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" The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed ; This more delusive, not the touch, but taste Deceived ; they, fondly thinking to allay Their appetite with gust, instead of fruit Chew'd bitter ashes, which... "
The British review and London critical journal - Page 465
1813
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Milton's Paradise lost (pr. from the text of mr. Keightley's library ed.).

John Milton - 1862 - 366 pages
...the trees Climbing, sat thicker than the snaky locks That curled Megsera. Greedily they plucked MO The fruitage, fair to sight, like that which grew...appetite with gust, instead of fruit Chewed bitter ashes, which the offended taste With spattering noise rejected. Oft they assayed, Hunger and thirst constraining...
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The Uses of Animals in Relation to the Industry of Man: Being a Course of ...

Edwin Lankester - Animal fibers - 1862 - 398 pages
...Greedily they plucked The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bitumous lake when Sodom flamed; This, more delusive, not the touch but...appetite with gust, instead of fruit Chewed bitter ashes. Sometimes the larvae feast in the interior of these excrescences till they are ready to enter on their...
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Complete Poetical Works

John Milton - 1862 - 568 pages
...up the trees Climbing, sat thicker than the snaky locks That curl'd Megaira : greedily they pluck'd The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flam'd • This more delusive, not the touch, but taste Deceiv'd ; they fondly thinking to allay Their...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with illustr. by E.H. Corbould and J. Gilbert

John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...the trees Climbing, sat thicker than the snaky locks That curled Megsera. Greedily they plucked 560 The fruitage, fair to sight like that which grew Near...they, fondly thinking to allay Their appetite with gast, instead of fruit Chewed bitter ashes, which the offended taste With spattering noise rejected:...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton with a Life of the Author: Preliminary ...

John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 pages
...the trees Climbing, sat thicker than the snaky locks That curl'd Megjera. Greedily they pluck'd 660 The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near...to allay Their appetite with gust, instead of fruit 565 Chew'd bitter ashes, which the offended taste With spattering noise rejected: oft they assay'd,...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1866 - 992 pages
...without calling to mind the case of the deceived ones described by Milton, who '' Greedily plucked The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near...with gust, instead of fruit Chewed bitter ashes." A more touching confession of a sad and terrible change, we have never read, than that which is recorded...
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Encyclopaedia cambrensis: Y gwyddoniadur cymreig

John Parry - Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Welsh - 1866 - 752 pages
...hyn y sonia Milton yn brydferth yn y IJiuèllau ешlynol: — " Ureedily they pluck'd The fniiuge fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous...flamed This more delusive, not the touch but taste JX-ceived, they fondly thinking to allay Their appetite »ith gust, Uiitead of fruit Chewed bitter...
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Encyclopœdia Cambrensis y gwyddoniadur cymreig: Duwinyddiaeth, athroniaeth ...

John Parry - 1866 - 748 pages
...pluck'd The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Iv'ear that bituminous lake where Hodora tiained This more delusive, not the touch but taste Deceived,...Their appetite with gust, Instead of fruit Chewed bilter ashes." Y mae rliai teithwyr, megys Maundrell, yn ystyried yr boll chwedl fel ffug, gan ei fod...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 29

John Milton - 1866 - 394 pages
...the trees Climbing sat thicker than the snaky locks That curl'd Megeera : greedily they pluck'd 560 The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flam'd ; This more delusive not the touch, but taste Deceiv'd ; they, fondly thinking to allay Their...
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The British Poets, Volume 2

1866 - 410 pages
...the trees Climbing sat thicker than the snaky locks That curl'd Megsera : greedily they pluck'd «»o The fruitage fair to sight, like that which grew Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flam'd ; This more delusive not the touch, but taste Deceiv'd ; they, fondly thinking to allay Their...
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