...when quite a boy, he was very forcibly struck with reading the following sublime passage of Milton. "He spake ; and to confirm his words, out flew Millions...thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell." An instance still more to the purpose, because the precise age is specified, is that...

...when quite a boy, he was very forcibly struck with reading the following sublime passage of Milton. " He spake ; and to confirm his words, out flew Millions...thighs Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell." An instance still more to the purpose, because the precise age is specified, is that...

...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...thighs Of mighty cherubim. The sudden blaze Far round illumined hell — There are certain words in every language particularly adapted to the poetical expression...

...War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolv'd." He spake : and, to confirm his words, out-flew yridns, the shepherds weep no more ; rog'd Against the Highest, and fierce wilh grasped arms Clash'd on their sounding shields the din of...

...despair'd ; " For who can think submission ? War then, — war, " Open or understood, must be resolv'd." He spake ; and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs 665 Of mighty Cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumin'd hell : highly they rag'd Against the...

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...War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolv'd." He spake : and, to confirm his words, out-flew ed : But who I was, or where, or from what cause,...tried, and forthwith spake ; My tongue obey'd, and rea rng'd Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clash'd on their sounding shields the din of...

...the nations. and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs." " He spake : and to confirm his words, ou t flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell: highly they raged A gaiuut the Highest, and fierce with grasped urms Clashed on their...

...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 Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clash'd on their...

...change. Perplexes monarchs." " He spake : and to confirm bis words, ou t flew Milliona nf flnrnin-.' swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell: highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on th*ir...