 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.  Herodotus - Σελίδα 174των Herodotus - 1812Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 σελίδες
...is despaired ; 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 Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell ; highly they raged Against the... | |
 | David Nevins Lord - 1855 - 324 σελίδες
...syllable of the line, its beauty is still greatly heightened by ita commencing >with a trochee : " He spake'; — and to confirm' his words out flew'...— Mil'lions of flaming swords, — drawn' from the thighs — Of migh'ty cherubim. — The sudden blaze' — Far round' illumined hell. — High'ly they... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 202 σελίδες
...is despaired, 660 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 Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze 665 Far round illumined Hell : highly they raged and then... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 σελίδες
...Lost, book i., line 664, which are correspondent in thought, though not coincident in expression : He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim. 4 It is hardly necessary to remark on the wide extent of reading and reflection... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 σελίδες
...describing Satan in hell, says, — With head uplift above the wave, and eye That sparkling blazed, • — He spake : and to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cheruhim. The sudden blaze Far round illumined helL There are certain words in every... | |
 | Herodotus - 1859 - 524 σελίδες
...nations have been described as commencing an engagement, violently clashed their arms together. Milton makes a happy use of this Idea; He spake, and to confirm his words outflow Millions of fUminf. swonls, drawn from the thigh Of mighty cherubim. The Ridden blue Far mind... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1864 - 472 σελίδες
...hard'ning in his strength Glories -- The flash of light which appeared upon the drawing of their swords: 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 illumin'd hell. The sudden production of the... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 σελίδες
...despaired ; 660 " 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 Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far around illumined Hell : highly they raged Against... | |
 | James Roscoe Mongan - 1864 - 300 σελίδες
...ANALYSIS. 1. How oft the sight of means to do ill-deeds Makes ill-deeds done ! — Shakespeare. 2. He spake, and to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim. — Milton. 3. A good name will wear out : a bad name may be turned ; »... | |
 | Sir Charles Rhoderick McGrigor (bart.) - 1866 - 366 σελίδες
...un bosco abbian cThaste." Also at the end of Satan's address to his followers, when Milton says, " He spake : and to confirm his words out flew Millions of flaming swords," it is possible that he borrowed the expression from the following words of Tasso : " Quasi in quel... | |
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