 | 1851 - 650 sider
...the creation of its inhabitant was the crowning image. His eyes " blazed " fire ; his other parts, " prone " on " the flood, extended long and large, lay floating many a rood." Then he makes the monster demon to " rear " his huge stature "from off the pool," when on each hand... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1879 - 456 sider
...imagination of his readers. After recovering from the shock of the fall from heaven we read that Satan " With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling...extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood ; in bulk as huge As whom the fables name of monstrous size, * * * * or that sea-beast Leviathan, which... | |
 | Neil Forsyth - 1987 - 532 sider
...traditional poetry; it establishes its subject not by isolating but through the large inclusive comparison. Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift...extended long and large Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the fables name of monstrous size, Titaniaii, or Earth-born, that warred on... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - 1991 - 492 sider
...talking to his neerest Mate (1-192) With Head up-lift above the wave, and Eyes That sparkling blaz'd, his other Parts besides Prone on the Flood, extended long and large 30 Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the Fables name of monstrous size, Titanian, or... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 sider
...Satan talking to his neerest Mate With Head up-lift above the wave, and Eyes That sparkling blaz'd, HFP; WBLP; WGRP STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER (1826-1884) My Old Kentucky Home 1 The sun shines brig in bulk as huge As whom the Fables name of monstrous size, Titanian, or Earth-born, that warr'd on... | |
 | Fernando Pessoa - 1996 - 620 sider
...Tita vencido ou ainda um monstro marinho que o navegador ignorante toma por urna ilha na escuridäo: Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift...extended long and large Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the fables name of monstrous size, Titanian or Earth-born, that warred on Jove,... | |
 | Marc Arabyan - 2001 - 362 sider
...spake the apostate angel, though in pain, Vaunting aloud, but racked with deep despair : ». Thus Satan Prone on the flood, extended long and large Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the fables naine of monstrous size, Titanian, or Earth-born, that warred on... | |
 | John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes - 2003 - 388 sider
...this dire Calamity, What reinforcement we may gain from Hope, If not what resolution from despair. Thus Satan talking to his nearest Mate With Head up-lift above the wave, and Eyes That sparkling blaz'd, his other Parts besides Prone on the Flood, extended long and large Lay floating many a rood,... | |
 | David Loewenstein - 2004 - 160 sider
...action: here, for example, is the first heroic simile, which depicts the size of the fallen Satan: his other Parts besides Prone on the Flood, extended long and large Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the Fables name of monstrous size, Titanian. or Earth-born, that warr'd on... | |
 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 sider
...this dire calamity. What reinforcement we may gain from hope, 190 If not what resolution from despair. Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling bla2ed, his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large Lay floating many a rood,... | |
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Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head up-lift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood... 
