 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 Seiten
...from eternal splendours flung For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks,...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak : whereat their double ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 Seiten
...his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 Seiten
...his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From Aving to wing, and half enclose... | |
 | David Nevins Lord - 1854 - 316 Seiten
...destruction seek — Deliver'ance for us all. — This en'terprize — None' shall partake with me. " As' when heav'en's fire — Hath sca'thed the forest...though bare', — Stands' on the blast'ed heath." Those opening with a trochee, and closing on the seventh syllable, have still greater beauty : " For... | |
 | John Milton - 1854 - 534 Seiten
...eternal splendours flung 610 For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood,8 Their glory withered ! as, when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks...stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.3 He now prepared 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1854 - 682 Seiten
...(alien angels, he says, — " Faithful how they itood, Their glory withered ; ля when Heaven'» flre Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With...growth, though bare. Stands on the blasted heath." Sir Walter Scott, also, mentions the Scotch pine in the following lines : — " And higher yet the... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1854 - 718 Seiten
...— Speaking of the (alien angels, he says, — " Faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd ; M when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or...With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, Stand! on the blasted heath." Sir Walter Scott, also, mentions the Scotch pine in the following lines:... | |
 | David Nevins Lord - 1854 - 320 Seiten
...shall partake with me. " As' when heav'en's fire — Hath sca'thed the forest oaks — or moim'tain pines — With sing'ed top, — their stately growth,...though bare', — Stands' on the blast'ed heath." Those opening with a trochee, and closing on the seventh syllable, have still greater beauty : "For... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 980 Seiten
...strongest will left to resist or to endure. He was baffled, not confounded. He stood like a tower ; or • As when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines." He is still surrounded with hosts of rebel angels, armed warriors, who own him as their sovereign leader,... | |
 | David Nevins Lord - 1855 - 324 Seiten
...destruction seek — Deliver'ance for us all. — This en'terprize — None' shall partake with me. " As' when heav'en's fire — Hath sca'thed the forest...though bare', — Stands' on the blast'ed heath." Those opening with a trochee, and closing on the seventh syllable, have still greater beauty : " For... | |
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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... 
