 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...from eternal splendours flung 465 For his revolt ; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered2; as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks,...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared 470 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...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,...mountain pines, With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak: whereat their double ranks they... | |
 | 534 pages
...eye, but cast Signs of remorse and passion, to behold The fallows of his crime, .I'... faithful how they stood, ' Their glory withered ; as when heaven's...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1852 - 364 pages
...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 - 1852 - 858 pages
...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 stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. -- lie now prepar'd To speak; whereat, their doubled ranks... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 pages
...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,...mountain pines, With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak : whereat their double ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 pages
...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 stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 pages
...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 stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1854 - 534 pages
...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...mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath.3 He now prepared 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks... | |
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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... 
