...bending twigs take root, and daughters grow, About the mother tree, a pillared shade, High over-arched and echoing walks between. There oft the Indian herdsman,...tends his pasturing herds, At loop-holes cut through strictest shade." In strolling among the ruins of Bassein, the foot of the traveller will occasionally...

...banyan, or celebrated fig-tree, — so happily described by our great epic poet, as — " Spreading her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the...grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade High over-areh'd, and echoing walks between." Yes ; this is the exact type, the visible representation of...

...abound in the writings of Milton, ex. gr. " The fig tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, " But such, th evil. 1 do not cheat my better soul with sophisms:...Emperor Proscribes my conduct to me. Dearest boy, twig* take root, end daughters grow " Jttout the molher-irtf, a filler's' shade " High evrr^archtil....

...banyan, or celebrated fig-tree, — so happily described by our great epic poet, as — " Spreading her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the...root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar' d shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between." Yes ; this is the exact type, the visible...

...— not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day to Indians known, In Malabar or Deccan, spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that...bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tree — a pillar'd shade, High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between . There oft the Indian...

...the thickest wood : there soon they chose The fig-tree ; not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day, to Indians known In Malabar, or Decan,...bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tree, a pillar'd shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between ; There oft the Indian herdsman,...

...abound in the writings of Milton, for example: The fig-tree; not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan...ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow A^iout the mother tree, a pillar' d shade High over-arch' d, and ECHOING WAI.KB BETWEEN: There oft...

...bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillared shade High overarched, and echoing walks between : There oft the Indian herdsman,...loop-holes cut through thickest shade. Those leaves They gathered, broad as Amazonian targe, And with what skill they had together sewed, To gird their waist...

...abound in the writings of Milton, ex. gr. The fig tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan,...arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground 'Sir William Davenant (1606- italicised part of the quotation into 68) Preface to Gondibert (1651)...

...Fruit renown'd But such as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan spreds her Armes Braunching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended Twigs...Daughters grow About the Mother Tree, a Pillard shade High overarch't, and echoing Walks between; There oft the Indian Herdsman shunning heate Shelters in coole,...