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Page 689
... wings ; with twain he covered his face , and with twain he covered his feet , and with twain he did fly . ' regal ] Implies that the first pair of wings is purple ( cp . xi 241 below ) ; the second is gold ; while the third is sky ...
... wings ; with twain he covered his face , and with twain he covered his feet , and with twain he did fly . ' regal ] Implies that the first pair of wings is purple ( cp . xi 241 below ) ; the second is gold ; while the third is sky ...
Page 768
... wings set with eyes , the regular iconographical attribute of cherubim , authorized by Ezek . x 12. starry wings ] These are less usual ; they may be intended to emphasize the cosmic nature of Messiah's equipage ( see ll . 749–59n ) ...
... wings set with eyes , the regular iconographical attribute of cherubim , authorized by Ezek . x 12. starry wings ] These are less usual ; they may be intended to emphasize the cosmic nature of Messiah's equipage ( see ll . 749–59n ) ...
Page 801
... wings 435 Till even , nor then the solemn nightingale Ceased warbling , but all night tuned her soft lays : Others on silver lakes and rivers bathed Their downy breast ; the swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly ...
... wings 435 Till even , nor then the solemn nightingale Ceased warbling , but all night tuned her soft lays : Others on silver lakes and rivers bathed Their downy breast ; the swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly ...
Contents
A Paraphrase of Psalm cxiv Eliensis On the Death | 27 |
Elegia tertia In Obitum | 49 |
Mansus Manso Bibliothecarium To John | 59 |
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