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" 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... "
Oeuvres de Delille - Page 54
by Jacques Delille - 1832
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...At evening from the top of Feso!6, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, a9o Rivers or mountains on her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest...walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the toiVid clime Smote on him sore besides, vaulted...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest...but a wand He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the torrid clime Smote on him...
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The Monthly magazine

Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...Like the moon whose orb Through oplic 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' is not only likened to a pine hewn in the depth of mountain forests, but, as if the sublimest references...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 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, lie waked with. His I His diction was in his own time censured as negligent....
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 29* Rivers or mountains on her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest...but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure, and the torrid clime Smote on him...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 34

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1802 - 612 pages
...these vessels, or indeed any vessels which can be employed on that riwr, would not be overset by yards, To equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on "Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand.' Vol.!. r. I2ff. The fives of Campbell and of Carre present nothing peculiarly...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1802 - 614 pages
...vessels, or indeed any vessels which can be employed on that river, would not be overset by yards, • To equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand.' Vol. i. P. 128. The lives of Campbell and of Carre present nothing peculiarly...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...view At ev'ning, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear (to equal which the tallest...walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl ' To which we may add his call to the fallen angels that lay plunged and stupified in the sea...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...Tuscan artists view At ev'ning from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Ilivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal...walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning mail He call'd so loud, that all the hollow deep Of hell resounded But there is no single passage in...
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The poems of Ossian, &c. containing the poetical works of J ..., Volume 1

Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...the coast. 6 His spear wa blasted pine. His shield the rising moon.J MILTON, Paradise Lost, I. 284. 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 orb Through optic glass ¿he Tuscan...
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