 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 Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1819 - 504 pàgines
...Paradise Lost about that ? Tut. Yes. The spear of Satan is magnified by a comparison with a lofty Pine. His spear, to equal which the tallest Pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great aminiral, -were but a wand. VOL. I. H Mar. I remember, too, that the walking staft' of the giant Polypheme... | |
 | 1819 - 792 pàgines
...compare Satan's spear • with the mast of готе great admiral,' as you assert. The passage is, ' His spear, to equal which the TALLEST PINE ' HEWN ON NORWEGIAN HILLS, то BE the mast ' Of some great admiral, were but a wand !' You leave out the chief, I might say the... | |
 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 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...Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great amiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps 29a Over the burning marl ; not like... | |
 | 1820 - 770 pàgines
...new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear — to equal which the taUest pineHewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral...were but a wand — He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie ! This is a description, from the loftiest pen, of ill'.' most gloomy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pàgines
...the trunk was of a lofty tree, Which Nature meant some tall ship's mast should Ije. 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, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent. 'He... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1820 - 52 pàgines
...compare Satan's spear " ' with the mast of some great admiral' as you " assert. The passage is, " ' His spear, to equal which the TALLEST PINE " ' HEWN...ON NORWEGIAN HILLS to be the mast " ' Of some great admiral, were but a wand ! r* " You leave out the chief, I might say the only, " circumstance, which... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pàgines
...mountains in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal with the tallest pine Hewn on'Norwegian hills, to foe eld a misantlirojK. This Into general odium drew him, Which if he lik'd, much good steps Over tin- burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the torrid clinic Smote... | |
 | 1820 - 714 pàgines
...At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in lier spotty globe. His spear — to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hilla, to be the m;it Of some great ammiral were but a wandHe walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pàgines
...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...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 torrid clime Smote on... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pàgines
...the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesol£, Or in Valdarao, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe' His spear...Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great amtninil, were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps 5Q3 smote on him sore besides, vaulted... | |
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