He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell. Highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on their sounding... The Life of Thomas Lord Lyttelton - Page 4by Thomas Frost - 1876 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
| François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 pages
...despair'd ; For who can think submission? war then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved." He spake j and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs » plein son faste royal, mais il nous cachait sa » force , ce qui nous tenta à notre tentative et... | |
| 1836 - 932 pages
...hard'ning in his strength The flash of light which appeared upon the drawing of their swords: He spake : related to the persons who are the principal actors in it; but what is still thighi Of mighty cherubim; the sudden blaze Far round illumin'd hell. The sudden production of the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 602 pages
...Satan in Hell, says, " With head uplift above the wave, and eye That sparkling blaz'd !—" " He spake: and to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming...thighs Of mighty cherubim. The sudden blaze Far round illumin'd Hell—" There are certain words in every language particularly adapted to the poetical expression;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...in Hell, says, " With head uplift above the wave, and eye That sparkling blaz'd ! — " " He spake : and to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming...thighs Of mighty cherubim. The sudden blaze Far round Mumln'd Hell — " There are certain words in every language particularly adapted to the poetical expression... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1837 - 614 pages
...Hell, says, " With head uplift above the wave, and eye That sparkling blaz'd .'— " " He spake : anil to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming...thighs Of mighty cherubim. The sudden blaze Far round illumin'd Hell — " There are certain words in every language particularly adapted to the poetical... | |
| John Milton - 1837 - 524 pages
...submission? war then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved. He spake; and, to confirm his words, outflew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell : highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on their... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1837 - 510 pages
...with reading the following sublime passage of Milton. "He spake ; and to confirm his words, out-flew "Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs "Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze "Far round illumined Hell. An instance still more to the purpose, because the precise age is specified, is that... | |
| John Milton - 1837 - 426 pages
...despair'd ; For who can think submission? war then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved." He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs » plein son faste royal, mais il nous cachait sа » force , ce qui nous tenta à notre tentative... | |
| François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 470 pages
...despair'd ; For who can think submission? war then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved." He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs * plein son faste royal, mais il nous cachait sa >• force , ce qui nous tenta à notre tentative... | |
| Stanhope Busby - English poetry - 1837 - 136 pages
...council to deliberate what course they should pursue. As he spake there flew out to confirm his words millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs of mighty cherubim, the sudden blaze of which illumined hell. The hosts betook themselves to new labors, and there arose, like an exhalation,... | |
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