 Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and, hardening...  Select British Classics - Page 2441803Full view - About this book
 | Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Had to impose. He through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views —...sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and, hardening in his strength, Glories: for never, since created Man, Met such imbodied force as, named... | |
 | England - 1852 - 798 pages
...Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. He through the armed Hies Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views—...as of gods — Their number last he sums. And now bis heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories." NORTH. " He, above the rest... | |
 | David Quint - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 448 pages
...David's sin can be compared to Satan's military muster of the fallen angels in Book 1 of Paradise Lost: "Their number last he sums. And now his heart / Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength / Glories" (1.571—73). Behind this passage, as the last chapter demonstrated,... | |
 | John Milton - Poetry - 1994 - 630 pages
...old, with ordered spear and shield, Awaiting what command their mighty Chief Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views - their order due, Their visages and statures as of gods; 570 Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and, hardening... | |
 | Simon Bainbridge - Biography & Autobiography - 1995 - 292 pages
...Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose: he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views,...he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening with strength Glories: for never since created man, Met such embodied force ... (i, 562-74)... | |
 | John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes - Poetry - 2003 - 388 pages
...soon traverse The whole Battalion views, thir order due, Thir visages and stature as of Gods; 570 Thir number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hard'ning in his strength Glories: For never since created man, Met such imbodied force, as nam'd with these Could merit more than that... | |
 | John Milton - Poetry - 2003 - 1084 pages
...soon traverse The whole Battalion views, thir order due, Thir visages and stature as of Gods; 570 Thir number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hard'ning in his strength Glories: For never since created man, Met such imbodied force, as nam'd with these Could merit more than that... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...mighty chief Had to impose: he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse0 The whole battalion views, their order due, Their visages and stature as of gods, 570 Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength... | |
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