...nearly half a century after the invention, some of the wonder* thus laid open by the telescope : — " The moon, whose orb, Through optic glass, the Tuscan...top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe." A few days were spent by Galileo in rapidly reviewing the...

...pernicious height. He scarce had ceased, when the superior Fiend Was moving toward the shore: his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round,...Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand, He walked with, to support uneasy steps 295 Over the burning marie, not like...

...glass the Tuscan artist views At evening, from the top of Fesolé, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear,...Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd withto support uneasy steps Over the burning marie; not like those sleps...

...fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and found, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on...top of Fesole, 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...

...Fiend Was moving tow'rd the shore; his pond'rous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on...top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Kivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine, Hewn on Norwegian...

...Fiend Was moving tow'rd the shore; his pond'rous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on...artist views At evening from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdamo, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which...

...Tuscan artist views At evening, from the top of Fesolé, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, „ J, ' Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear,...pine, Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some j^reat .-munirai, were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie; not...

...Fiend Was moving toward the shore : his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on...top of Fesole, 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...

...pernicious highth. He scarce had ceas'd, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round,...orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At ev'ning, from the top of Fesole *» optic glass] See Henry More's Poems (Inf. of Worlds): st. 91. 1...

...and Galileo in his Paradise Lost? " His ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through...top of Fesole', Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe." Who can forbear dwelling with deep interest on the meeting...