 Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked majesty seem'd lords of all : And worthy seem'd ; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure (Severe,...  The British Essayists: The Spectator - Page 37by Alexander Chalmers - 1802Full view - About this book
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...majestic to Eve ; the latter in a less degree than the former. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, In naked majesty,...and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd ; Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd. For contemplation... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...new to sight, and strange. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honor clad, In naked majesty seem'd lords of all : And worthy...severe and pure, (Severe, but in true filial freedom placed,) Whence true authority in men: though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd : For contemplation... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...about thee, or beneath. ADAM AND EVE' IN PARADISE. Wilton. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect ! with native honour clad, In naked...seem'd lords of all, And worthy seem'd ; for in their look divine The image of their glorious Maker shone. Truth, wisdom, sanctitude, severe and pure ; Severe,... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...clad In pin (.1 >l majesty, ic-em'd lordt of all ; And worthy teem'd : for in their look* divine 'llie re punished ; and as t is very natural to imagine...will soon make im tack about to some other point, ev fret dom plac'd: For contemplation he and valour fonn'd. For softness she and sweet attractive grace;... | |
 | George Oliver - Freemasonry - 1823 - 406 pages
...her species : and thus amongst the works of the Creation, " Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty,...pure • (Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd), Whence true authority in men ; though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd : For contemplation... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 pages
...delight, all kind Of living creatures, new to sight, and strange. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty,...Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure (Severe, hut in true filial freedom placed), Whence true authority in men ; though hoth Not equal, as their... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...delight, all kind Of living creatures, new to sight, and strange. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, Or the twisted eglantine: ehone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude, severe and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd, Whence... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...shape, erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad, Jn naked majesty seem'd lords of all, 290 And worthy seem'd ; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious M aker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, (Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd)... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...delight, all kind Of living creatures new to sigllt and strange. Two of far nobler shape erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty seem'd lords of all, 290 And worthy seem'd ; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...sight, and strange. Two of far nobler shape, ereet and tall, Godlike ereet, with native honour elad n, or Earth-born, that warr'd on Jove, Briareus or...held, or that sea-beast Leviathan, whieh God of all sanetitude, severe and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plae'd, Whenee true authority in men... | |
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