...Paradise, Now nearer, crowns with her enclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champaign head Of a deep wilderness, whose hairy sides With thicket overgrown,...over-head 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...

...Paradise Now nearer, crowns with her inclosure green. As with a rural mound, the champaign head Of a sleep ral from its surface, form A trembling variance of...gazer's hand. The very dead creation, from thy touch, As Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above...

...Paradise, Now nearer, erowns with her enclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champaign head 135 Of a steep wilderness, whose hairy sides With thicket...grotesque and wild, Access denied ; and over-head up-grew Insuperahle height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and hranching palm — 140 A sylvan...

...deer-park,which, like Milton's Paradise, " Crowns with an enclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champaigne head Of a steep wilderness; whose hairy sides With...over-head upgrew, Insuperable height of loftiest shade; Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ! and as the ranks ascend Shade above...

...woody boundaries of EDEN as possessing this advantage of a rising stage for the display of foliage. "the champain head Of a steep wilderness, whose hairy sides With thicket overgrown, grotesque and wild — A sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view."...

...verses beautifully describe, " Crowns with her enclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champion head Of a steep wilderness, whose hairy sides, With...overhead 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,...

...delicious Paradise Now nearer, crowns with her inclosure green. As with a rural mound, the champaign rain'd. How happy art thou, man, when thou'rt no more...soul, In rapture and in sweet oblivion lost. Yield Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm. A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above...

...Now nearer, .crowns with her inclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champaign head Of a sleep de, iVider by far than that of after-limes HIT mount...large, )ver the Promis'd Land, to God so dear ; Jy Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above...

...delicious Paradise, Now nearer, crowns with her enclosure green, As with a rural mound, the champaign head Of a steep wilderness, whose hairy sides With...overgrown, grotesque and wild, Access denied ; and overhead up grew Insuperable height ofloftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fur, and branching palm, A sylvan...

...Paradise , Now nearer, crowns wilh her enclosure green , As with a rural mound , the champaign head Ufa steep wilderness , whose hairy sides With thicket...grotesque and wild , Access denied ; and over-head up grew Insuperable highth of loftiest shade , Cedar, and pine , and fir, and branching palm , A sylvan...