 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 great...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Pàgina 61per Samuel Johnson - 1811Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1840 - 516 pàgines
...Milton describes the stupendous height of the spear of Satan : — " His spear, to equal whiclrthe tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand." Our native forests, however, yield timber in no degree inferior, though... | |
 | 1841 - 640 pàgines
...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...the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie ; not like those steps " Now having seen... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pàgines
...MILTON. BOOK L Or in Vnldamo, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear, (as 'tis said) Before was never made, But when of old the sons of morning sung. Whil ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 492 pàgines
...Fesolé, 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 great amiral, were but a wand, — He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, — not... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pàgines
...Or in Valdarno,c to descry new lands', Riv'ers, or mountains,'1 in Aer spotty globe,. | His spear' | (to equal which | the tallest pine, Hewn on Norwegian hills, | to be the mast Of some great amiral,6 were bat a wand') | He walk'd' with, | to support uneasy steps | Over the burning marl, |... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pàgines
...290 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 great amiral, were but a wand, — 295 He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, —... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 pàgines
...thrilling sight, and one not without its moral lessons, to see this American Scott leap from the top of " The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral." if there were eight feet of water below him. The season he chose for diving from a height... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pàgines
...of Fesole, Or in Valdarno. to descry new lands, Rivera, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear sen fable, by the account of such things as have really happened, or at le aome great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pàgines
...equal which the tallept pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Ofsomc grest admiral, were buta wand, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured ля negligent He seems not to have known, or not to have considered, that words being arbitrary must... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pàgines
...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 great ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like... | |
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