There was no man of larger size or more heroic mould in his day.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
Probably our Lord intended that a larger meaning should be found in His words.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
We are told that, if we were placed in the moon, we should see the Earth as-"the perfect star"-having a shining surface, and being thirteen times larger than the moon itself.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty