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" HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence... "
The Works of the British Poets, Selected and Chronologically Arranged ... - Page 35
1852
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: Reprinted from the Best Editions, with ...

John Milton - 1881 - 590 pages
...with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric p'earl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence : and from despair Thus high...imaginations thus display'd : " Powers and dominions, deities of heaven For since no deep within her gulf can hold Immortal vigour, though oppressed and...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with a life of the author by A. Chalmers ...

John Milton - 1881 - 894 pages
...far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of In'l, Or where the gorgeous east with richest hand Show'rs on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted...Beyond thus high, insatiate to pursue Vain war with heav'n, and by success untaught His proud imaginations thus display'd. 10 Powers and Dominions, Deities...
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The Rudiments of English Grammar and Composition

James Hamblin Smith - English language - 1882 - 238 pages
...the share they are already possessed of before that which would fall to them by such a division. 29. High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence. 30. Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself...
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Familiar quotations [compiled] by J. Bartlett. Author's ed

Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pages
...fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress. Line 781. High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence. Book \\. Line \. Surer to prosper than prosperity Could have assured us....
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Paradise lost, book i. (ii.), ed. with intr. and notes by F. Storr, Book 2

John Milton - 1884 - 74 pages
...and Introduction will be found in Book /.] RIVINGTONS WATERLOO PLACE, LONDON PARADISE LOST m. HI GH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the...pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit rais'd 5 To that bad eminence: and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus high,...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English and American Poetry from Chaucer to ...

Edwin O. Chapman - American poetry - 1884 - 430 pages
...early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. John Milton. SATAN PRESIDING IN THE INFERNAL COUNCIL. HIGH on a throne of royal state which far Outshone...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence : and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus...
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Complete Rhetoric

Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1885 - 364 pages
...the intermediate sort, neither wholly periodic nor wholly loose, — a compromise between the two: High on a throne of royal state which far Outshone...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence. — Milton, The granite statue, rough hewn though it be, is far more imposing...
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Red-letter Poems by English Men and Women

English poetry - 1885 - 686 pages
...bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen ! " SATAN PRESIDING IN THE INFERNAL COUNCIL. HIGH on a throne of royal state which far Outshone...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence: and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus...
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Readings from Milton

John Milton - English poetry - 1886 - 334 pages
...inclinations lead them, to entertain the time till Satan return. He passes on his journey to Hell-gates: finds them shut, and who sat there to guard them ;...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence: and from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus high,...
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Paradise Lost: With Introd., Notes, and Diagrams, Book 1

John Milton - 1886 - 232 pages
...heaven. With what difficulty he passes through, directed by Chaos, the power of that place, to this sight of this new world which he sought. HIGH on a...barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised 5 To that bad eminence ; and, from despair Thus high uplifted beyond hope, aspires Beyond thus...
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