 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 27by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1821 - 818 pages
...shut eye !" Now I thought myself in fairyland, and beheld the gambols of the tiny elves, which the belated peasant sees; Or dreams he sees, while 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... | |
 | David M. Rosenberg, Donald Maurice Rosenberg, D. N. Rosenberg - Literary Criticism - 1981 - 302 pages
...Book 1, the poet compares the fallen angels to fairy elves Whose midnight Revels, by a Forest side Or Fountain some belated Peasant sees, Or dreams he...over-head the Moon Sits Arbitress, and nearer to the Earth Wheels her pale course; they on thir mirth and dance Intent, with jocund Music charm his ear. (1.782-87)... | |
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