...within soar Of towering eagles, to all the fowls he seems A phoenix, gazed by all as that sole bird. Six wings he wore to shade His lineaments divine;...shoulder broad came mantling o'er his breast With i egal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and...

...that clad Each shoulder broad came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament; the middle pair Gin like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold And colours dipt in heaven; the third his feet Shadowed from either heel with feathered mail, Sky-tinctured grain....

...Speaking of Raphael, when he came down on his message to Adam, he says : — " Six wings he ivore, to shade His lineaments divine: the pair that clad...his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipt in heaven : the third his feet 1 La Cerda, chap. ii. Y Shadowed from either heel with feather'd...

...once on the eastern cliff of Paradise He lights, and to his proper shape returns, A Seraph winged. Six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine...o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair 280 Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold And colours...

...the conception of his glorious Raphael, he provides consummately for uniform and adequate support : Six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine;...Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colors dipped in Heaven; the third his feet Shadowed from either heel with feathered mail, Sky-tinctured...

...Tropfen." This is clearly reminiscent of the angel Raphael of whom Milton sings : " the pair [ac. of wings] that clad Each shoulder broad came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold And colors dipt in heaven. Like Maia' s son he stood,...

...within soar Of towering eagles, to all the fowls he seems A phoenix, gazed by all as that sole bird. Six wings he wore to shade His lineaments divine ; the pair that clad Each shoulder broad canic mantling o'er his breast With legal ornament; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist,...

...once on th' Eastern Cliff of Paradise He lights, and to his proper Shape returns : A seraph wing'd : six Wings he wore to shade His Lineaments Divine;...his Loins and Thighs with downy Gold, And Colours dipt in Heaven ; the third his Feet Shadow'd from either Heel with feather'd Mail, Sky-tinctured Grain...

...like a Starry Zone his Waist, and round Skirted his Loins and Thighs with downy Gold, And Colours dipt in Heaven ; the third his Feet Shadow'd from either Heel with feather'd Mail, Sky-tinctured Grain : like Mate's Son he stood, And shook his Plumes, that heavenly Fragrance fill'd...

...like a Starry Zone his Waist, and round Skirted his Loins and Thighs with downy Gold, And Colours dipt in Heaven ; the third his Feet Shadow'd from either Heel with feather'd Mail, Sky-tinctured Grain : like Maia's Son he stood, And shook his Plumes, that heavenly Fragrance fill'd...