 | Alexander Duff - 1852 - 92 ページ
...thickly strewn around, for him had no charms. Passing them by, with lofty disdain, he pounces at once on the tree of life — " the middle tree and highest there that grew." On it he sat — " eat like a cormorant." But, for what end sat he there ? To regain therefrom true... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 858 ページ
...elimbs 4 or o'er the tiles: So elomb this first grand thief into God's fold. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew. Dell' Arabo felice ; a tal rattento Lenta ei giulivo il corso, e al grato ole«zo Per leghe moite l'océan... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold ; So since into his church lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant : yet not true life Thereby regain'd, but sat devising death To them who lived ; nor on the virtue... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold ; So since into his church lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant : yet not true life Thereby regain'd, but sat devising death To them who lived ; nor on the virtue... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold ; So since, into his church, lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant ; yet not true life Thereby regain'd, but sat devising death To them who lived ; nor on the virtue... | |
 | 1854 - 402 ページ
...with pain the beauties of Paradise, and to sit devising death upon the tree of life. ' Up he flew and on the tree of life— The middle tree, and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant — sat devising death To them that lived.' It has been remarked, indeed, of our poet, that the making... | |
 | John Milton - 1854 - 534 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold ; So since into his church lewd1 hirelings climb. Thence up he flew ; and on the Tree of Life, (The middle tree and highest there that grew,) 195 Sat like a cormorant : yet not true life Thereby regained, but sat devising death To them who lived... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold ; So since into his church lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant ; yet not true life Thereby regained, but sat devising death j To them who lived ; nor on the virtue... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold; So since into his church lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant; yet not true life To them who lived; nor on the virtue thought Thereby regained, but sat devising death... | |
 | 1855 - 592 ページ
...grand thief into God's fold: So since into His church lewd hirelings climb. Thence up he flew, and on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant ; yet not true life Thereby regained, but tat denting death To them wAo lived :' ' "Aside the devil... | |
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Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant... 
