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 22by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1848 - 474 pages
...crowd 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 Beyond the Indian mount : or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1849 - 290 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... | |
 | Hugh Miller - Science - 1849 - 344 pages
...period, seems scarce less strange than that sung by Milton : " Behold a wonder ! They but now who seemed In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Thronged numberless ; like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount; or fairy elves, Whose midnight... | |
 | John Milton, James Prendeville - Bible - 1850 - 454 pages
...crowd Swarm'd, and were straiten'd; till, the signal giv'n, Behold a wonder! 3 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 faery elves Whose midnight revels, by... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 570 pages
...crowd Swarm'd and were straiten'd; till, the signal ijivrn, Behold a wonder ! They but now who si-um'd In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless; like that pygmean nice Beyond the Indian mount; or fairy elves. Whose midnight revels,... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1850 - 866 pages
...crowd 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. A few examples will illustrate the mode in which this force operates. It is well known that, among... | |
 | 1851 - 844 pages
...speak alongthe clearstreams, dabbling among of “Fairy elves, 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.” * Strongly fixed. f Much. Husbandnian. 250 Iriah Riier..—¿No. VIII. Tothesechildish... | |
 | University magazine - 1851 - 796 pages
...the old chroniclers, who loved to speak of " Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side, Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitrées, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course." • Strongly fixed. t Much. Husbandman.... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 634 pages
...elves, Whoso midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain, some belated peasant sees Or dreams ho sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth 785 Wheels her pale course; they, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his oar... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...crowd 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 Beyond the Indian mount: or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels,... | |
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