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" At once on the 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 : the pair that clad Each shoulder broad came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle... "
Select British Classics - Page 210
1803
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...came mantling o'er his Breaft With regal Ornament ; the middle Pair Girt like a ftarry Zone his Wafte, and round Skirted his Loins and Thighs with downy Gold, And Colours dip'd in Heav'n : The third his Feet Shadow' d from either Heel with feather'd Mail, Sky-tinftnr'd...
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The Complete Art of Poetry: In Six Parts, I. Of the Nature, Use ..., Volume 2

Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...Illuftrionson his Shoulders, ffedg'd with Wings, Lay waving round. Milt. Six Wings he wore tofhade His Lineaments divine : the Pair that clad Each Shoulder broad, came mantling o'er his Breaft With regal Ornament ; the middle Pair Girt like a ftarry Zone his Wafte, and round Skirted his...
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Paradise lost, a poem. 2nd Scots ed

John Milton - 1746 - 464 pages
...mantling o'er his breaft With regal ornament : the middle pair 280 Girt like a ftarry zone his waift, and round Skirted his loins, and thighs, with downy gold, And colours dip'd in heav'n : the third, his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feat her M mail, Sky-tinctur'd...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 4

1751 - 224 pages
...mantling o'er his breafl With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a flarrji zone his waibl, and round Skirted his loins and thighs, with downy...And colours dipp'd in heaven ; the third his feet Shadow'' d from either heel with feather' d mail, Sky-tinflur'd grain! Like Main's fen he flood, Andjhook...
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The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of ...

John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...-came mantling o'er his breail With regal ornament; the middle pair Girt like a ftarry zone'his waift, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold And colours dipp'd in heav'n ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinftur'd grain ! Like...
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The Thebaid of Statius, Volume 1

Publius Papinius Statius - Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) - 1767 - 696 pages
...Thefe are all inferior to Milton's Description of the Angel Rapkatl. • Six Wings he wore, to (hade His Lineaments divine ; the Pair that clad Each Shoulder broad, came mantling o'er his Bread With regal Ornament ; the middle Pair Girt like a ftarry Zone, his Waift and round Skirted his...
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The Thebaid of Statius, Volume 1

Publius Papinius Statius - Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) - 1767 - 352 pages
...: Thefe are all inferior to Milton's Defcription of the Angel Raphael, Six Wings he wore, to fhade His Lineaments divine ; the Pair that clad Each Shoulder broad, came mantling o'er his Breaft With regal Ornament ; the middle Pair Girt like a ftarry Zone, his Waift and round Skirted his...
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Rhetoric; Or, A View of Its Principal Tropes and Figures, in Their Origin ...

Thomas Gibbons - English language - 1767 - 540 pages
...came mantling o'er his bread With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a ftarry zone his waift, and round . Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipt in heav'n ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinftur'd grain....
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Milton's Paradise lost, a poem. With prefatory characters of the several ...

John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...mantling o'er his breaft With regal ornament ; the middle pair 280 Girt like a ftarry zone his waift, 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 tinflur'd grain....
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The Works of Virgil: In Latin & English. The Aeneid, Volume 2

Virgil - 1778 - 526 pages
...mantling o'er his brcaft With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a ftarry zone his vvaift, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dip'd in heav'n : the third, his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tin&ur'd grain...
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