 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...the trunk was of a lofty tree, Which Nature meant some tall ship's mast should be. Milton of Satan : His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great admiral, were but a wand, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent. He... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...in Valdnrno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains in her sjx>tty globe. His spear, to equal with the tallest pine Hewn on' Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie, not like those steps On Heaven's azure,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, 290 Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of Bomo great ammiral, were but a wand, He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps 995 Over the burning marie,... | |
 | 1826 - 82 pages
...and strength entire Strongly to sufi'cr and support our pains ? Parad. Lost, biu 143. His spear ((o equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great admiral were but a waud) He walked with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning murle. Rid. v. 292.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...the top of Fiesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on...be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl — (not like those steps On heaven's... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...the top of Fiesole, 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 hills, to be the mast Of some great arnmiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marl — (not like... | |
 | 1829 - 446 pages
...description of Satan, in the First Book of Paradise Lost, alludes to this peculiar excellence : 11 His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on...the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand." The masts of our men of war are principally brought from Riga ; but " the White Pine" (Pinus strobus)... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 628 pages
...Faerie Queene. Two Cantos of Mutabilitie, cant. 6. st. 10.] " His spear, to equal which the smallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great Ammiral, were but a WAND." Paradise Lost, book 1 . verse 294. Francorum dixisse Vadum; quia Carolus illtc Saxonas, indomita nimium... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 442 pages
...created the great whales. Id. A dungeon horrible, on all sides round. As one great furnace flamed. Id. The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some i:n, it admiral. I:!. Having any quality in a high degree. There were they in great fear. Pmlm xiv.... | |
 | 1830 - 438 pages
...splendid description of Satan, in the First Book of Paradise Lost, alludes to this peculiar excellence : " His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on...the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand." The masts of our men of war are principally brought from Riga ; but " the White Pine " (Pinus sirobus)... | |
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His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand. 
