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" Not equal, as their sex not equal seem'd: For contemplation he and valour form'd; For softness she, and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him; His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round... "
Vathek, by W. Beckford. [Tr. by S. Henley. Followed by] The castle of ... - Page 125
by William Beckford - 1834 - 218 pages
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...for God in him : His fair large front and eye sublime, declar'd3OO Absolute rule : and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore 305 Dishevell'd, but...
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Élégies de Tibulle, Volume 3

Tibullus - Elegiac poetry, Latin - 1798 - 406 pages
...for god only, she for God in him. His fair large front: and rye sublime declar'd Absolute rule j and hyacinthin locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulci erg broad. She , as a veil down to the slender waste Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevel'd...
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...for God in him : His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd JOO Absolute rule ; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She as a veil down to the slender waist Her unadorned golden tresses wore 305 Dishevel'd, but in...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...for God only, she for God in him. His fair large front, and eye sublime, declar'd Absolute rule ; and hyacinthin locks Round from his parted forelock manly...hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad. She, as a veil, dowR to her slender waist Her unadorned golden tresses wore Disshevel'd, but in wanton...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...for God only, she for God in him. His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd Absolute rule ; and hyacinthin locks Round from his parted forelock, manly...hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She, as a veil, down to the slender waist Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevel' d, but in wanton...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...pourtrays our first parent, Adam : " His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd " Absolute rule ; and hyacinthin locks " Round from his parted forelock...Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad." ' [It is strange, that the picture drawn by the unlearned Shakspeare, should be full of classical images,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...potmrays our first parent, Adam : " His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd " Absolute rule ; and hyacinthin locks " Round from his parted forelock...Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad." 1 [It is strange, that the picture drawn by the unlearned S.hakspeare, should be full of classical...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...she for God in him : His fair large front, and eye sublime, declar'd Absolute rule ; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She as a veil down to her slender wasit Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dis-shevel'd, but in wanton...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...in him : His fair large front and eye sublime declar'd Absolute rule ; and hyacinthine locks Hound from his parted forelock manly hung Clust'ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She, as a veil, down to the slender waist Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevell'd, but in wanton...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J ..., Volumes 27-34

British essayists - 1819 - 376 pages
...God in him. His fair large front, and eye sublime, declar"d Absolute rule: and hyacinthin locks Ronnd from his parted forelock manly hung Clust,ring, but not beneath his shoulders broad. She, as a veil, down to her slender waist Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dis-shevel,d, but in wanton...
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