| John Milton - English literature - 1923 - 332 pages
...pain — Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours Sung 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... | |
| John Milton - English literature - 1925 - 450 pages
...condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of Spirits for his fault amerc't Of Heav'n, and from Eternal Splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Thir Glory wither'd. As when Heaven's Fire Hath scath'd the Forest Oaks, or Mountain Pines, With singed... | |
| John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...bliss), condemned Forever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced 3 ive ; If two are scathed J the forest oaks or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands... | |
| Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - English literature - 1927 - 1432 pages
...pain — Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung 610 er's threatened (not in vain) with 'sleep'; Then, at the last and only couplet, fraught With some scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands... | |
| College Entrance Examination Board - 1920 - 314 pages
...bliss), condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain — Millions of spirits for his fault amerced* Of Heaven, and from eternal splendors flung For his...stood, Their glory withered; as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines, With singèd top their stately growth, though bare, Stands... | |
| Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...their lot in pain — 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 growth, though bare, Stands... | |
| André Verbart - Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature - 1995 - 322 pages
...condemn'd For ever now to have thir lot in pain. Millions of Spirits for his fault amerc't Of Heav'n, and from Eternal Splendors flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Thir Glory witherd. (L604-12) Unlike Satan, the narrator here undercuts the spirits' faithfulness by... | |
| Fiona J. Stafford, Howard Gaskill - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1998 - 284 pages
...their lot in pain. 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 growth though bare Stands... | |
| John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...in pain, Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of heaven, and from eternal splendours flung0 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,0 With singed top their stately growth though bare Stands... | |
| Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 446 pages
...bliss), condemned Forever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendors flung For his...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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