...grotesque and wild Access denied ; and over head up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, A sylvan scene : and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. And again the poet in his first book of Paradise Lost, says Thick as autumnal leaves that strew the...

...shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and brandling palm, A silvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend 140 Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verduous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave prospect large Into his nether...

...140 Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verduous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave prospect large luto his nether empire neighbouring round. 145 And higher than that wall a circling row Of goodliest...

...grandeur, is Milton's description of Eden true to the letter : — over head up grew Insuperable heighth of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. My friend , Don Thomas, now thought he had carried me far enough, to extort from me some token of admiration,...

...grew Insuperable highth of loftiest shade, 138 Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above shade,...Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave prospect large Into his nether...

...upgrew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view B. 4, 1. 1 4 1 . and then recollect that the author of this sublime * [Not to insist on less decisive...

...grotesque and wild Access denied ; and over head up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, A sylvan scene : and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. And again the poet in his first book of Paradise Lost, says — Tliick as autumnal leaves that strew...

...Thy wife and thou mote hange fer atwynne, • For that Bytwyt you shall be no synne." Miller's Tale. yet higher than their tops The verd'rous wall of paradise...prospect large Into his NETHER empire neighb'ring round." word Nether is indeed at present fallen into great contempt, and is rarely used but in ridicule and...

...up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view ; Of goodliest trees, loaded with fairest fruit, Blossoms and fruits at once, of golden hue, Appeared,...

...before it be full of the same object. I', mm. Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Milton. To make a more perfect model of a picture, is, in the language of poets, to draw up the scenary...