...wagons light: So on this windy sea of land, the fiend . , Walk'd up and down alone, bent on his prey. -Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of paradise up sprung : Which to our general siri gave prospect large Into this nether empire neighbouring round. And higher than that wall, a circling...

...is never used without some clear reference, proper or metaphorical, to the theatre. Thus Milton; " Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm A Sylvan...above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." I object to any extension of its meaning because the word is already more equivocal than might be wished...

...With thicktet overgrown, grottesque and wild, Access deny'd: and over head up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade , Cedar, and Pine, and Fir, and...scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a voody theatre Of stateliest view: yet higher than their tops The verd' rous wall of Paradise up sprung...

...on this windy sea of land, the fiend Walk'd up and down alone, bent on his prey. . • Milton, S. 3, -Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of...Which to our general sire gave prospect large Into this nether empire neighbouring round. And higher than that wall, a circling row Of goodliest trees...

...descriptive of the spot : " Over head up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and fir, and pine, and branching palm, A sylvan scene; and as the ranks...above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." This place also gave birth to the following Address .to Milton : Due to thy verse beyond all praise,...

...Shade above shade, a voody theatre Of stateliest view: yet higher than their tops . The verd' rous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general Sire gave prospect large Into his nether empire neighb'ring round. And higher than that wall a circling row Of goodliest trees, loaden with fairest...

...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A silvan scene: and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." To fill up the smaller parts of this fine picture, I would rather refer to Horace Walpole, or Mason,...

...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A silvan scene : and as the ranks ascend. Shade, above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." To fill up the smaller parts of this fine picture, I would rather refer to Horace Walpole, or Mason,...

...thicket overgrown, ^-rottes^ne and wild, Access deny'd; and over head up grew Insuperable height. i of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine , and fir, and...Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verd' rous wall of Paradise up sprung, TVhich to our general sire gave prospect large lalo liis nether...

...With thicket owergrown grotesque and wild , Access deny'd ; and overhead upgrew Insuperable height of loftiest shade , Cedar and pine , and fir and branching...above shade , a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Par. Lost. iv. Most of these lines are so far applicable as to form a regular description, and the...