 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pągines
...faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest o::ks, 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 bend From wing to wing, and half inclose... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pągines
...splendors flung 610 For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth tho' bare Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubl'd ranks they... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pągines
...splendours flung 610 For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Their glory wither'd : as when Heav'n's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks, or mountain pines,...stately growth though bare Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclose... | |
 | Malcolm Laing - 1804 - 558 pągines
...Milton : " Yet faithfu^how they stood, ,. " Their glory withered, as when heaven's fire "' Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines ; " With singed top their stately growth, tho' bare, " Stands on the blasted heath." A*, " Satan alarmed, " Collecting all his might, dilated... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - 1805 - 512 pągines
...and from eternal splendors flung, For his revolt : yet faithful how they stood Their glory withered : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks...With singed top, their stately growth, though bare, AA 3 PART iII. Of the Sublime and Pathetic. Stands on the blasted heath. He now prcpar'd To speak ;... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pągines
...of Milton's, " Faithful how they stood. Their ælory withered." As when heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top...growth, though bare. Stands on the blasted heath. *' 'He sends forth the voice of power. Raise my standards on high. — Let them sound in the winds.]... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pągines
...damage ; to destroy. Both the verb and noun are now obsolete. As when heaven's fire Hath scatb'Jtiui forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth, though Stands^the blasted heath. Mill«,. SCATH. «. j. [rcea%, Sax.] Waste ; damace ; mischief; depopulation.... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - 1808 - 510 pągines
...and from eternal splendors flung, For his revolt: yet faithful how they stood Their glory withered : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd , To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend, From wing to wing, and half enclose... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pągines
...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,...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pągines
...and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood, Thair glory wither'd : as when Heaven's fire Hath scath'd the forest oaks,...growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose... | |
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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... 
