| John Milton - 1837 - 426 sidor
...cherchait. BOOK II. , ion on a throne of royal state, which far ïOulshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous east with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence : and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 sidor
...see that it suits the subject, and imparts dignity to the verse. " High on a throne of royal plate, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Ind ;...hand. Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted pat." 5. The rising inflection may be noticed in the direct interrogative. An inflection... | |
| George Willson - 1840 - 298 sidor
...passages of sublime description, or expressing deep reverence and awe. (m) High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus" or...hand, Showers on her kings barbaric, pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat. (m) And the heaven departed as a scroll, when it is rolled together; and every mountain... | |
| 1840 - 452 sidor
...reverence, as in the following passage from Milton. High on a throne of royal state, which far f ,e' ,-!/.', the wealth of Ormus, or of Ind, Or where the gorgeous east, with richest hand Showers on her fangs barbaric, pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat I Or in the following from one of Sheridan's speeches.... | |
| 1840 - 556 sidor
...developments may not bring to light mines of gems which may rival the mineral treasures of that region " Where the gorgeous east, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold." Every year new discoveries are made of the wealth that is contained in our soil, and not only are new... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 590 sidor
...realize the splendid imagery of Milton, in his exquisite description of the " — — throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of...gorgeous East, with richest hand Showers on her kings harbaric pearls and gold." As we retired from the scene, we could not repress the expression of our... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 sidor
...world which ho sought HIGH on a throne of royal state, which for Outshone the wealth of Orrnus and les and Seasons teem in vain, Unseen and unenjoy'd. Forsaking these, O'er peopled plains they far- Satan exalted sat, by merit rais'd To that bad eminence: and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 538 sidor
...in his exquisite description of the " Throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Orinus or of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearls and gold." As we retired from the scene, we could not repress the expression of our surprise... | |
| George W. Burnap - 1841 - 288 sidor
...bloody encounter? Direct your eye to yonder pavilion, decked with more than oriental magnificence, "Where the gorgeous East with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric, pearl and gold." There sits woman enthroned as queen, and all this magnificence is but an expression of the new born... | |
| Moses Severance - 1841 - 316 sidor
..."Hii>h on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormns and of Inde ; Or where tiie gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat." In the foregoing, the monotone adds much to the dignity of the composition. —... | |
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