 Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Pàgina 237per Alexander Chalmers - 1808Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pàgines
...the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Feso!6, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, a9o Rivers or mountains on her spotty globe. His spear,...were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the toiVid clime Smote on... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pàgines
...the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear,...were but a wand He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the torrid clime Smote... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pàgines
...allusions to the thousand storms and thousand thunders which the mast of an imperial ship withstands. ' His spear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie ; not like... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...the trunk was of a lofty tree, Which Nature meant some tall ship's mast should be. Milton of Satan : His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand, lie waked with. His I His diction was in his own time censured as negligent.... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pàgines
...from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Riven or mountains in her spotty glohe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to he the mast Of some great admiral, were hut a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps O'er the... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pàgines
...the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 29* Rivers or mountains on her spotty globe. His spear,...were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the torrid clime Smote... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1802 - 614 pàgines
...vessels, or indeed any vessels which can be employed on that river, would not be overset by yards, • To equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand.' Vol. i. P. 128. The lives of Campbell and of Carre present nothing peculiarly... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1802 - 612 pàgines
...these vessels, or indeed any vessels which can be employed on that riwr, would not be overset by yards, To equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on "Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand.' Vol.!. r. I2ff. The fives of Campbell and of Carre present nothing peculiarly... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pàgines
...round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Thro' optic glass the Tuscan artists view At ev'ning, from...were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl ' To which we may add his call to the fallen angels that lay plunged and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pàgines
...view At ev'ning from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Ilivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest...were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning mail He call'd so loud, that all the hollow deep Of hell resounded But there... | |
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