 Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced* Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered: as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately...  An Analytical Inquiry Into the Principles of Taste - עמוד 362מאת Richard Payne Knight - 1808 - 476 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 דפים
...faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest o::ks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth...doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclose him round With ?.ll his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice in... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 דפים
...: interpolated in Masenius, to answer these passages in Milton. Stood like a tow'r. I. 591 and 612. —as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines. VI. — — — Orcus et pedibus tremit interpolated in Grotius to answer Milton's ' Hell trembled... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 דפים
...splendors flung 610 For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth tho' bare Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubl'd ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 דפים
...splendours flung 610 For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines,...bare Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclose him round... | |
 | 1803 - 412 דפים
...survey of those innumerable spirits whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself : ' -J He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclose him round With all his peers : Attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in... | |
 | Malcolm Laing - 1804 - 558 דפים
...Milton : " Yet faithfu^how they stood, ,. " Their glory withered, as when heaven's fire "' Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines ; " With singed top their stately growth, tho' bare, " Stands on the blasted heath." A*, " Satan alarmed, " Collecting all his might, dilated... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 דפים
...like rocks broken vith thunder, lilti'ii their bent trees are singed and bare.] Par. Lost, ¡. 614. With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. Varied to " rocks broke» with thunder" from POPE'S Temple of Fame, 23. Like broken thunders that at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 דפים
...damage ; to destroy. Both the verb and noun are now obsolete. As when heaven's fire Hath scatb'Jtiui forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though Stands^the blasted heath. Mill«,. SCATH. «. j. [rcea%, Sax.] Waste ; damace ; mischief; depopulation.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 דפים
...survey of those innumerable spirits whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself: • He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend, From wing to wing, and half inclose him round With all his peers : Attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 דפים
...his survey of those innumerable spirits whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself: He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend, From wing to win;;, and half inclose him round With all his peers : Attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd,... | |
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