 In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless—like that pygmean race 780 Beyond the Indian mount ; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest-side Or fountain, some belated peasant...  Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 24by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1845 - 238 pages
...its gay votaries like " Fairy elves beyond the Indian mount, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams...overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course: they on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear: At once... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 pages
...its gay votaries like " Fairy elves beyond the Indian mount, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams...sees; while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nenrer to the earth Wheels her pale course: they on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...crowd Swarm'd and were straiten'd ; till the signal giv'n, Behold a wonder! They but now who seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount, or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...crowd Swarmed, and were straitened; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder! They but now who seemed In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount; or fairy elves, 1 Pandemonium—from the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 512 pages
...crowd SSwarm'd and were straiten'd; till the signal giv'n, Behold a wonder! They but now who scem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount, or fairy elves, Whoso midnight revels by... | |
 | John Milton - 1846 - 638 pages
...775 Swarm ' d and were straiten'd ; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder! They but now who seem'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that pygmean race 780 Beyond the Indian mount; or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 342 pages
...crowd Swarmed and were straightened ; till, the signal give Behold a wonder! They, but now who seemed In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 342 pages
...Swarmed and were straightened ; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder ! They, but now who seemed In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 372 pages
...Swarmed and were straightened ; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder ! They, but now who seemed In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount ; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...770 Swarm'd, and were straiten'd ; till, the signal given, Behold a wonder! They but now who seem'd In bigness to surpass Earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless ; like that pygmean race 780 Beyond the Indian mount: or faery elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
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