...with grave Aspect he rose , and in his rising seem'd A pillar of state; deep on his front ingraven Deliberation sat, and public care; And princely counsel...attention , still as night Or summer's noon-tide air , while thus he spake. « Thrones and Imperial Powers , Offspring of Heaven, Ethereal Virtues: or these...

...universal shout of applause. . Which when Beelzebub perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat, with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed...face yet shone, , , , Majestic though in ruin : sage be stood With Atlante,m shoulders, fit to boar The weight of mightiest monarchies. His look Drew audience...

...public care; And princely counsel in his face yet shone, Majestic though in ruin : sage he stood, .ios With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of...attention still as night Or summer's noon-tide air, while thus he spake. Thrones and imperial Powers, offspring of heav'n, Ethereal Virtues ; or these...

...perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat, with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed 280 A pillar of state ; deep on his front engraven Deliberation...princely counsel in his face yet shone, Majestic, thoagh in ruin : sage he stood With Atlantean l shoulders fit to bear 265 The weight of mightiest monarchies...

...only of revenge. We always think of the stern and designing Strafford in the portrait of Beelzebub. " With grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed...state : deep on his front engraven, • Deliberation sate, and public care ; And princely counsel in hia face yet shown Majestic, though in ruin." Did Milton...

...perceiv'd, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat, with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seem'd A pillar of state : deep on his front engraven Deliberation...attention still as night Or summer's noontide air, while thus he spake. Thrones and Imperial Powers, Offspring of Heaven, Ethereal Virtues ! or these...

...perceiv'd, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat, with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seem'd A pillar of state : deep on his front engraven Deliberation...attention still as night Or summer's noontide air, while thus he spake. Thrones and Imperial Powers, Offspring of Heaven, Ethereal Virtues ! or these...

...perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat, with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seem'd A pillar of state ; deep on his front engraven Deliberation...attention still as night, Or summer's noontide air, while thus he spake : "Thrones, and imperial powers, offspring of heaven, Ethereal virtues ! or these...

...perceived (than whom, Satan except, none higher sat) with grave Aspect he rose, and in his fitting seemed A pillar of state. Deep on his front engraven...shoulders, fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies. Often and often have these verses been quoted, without a suspicion how strangely the corporeal is substituted...

...such a sentence. V. 299. Which when Beelzebub perceived (than whom, Satan except, none higher sat) with grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed...And princely counsel in his face yet shone Majestic, thnugh in ruin : sage he at»H)d, With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies....