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" 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 growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. "
An Analytical Inquiry Into the Principles of Taste - Page 357
by Richard Payne Knight - 1805 - 471 pages
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Milton's Paradise lost (pr. from the text of mr. Keightley's library ed.).

John Milton - 1862 - 366 pages
...in pain ; Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung eio 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 growth though bare Stands...
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Complete Poetical Works

John Milton - 1862 - 568 pages
...of his crime, the followers rather, 'Far other once beheld in bliss,) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of spirits for his fault amerc'd Of heav'n, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood. Their glory...
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Autobiography, Correspondence, &c. of Lyman Beecher, Volume 1

Lyman Beecher - Congregational churches - 1863 - 520 pages
...the passage, " ' MUlioiis of spirits, for his fault amerced Of heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, . Their glory withered ; _os when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top, their stately...
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Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D.

Lyman Beecher - Biography - 1864 - 572 pages
...as quite enlisted me in his favor, and in the passage, '"Millions of spirits, for bis fault amerced Of heaven, and from eternal splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd ; ns when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top,...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with illustr. by E.H. Corbould and J. Gilbert

John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...in pain ; Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flunj 6ia 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 growth, though bare, Stands...
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Autobiography, Correspondence, & C. ...

Lyman Beecher - 1865 - 580 pages
...enlisted me in his favor, and in the passage, '"Millions of spirits, for his fault amerced Of heaven, nnd from eternal splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd ; as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top,...
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Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D.

Lyman Beecher - Congregational churches - 1866 - 594 pages
...enlisted me in his favor, and in the passage, '"Millions of spirits, for his fault amerced Of heaven, nnd from eternal splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withcr'd ; as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top,...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books

John Milton - 1868 - 440 pages
...in pain ; Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendors flung 610 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 growth though bare Stands...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: To which is Prefixed a Biography of the ...

John Milton, Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1868 - 632 pages
...in bliss) condemn'd Forever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how.they stood, Their glory wither'd: as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: To which is Prefixed a Biography of the ...

John Milton, Edward Phillips - 1872 - 614 pages
...in bliss) condemn'd Forever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their...
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