splendent

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Nunc splendent tantum, et deterso pulvere belli E memori pendent nomina magna tholo.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Jarl Eric, splendent with this victory, not to speak of that over the Jomsburgers with his father long ago, was now made Governor of Norway: Governor or quasi-sovereign, with his brother, Jarl.

From Early Kings of Norway by Carlyle, Thomas

Even when he gazed into her blue eyes he was conscious of a more flaming glory than lay in the heavens of their depths; a splendent maze that shed a brightness around her.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart

O she was worthy to be Queene of heaven; Her beauty, e're it suffred violence, Was like the Sunne in his Meridian Throne, Too splendent for weake eyes to gaze upon.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

It seemed that this splendent host must have been placed here by some magic hand, alert, vigorous, immaculate, eager for the battle.

From A Soldier of Virginia by Stevenson, Burton Egbert