...spears, and thronging helms « Appear'd ; and serried shields in thick array « Of depth immeasureable : anon they move « In perfect phalanx, to the Dorian mood « Of flutes and- soft recorders. » MILTON. Rubbing his eyes with hands, of inky hue, The sage Fadladecn gaping wid*, exclaims : «...

...a procession ? With that close ranks take open order : Nor needs there flute or soft recorder ;* * Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes, and soft recorders. Par. Lott, I. 549. At Feurnann's beck a Tractsman tall Stepp'd forth with engine musical ; Whereon...

...rapidity, a perception of the delicacy of the ancient music, and the Roman infantry no longer moved In perfect phalanx, to the Dorian mood, Of flutes and soft recorders. It happened, during the war with the Goths in Italy, that Belisarius was placed in difficulty, from...

...fallen angels in hell — the unfurling of the standard of Satan — and the march of his troops ' In perfect phalanx, to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders ' — all this human pomp and circumstance of war is magic and overwhelming illusion. The imagination...

...E'en to the latest age shall pass in brightness down," ..; ; . Poetry, like this, we may justly call " The Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders, such as raised To height of noblest temper heroes old ' . -1 , ,.• -./.Arming to battle." ' . .. : , ,. ... -, . it But the stern realities of life come...

...spears ; and thronging helms Appear'd, and serried shields, in thick array Of depth immeasurable : anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders ; such as rais'd To height of noblest temper heroes old Arming to battle ; and instead of rage Deliberate valor...

...of spears ; and thronging helms Appear'd, and serried shields, in thick array Of depth immeasurable: anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders ; such as rais'd To height of noblest temper heroes old Arming to battle; and instead of rage Deliberate valour...

...There occurs in Milton a fine passage, where, describing the march of the rebel angels, he says — * Anon they move, In perfect phalanx, to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders, such us rnised To height of noblest temper heroes old, Arming to hatUe ; oiid, instead of rage, Deliberate...

...separate and distinct. Its uniformity and consistency might be described in the words of Milton — " Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders; all the while Sonorous Oxford blowing martial sounds." On the other hand, he was opposed to this measure...

...of the rebel angels, he says — ' Anon they move, In perfect phalanx, to the Dorian mood Of flute? and soft recorders, such as raised To height of noblest temper heroes old, Arming to battle ; and, instead of rage, Deliberate valour breathed, firm and unmoved, Nor wanting power to...