 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...  Examination Christmas,1875 - Page 69by Education Department,London - 1876Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...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, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent. He... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...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, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent. He... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 312 pages
...Valdarno, to descry new lands, Hivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear (to equal whicli 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 marl——*— To... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pages
...Norwegian hillt , to be (he mast Of some great aminira), were but a wand, Hewalk'd with to support unensy steps Over the burning marie, not like those steps On heaven's azure, mid the torrid clime Smote on him sore besides, viiulted with fire : Nattiless lie so endur'd, till... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...Fessle, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands River«, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear (tu equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills...the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand) He walkM with, to support uneasy step» Over the burning tuail ' To which we may add his call to the fallen... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...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 admiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl To which we... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...of a lofty tree, A\ Inch nature meant some tall ship's roast should bv. Milton of Satan : His spew 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.... | |
 | 1812 - 426 pages
...Published by Dr. Todd; but we have scen only the last volume, containing a Life and an Index vcrborum. Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand; He walked with- to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie." B. 1. 1. 292. The hint on whieh Milton... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...the top of Fesol6, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 290 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 admiral, were but a wand, He \v IkM with, to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like... | |
 | James Grant - Celtic languages - 1814 - 586 pages
...original. Translation. — " His spear is a blasted pine ; his " shield, the rising moon." Criticism. — " His spear, to equal which the tallest pine, Hewn on...Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral." • " His ponderous shield Hung on his shoulders, like the moon, whose otb Through optic glass the... | |
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