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...nations, and with fear of change " Perplexes monarchs." " He spake : and to confirm his words, outflew " 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 " Clashed on...

...is despaired ; For who can think submission ' War then, war Open or understood, must be resolved." He spake: and, to confirm his words, out flew Millions...thighs Of mighty cherubim ; the sudden blaze Far round illumined hell: highly they raged Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms Clashed on their...

...down the book, and walk the room with violence. The passage that produced the emotion was this : " He spake : — and to confirm his words, out flew...thighs Of mighty Cherubim : the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell." " To attain a reputation for eloquence, he adds, is my aim, and my ambition ; and,...

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...describing Satan in Hell, says, " With head uplift above the wave, and eye That sparkling blaz'd !—" " He spake: and to confirm his words out flew Millions...cherubim. The sudden blaze Far round illumin'd Hell—" There are certain words in every language particularly adapted to the poetical expression; some from...