...With thicket overgrown, grottesque and wild, Access denied; and over-head up grew Insuperable highth of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave...

...deny'ii ; mid over bead upgicw Insuperable liei-bt uf loftiest shade, Cc<lar, and j»iiir, aud h'r, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody tin atrv Of stateliest view. Vet higher than their tops The vcrd'rous wall of Paradise upspning : Which...

...up grew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A syivan scene; and, as the ranks .ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of I'araJise up spuing : Which to our general sire gave...

...sides With thicket overgrown grotesque and wild, Access deny'd; and overhead upgrew Insuperable high of loftiest shade. Cedar and pine, and fir and branching...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Par. Lost, IT. Most of these lines are so far applicable as to form a regular description, and the...

...by which art combines with nature, to form the majestic, extended park, • where over-head upgrow Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine,...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Milton. nor does it arise from a mere diversity of tints, nor the agreeable variety of odorous sweets,...

...by which art combines with nature, to form the majestic, extended park, • where over-head upgrow Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine,...ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of itateliest view. Milton. nor does it arise from a mere diversity of tints, nor the agreeable variety...

...wilderness, whose hairy sides With thicket overgrown grotesque and wild, Access deny'd ; and overhead upgrew Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine,...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Par. Lost, iv. Most of these lines are so far applicable as to form a regular description, and the...

...hairy sides With thicket overgrown grotesque and wild, Access deny'd ; and overhead npgrew Insuperahle height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine, and fir...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Par. Lost, iv. Most of these lines are so far applicable as to form a regular description, and the...

...Of a steep wilderness; whose hairy sides With thicket overgrown, grotesque and wild. Access deny'd ; and over head up grew Insuperable height of loftiest...Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verd'rons wall of Paradise up sprung ; Which to our general sire gave...

...is never used without some clear reference, proper or metaphorical, to the theatre. Thus Milton; " Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm A Sylvan...above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." I object to any extension of its meaning because the word is already more equivocal than might be wished...