yet lost All its orig-'nal brightness, norappear'd Less than archangel ruin'd, and... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1813 - 296 páginas
...following noted deseription of Satan, afler his fall, appearing at the head of his infernal hosts : -He, above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent, 'Stood, like a tower ; his form had not vot lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than arehangel ruiu'd, and... | |
 | 1814 - 258 páginas
...voragine profonda S'apre la bocca d'atro sanguc immonda» Such images are far beneath Milton's Satan who 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 ruined ;... | |
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Their dread commander ; 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... 
