...presume, is at every tongue's end : — " Such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar, or Deccan, spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The downward twigs take root, and daughters growAbout the mother tree, a pillared shade, High over-arched,...

...wood ; there soon they chose The fig-tree, not lhat kind for fruit renown'd; But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her...Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-Ire, a pillar'd shadee High over-arch'd,...

...soon they chose The fig-iree; not that kind for fruit renowned, But such as at this day to liuli ins known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillared shade High over-arched,...

...Commentary. Nor is Milton's description of the fig-tree uninclinable to this sense: . Such as at this day spreads her arms. Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twlge take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tree ; a pillar'd shade High overarch'd,...

...it might compare him to the fig-tree— " Such as at thta day to IntRaru known In Malahar or Deccan, spreads- her arms — Branching so broad and long, that in the ground Tne bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree a pillared shade, High overarched,...

...wood ; there soon they chose The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd; But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her...Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tre, a pillar'd shadee High over-arch'd,...

...themselves garments ; he says it was not the fig-tree renowned for fruit, but " Such as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan, spreads her...Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar' d shade High over-arched,...

...wood ; there soon they chose The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd; Rut such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her...Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About lhe mother-tre, a pillar'd shadee High over-arch'd,...

...; not that kind for fruit renowned, But such as at this clay to Indians known In Malabar and Pecan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillared shade High overarched...

...ancient naturalist almost literally, in the following beautiful passage: " Branching so broad along, that in the ground The bending twigs take root; and daughters grow Aliont the mother tree; a pillared shade, Higli over-arched, with echoing walks between. There oft...