...of Fesolé, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, „ J, ' Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine, Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some j^reat .-munirai, were but a wand, He walk'd with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marie; not...

...the trunk was of a lofty tree, Which Nature meant some tall ship's mast should be-. Milton of Satan : is friend's indignation, that he was forced to appease him by a promise of forbearing Sir sreat admiral, were but a wand, He walked with. His diction was in his own time censured as negligent....

...of Fcsole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands. Rivers, or mountains, on her spotty globe. His epear (to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the maet Of some great admiral, were but a wand) He walk'd with, to support uneasy steps Over the burning...

...persuasive reasons to consider the Council's draft of a Spanish treaty in 1652 as his work. Denmark His Spear, to equal which the tallest Pine Hewn on...Norwegian hills, to be the Mast Of some great Ammiral, were but a wand. (PL 1:292-94) In the mid-seventeenth century Denmark was considerably larger than...

...the top of f'eso/e, Or in Valdarno, to descry new Lands, Rivers or Mountains, in her spotty Globe. His Spear, to equal which the tallest Pine Hewn on...Norwegian hills, to be the Mast Of some great Ammiral, were but a wand, He walkd with. Nathless he so endurd, till on the Beach Of that inflamed Sea he stood,...

...ponderous shield Ethereal temper, massy, large and round. Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the Moon, whose Orb Through Optic Glass the Tuscan Artist views. (1.284-88) The second was to look at Satan himself vis-a-vis the Sun: There...

...ponderous shield Ethereal temper, massy, large and round, Behind him cast; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the Moon, whose Orb Through Optic Glass the Tuscan artist views At Fv'ning from the lop of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new Lands, Rivers...

...This is appareut from lines 225-38, quoted earlier, but also from a passage a bit later. I.292-98: His Spear, to equal which the tallest Pine Hewn on...Norwegian hills, to be the Mast Of some great Ammiral, were but a wand. He walkt with to support uneasie steps Over the burning Marte, not like those steps...

...analysiert, die diesen Näherungsprozeß deutlich zeigt. Die Stelle beschreibt Satans Ausstattung: His spear, to equal which the tallest Pine Hewn on...Norwegian Hills to be the Mast Of some great Ammiral, were but a wand (1, 292-294) Fish betont, daß das Lesen ein zeitlicher Prozeß ist: »the reading...

...8.3 pine torn up by the roots compare the description of Satan's spear in Paradise Lost, 1 .292 -94: 'His spear, to equal which the tallest pine/ Hewn...Norwegian hills, to be the mast/ Of some great ammiral, were but a wand'. 138.8 optical deception known as the Brocken spectre, an illusion created by particular...