 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...  Italy: a poem. With historical and classical notes - Sida 376efter John Edmund Reade - 1838Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
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...revenge. Cruel his eye, but cast Signs of remorse and passion, to behold The fallows of his crime, .I'... faithful how they stood, ' Their glory withered ;...fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, Witlf singed top, their stately growth, though hart, Stands on the blasted heath. Addressing them in... | |
 | 1852 - 840 sidor
...bliss) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain : Millions of spirits for his fault amerecd Of heaven, 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, or mountain pines, With singed top their... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 858 sidor
...bliss) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain: Millions of Spirits for his fault amerc'd Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd. As when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 sidor
...followers rather, (Far other once beheld in bliss) condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced ' Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung 465 For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered2; as when Heaven's fire Hath... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 sidor
...strongest will left to resist, or to endure. He was baffled, not confounded. He stood like a tower ; or " As when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines." He is still surrounded with hosts of rebel angels, armed warriors, who own him as their sovereign leader,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 sidor
...followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss,) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain : Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of heaven,...revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 sidor
...bliss) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of spirits for his fault amerc'd Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his...revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 sidor
...bliss) condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain ; Millions of spirits for his fault amerc'd Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his...revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1854 - 630 sidor
...condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heav'n, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt,...yet faithful, how they stood," Their glory withered. I. 3!);!. First Moloch, horrid King, besmeared with blood, Of human sacrifice and parent's tears ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1854 - 534 sidor
...amerced Of Heaven,1 and from eternal splendours flung 610 For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood,8 Their glory withered ! as, when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.3 He now prepared 615... | |
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