 | William Duane - 1826 - 642 ページ
...valley of sin or death — by the fitness of its lonely desolation. As when hearen's fire, Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath .... .... The causeway to hell-gates, On either side, disparted... | |
 | 1827 - 294 ページ
...for his fault amerced Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered : as when Heaven's...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, 614 Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 ページ
...and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks,...mountain pines. With singed top their stately growth, though hare, Stands on the hlasted heath. He now prepared To speak ; whereat their douhled ranks they... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 424 ページ
...Still preserved from danger, harm, and .,.„"/i, By many a sea and many an unknown shore. Fairfax. As when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks,...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare Stands on the blasted heath. MUlan'i Paradi,e Lo,t. SCATTER, va ~\ Sax. rcatenan ; Belg.... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1833 - 562 ページ
...the melted rock ; an image recalling those beautiful lines — ' Aa when heaven's fire Hath scatl,M the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.' Form, composition, and origin of the Dikes. — But without... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1833 - 570 ページ
...the melted rock ; an image recalling those beautiful lines — ' As when heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.' Form, composition, and origin of ihe Dikes.— 'But without... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 ページ
...his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd ; as when heaven's fire^ Jhith scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
 | 1834 - 506 ページ
...powers of destruction, must always have a tincture of the sublime. " ' As when heaven's fire Has seathed the forest oaks or mountain pines ; With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.' " If we next take a view of those animals that are called... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 264 ページ
...from eternal splendours flung 610 For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks,...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though hare, Stands on the hlasted heath. He now prepared 615 601. intrenched, ' cut into, made trenches... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 ページ
...from eternal splendours flung For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood , Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks...mountain pines, With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. ment dominateur, s'élevait comme une tour. Sa forme n'avait... | |
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Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced* Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered: as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately... 
