High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde, Or where the gorgeous east, with richest hand, Showers, on her kings barbaric, pearl* and gold', Satan exalted sat. America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive: By J. S. Buckingham - Seite 525von James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 521 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1799 - 574 Seiten
...possible splendour of any India-bench, or even the magnificence of Mr. Hastings himself. High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth...Ormus, or of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East, with lavish hand, Show'rs on her King, barbaric pearl and gold ; Satan exalted fate. This concluding phrase,... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...book of the Paradise Lost, affords us an oppor tunity of exemplifying the use of this tone : High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde ; Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, Siiow'rs, on her kings barbaric, pearl and gold,... | |
| John Walker - 1810 - 394 Seiten
...described ; which he said wai the manner in which Savage always used to pronounce verse. High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand, Show'rs on her kings barbarick pearl and gold,... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 Seiten
...hot plates of Iron, and at last pat to the infamous death of the cross, a Roman citizen ? High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde, -Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold Satan'... | |
| Herodotus - 1812 - 562 Seiten
...the sense in which it is here used, it occurs in the following classical lines of Mil ton: High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of I nd, Or where the gorgeous east with richest hand Show'rs on her king barbaric pearl and gold, Sutan... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 Seiten
...hot plates of Iron, and at last, put to the infamous death of the cross, a Roman citizen ! Hi^h on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde, Or where the gorgeous liast with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan*... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 Seiten
...even adds greatly to that variety with which the ear is so much delighted.* EXAMPLES. 1. High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde ; Or where the gorgeous East, with riches hand, Show'rs, on her kings barbaric, pearl' and gold',... | |
| John Walker - 1822 - 404 Seiten
...book of the Paradise Lost, affords us an opportunity of exemplifying the use of this tone : High on a throne of royal state, which far ' Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde ; Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, ShOw'rs, on her kings barbaric, pearl and gold,... | |
| John Walker - 1823 - 406 Seiten
...book of the Paradise Lost, affords us an opportunity of exemplifying the use of this tone : High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde ; Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, Show'rs, on her kings barbaric, pearl and gold,... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 Seiten
...greater part of the following lines, which are taken from Milton, may be read in this tone:— High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth...Ind, Or where the gorgeous east with richest hand Show'rs on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat. • • *• Besides this, there is... | |
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