 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 pages
...temper, massy, large, and round, 285 Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan...top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His spear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian... | |
 | 1820 - 606 pages
...— " The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb, Through optic slass. the Tuscan artist views At evening, from the top of...Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands. Rivers, or mountain?, in her spotty globe." -" As when by night the glass Of Galileo, less assured, observes Imagined... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...seat Of Atabalipa, and yet ungpoil'd Guiana, whose great city Gerion's sons Call El Dorado. The moon- The Tuscan artist views At evening, from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands•- • He has indeed been more attentive to his syllables than to his accents, and does not often offend... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1820 - 52 pages
...? I beseech you recollect MIL'' TON'S image. " ' His pond'rous shield, ' Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb ' Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views 'At EVENING, FROM THE TOP OF FfiSOLE, 'Or in VALDARNO, to DESCRY NEW LANDS, ' RIVERS, or MOUNTAINS, IN HER SPOTTY GLOBE.' " Who... | |
 | 1820 - 770 pages
...temper, massy, large and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of FesoW, Or in Valdaruo, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear —... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pages
...temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad ciroumfercncc Hung on bis shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan...descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great... | |
 | 1821 - 746 pages
...temper, massy, large and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like en the superior Fiend Was moving toward the shore,...him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his sho globe. Galileo's country house was in Valdarno, and looked up at Fesolc ; to the top of which, he seems... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...temper, massy, large, and round, «8f Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesol£, Or in Valdarao, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe' His spear... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...temper, massy large and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference , Hung on his shoulders like the moon whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At ev'ning from the top of Fesole, Or in Vildaruo, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains, in her spotty... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1822 - 260 pages
...shield " to the moon seen through a telescope!" " His pond'rous shield " Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb " Through optic glass the Tuscan...DESCRY NEW LANDS, " RIVERS, or MOUNTAINS, IN HER SPOTTY GLOBE." Who does not perceive the art of the poet in introducing, besides the telescope, as if conscious... | |
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He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore: his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the... 
