He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one;

Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading;

Lofty and sour to them that loved him not,

But to those men that sought him sweet as summer.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry VIII. Act iv. Sc. 2.

Lofty designs must close in like effects.

Robert Browning (1812-1890): A Grammarian's Funeral.

He knew

Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.

John Milton (1608-1674): Lycidas. Line 10.

How many ages hence

Shall this our lofty scene be acted over

In states unborn and accents yet unknown!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Julius Caesar. Act iii. Sc. 1.