 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 ページ
...joy Brightens his crest ; as when a wand'ring fin, Compact of unctuous vapour, which the night 635 Condenses, and the cold environs round. Kindled through...attends, Hovering and blazing with delusive light, 639 Misleads th' amaz'd night-wand'rer from his way, Thro' bogs and mires, and oft thro' |>ond or pool,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 ページ
...ignis jaluus, than what is contained in these lines. Philosophy and poetry are here mixed together. 154 Kindled through agitation to a flame, Which oft, they...Hovering and blazing with delusive light, Misleads th' amazed night-wand'rer from his way 640 To bogs and mires, and oft through pond or pool, There swallow'd... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 ページ
...Brand's Pop. Antiq. vol. ii. p. 682. Milton, in his Paradise Lost, B. ix. 1. 634, observes : — • A wandering fire Compact of unctuous vapour, which...night Condenses, and the cold environs round, Kindled tbrough agitation to a flame, Which oft, they say, some evil spirit attends, Hovering and blazing with... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 ページ
...seem straight, To mischief swift. Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest ; as when a wand'ring fire, Compact of unctuous vapour, which the night Condenses, and the cold environs round, 630 635 we see no reason for an alteration here, and possibly this may be nothing but an error of the... | |
 | John Fleming Leicester Baron De Tabley, John Young - 1825 - 120 ページ
...10 in. wide. No. 9. HENRY FUSELI, RA FRIAR PUCK; OR ROBIN GOODFELLOW. -" As when a wand'ring fire, Which oft, they say, some evil spirit attends, Hovering and blazing with delusive light, Misleads the amaz'd night-wand'rer from his way, To bogs and mires ; and oft through pond and pool, There swallow'd... | |
 | Art - 1825 - 408 ページ
...Fawning, and lick'd the ground whereon she stood. Hope elevates and joy Brightens his crest: as when a wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapour, which the night Condenses and kindles into flame. So glistens this dire snake." Paradise Lost. This illustration brings to remembrance... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 318 ページ
...made intricate seem straight, To mischief swift. Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest ; as when a wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapour, which...the night Condenses, and the cold environs round, 635 Kindled through agitation to a flame, Which oft, they say, some evil Spirit attends, Hovering and... | |
 | Thomas Furly Forster - 1827 - 522 ページ
...Brand's Pop. Antiq. vol. ii. p. 682. Milton, in his Paradise Lost, b. ix. 1. 634, observes : — • A wandering fire Compact of unctuous vapour, which...Hovering and blazing with delusive light, Misleads the amazed night wanderer from his way To bogs and mires, and oft through pond or pool, There swallowed... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 ページ
...intricate seem straight, To mischief swift. Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest; as when a waud'rin^ fire, Compact of unctuous vapour, which the night...oft, they say, some evil spirit attends, Hovering and hlazing with delu>ive light, Misleads th' amaz'd night-wand'rer from his way, Thro' hogs and mires,... | |
 | William Mullinger Higgins - 1829 - 202 ページ
...to extricate himself from his awkward situation. Milton describes it in his usual powerful language, A wandering fire Compact of unctuous vapour, which...agitation to a flame ; Which oft, they say, some evil sprite attends, Hovering and blazing with delusive light, Misleads the amazed night-wanderer from his... | |
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Lead then, said Eve. He leading swiftly roll'd In tangles, and made intricate seem straight. To mischief swift. Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest. As when a wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapour, which the night Condenses, and the cold environs... 
