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 | James Stanley Grimes - Phrenology - 1839 - 346 pages
...massy, large, and round, Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. His spear, to equal which, the tallest pine Hewn on...be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand He walked with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl. * * * * Collecting all his might, dilated... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - English language - 1840 - 808 pages
...the night, and waters by her WAINKD." Faerie Queent, Two Cantos of Mvtabililie, cant. 6. at. 10.] " His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a WAND." Paradise Lost, book 1. verse 294. TALL ~) All these words, as well as TILT,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...from him. He says of Goliath, Hi- spear, the trunk was of a lofty tree, Which Suture meant some lall 'ship's mast should be. Milton of Satan : His spear,...to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hilts, to he the mast Of some {Treat admiral, were but a wand, He walked with. His diction was in his... | |
 | British periodicals - 1841 - 640 pages
...allusions to the thousand storms and thousand thunders which the mast of an imperial ship withstands. ' His spear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on...be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie ; not like those steps " Now having seen... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...Fes'o-le, | Or in Valdarno,c to descry new lands', Riv'ers, or mountains,'1 in Aer spotty globe,. | His spear' | (to equal which | the tallest pine, Hewn...on Norwegian hills, | to be the mast Of some great amiral,6 were bat a wand') | He walk'd' with, | to support uneasy steps | Over the burning marl, |... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...shield, MILTON. BOOK L Or in Vnldamo, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. Such music (as 'tis said) Before was never made, But when of old the sons of morning sung. Whil ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 492 pages
...the top of Fesolé, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 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 amiral, were but a wand, — He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, — not... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...top of Fesole, 290 Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 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 amiral, were but a wand, — 295 He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, —... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...the lop of Fesole, Or in Valdarno. to descry new lands, Rivera, or mountains, on her spotty globe. a well-chosen fable, by the account of such things as have really happened, or at le aome great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...offended ; and which would not be borne in the present age, when devotion, perhaps not more icrvent, ame in all places, Ofaome great admiral, were buta wand, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent-... | |
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