 | Anna Seward - Authors, English - 1811 - 434 pages
...where the muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or smmy hill." " As when Heaven's fire Has scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, tho' bare, Stands on tho blasted heath." " Ye vallies low, that the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...bis 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 their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1816 - 374 pages
...for his crime amerced Of heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered ; as when heaven's...stately growth tho' bare Stands on the blasted heath." In this noble description, Milton has collected some of the most sublime images which the sensible... | |
 | England - 1852 - 798 pages
...and from eternal splendours Sung 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, ftth sin With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1820 - 418 pages
...for his crime amerced Of heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered ; as when heaven's...stately growth tho' bare Stands on the blasted heath." In this noble description, Milton has collected some of the most sublime images which the sensible... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd plight though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1821 - 226 pages
...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,...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...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, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...behold the fellows of his crime condemned Their glory wither'd: as when heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth though bare Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd eis To speak; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...For 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 their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak : whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
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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... 
