| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...hither bruig. So saying, on he led his radiant files, Dazzling the moon; these to the bow'r direft In search of whom they sought: him there they found •' Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, 800 Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy', and with them forge Illusions as... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...led his radiant files, Dazzling the moon ; these to the how'r direct, In search of whom they soughti him there they found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, Assaying hy his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and with them forge Illusions as he... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...fast, and hither bring. So saying, on he led his radiant files, Dazzling the moon ; these to the bow'r direct In search of whom they sought : him there they...found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, 800 Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy', and with them forge Illusions as... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...that malign spirit was employed in infusing pernicious thoughts into the mind of our first mother, Him there they found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve f. No word in the language could have so happily expressed the posture, as that which the poet hath... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...book for my purpose. I was amusing myself with that beautiful passage in which the Poet rr presents Eve sleeping by Adam's side, with the devil sitting...at the ear of Eve; Essaying by his devilish art to read) The organs of her fancy, and wit-h them forge Illusions as he list, Phantasms and Dreams; Or... | |
| Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pages
...in this mischievous business, when discovered by the two celestial Messengers in Paradise — • " Him there they found " Squat like a toad, close at the ear of EVE ; « Assaying, by his devilish art, to reach " The organs of her Fancy, and witli them forge " Illusions,... | |
| Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pages
...employed in this mischievous business, when discovered by the two celestial Messengers in Paradise— " Him there they found " Squat like a toad, close at the ear of EVE; " Assaying, by his devtlish art, to reach " The organs of her Fancy, and with them forge " Illusions,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pages
...devil sitting at her ear, and inspiring evil thoughts, under the shape of a toad. Ithuriel, one of Ihe guardian angels of the place, walking his nightly...devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and wilh them forge Illusions as he list, Phantasms and Dreams ; Or if, inspiring venom, he might taint... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 pages
...prose, without giving it in the author s own inimitable words : — — On he led his radiant file*, Dazzling the morn. These to the bower direct, In search of whom they sought. Him there they fouml,' Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve ; Essaying by his devilish art to reach The organs... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1809 - 304 pages
...inimitable words : " On he led his radiant files, Dazzling the morn. These to the bower direct, la search of whom they sought. Him there they found, Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve; Kssaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and with themforge Illusions as he list,... | |
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