Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use in British HeraldryGale Research Company, 1906 - 276 pàgines |
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Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use ... John Vinycomb Visualització completa - 1906 |
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use ... John Vinycomb Visualització completa - 1906 |
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with Special Reference to Their Use ... John Vinycomb Visualització completa - 1906 |
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Pàgina 53 - Above it stood the seraphim : each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said: — " Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of His glory.
Pàgina 36 - So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt...
Pàgina 253 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Pàgina 71 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Pàgina 35 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant; And all for love, and nothing for reward: O why should Heavenly God to men have such regard ? LONDON: APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS.
Pàgina 35 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant?
Pàgina 191 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more : Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing- so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears. Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Pàgina 71 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Pàgina 52 - Each shoulder broad, came mantliug o'er his breast With regal ornament : the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold And colours dipp'd in heaven ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinctured grain.
Pàgina 48 - There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins. Such harmony is in immortal souls : But whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.
Referències a aquest llibre
Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide Malcolm South Visualització de fragments - 1987 |
A Manual of the Writings in Middle English, 1050-1500, Volum 9 Modern Language Association of America. Middle English Group Visualització de fragments - 1967 |