 | John Milton - 1886 - 630 pages
...magnitude of mind And celestial vigour arm 'd, Their armories and magazines contemns, Benders them useless, while "With winged expedition, Swift as the light'ning...glance, he executes His errand on the wicked, who surprised Lose their defence distracted and amazed, But patience is more oft the exercise Of saints,... | |
 | William Dwight Whitney - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 288 pages
...from a verb repr. by E. glint: see glint.'] 1. A sudden shoot of light or splendor; a transient gleam. With winged expedition, Swift as the lightning glance, he executes His errand on the wicked. Muían, SA, 1. 1284. My oriole, my glance of summer fire, Is come at last. Lowell, Under the Willows.... | |
 | John Milton - 1890 - 262 pages
...mind And celestial vigour armed ; 1280 Their armouries and magazines contemns, Eenders them useless, while With winged expedition Swift as the lightning...glance he executes His errand on the wicked, who-, surprised, t> Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. / vl ' " But patience is more oft the exercise... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - American poetry - 1891 - 394 pages
...magnitude of mind And celestial vigour armed; Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while With winged expedition Swift as the lightning...glance he executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. Milton. XVIII HEROIC LOVE MY dear and only love,... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - American poetry - 1891 - 404 pages
...magnitude of mind And celestial vigour armed; Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while With winged expedition Swift as the lightning...glance he executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. Milion. xvin HEROIC LOVE MY dear and only love,... | |
 | John Milton - English Literature - 1892 - 654 pages
...might, And celestial vigour armed; 1280 Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while With winged expedition Swift as the lightning...glance he executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. But patience is more oft the exercise Of saints,... | |
 | John Milton - 1892 - 406 pages
...mind And celestial vigour armed ; 1280 Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while, With winged expedition, Swift as the lightning...glance He executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. But patience is more oft the exercise Of saints,... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - English poetry - 1897 - 522 pages
...of mind And celestial vigour armed ; Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while With winged expedition Swift as the lightning...glance he executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. John Milton. BID ME NOT GO BID me not go where... | |
 | John Milton - 1898 - 232 pages
...of mind And celestial vigour armed ; Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while, With winged expedition, Swift as the lightning...glance He executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. But patience is more oft the exercise Of saints,... | |
 | John Milton - 1898 - 234 pages
...of mind And celestial vigour armed ; Their armouries and magazines contemns, Renders them useless, while, With winged expedition, Swift as the lightning...glance He executes His errand on the wicked, who, surprised, Lose their defence, distracted and amazed. But patience is more oft the exercise Of saints,... | |
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Hardy and industrious to support Tyrannic power, but raging to pursue The righteous, and all such as honour truth ; He all their ammunition And feats of war defeats, With plain heroic magnitude of mind... 
