 Indian mount, or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side, Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course ; they, on their mirth and dance Intent,...  Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ... - Page 165by John Milton - 1795Full view - About this book
 | Neil Forsyth - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 398 pages
...this extended chain of similes by some enchanting "Faerie Elves," Whose midnight Revels, by a Forrest side Or Fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams...sees, while over-head the Moon Sits Arbitress, and neerer to the Earth Wheels her pale course; they on thir mirth and dance Intent, with jocund Music... | |
 | Estelle Haan - Literary Collections - 2005 - 232 pages
...and fairies: . . . like that pygmean race Beyond the Indian mount, or faerie elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain some belated...and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. (Paradise Lost \ .780-787)1 16 1 12 Barnes, Gerania, 11. 13 It is noteworthy that Milton actually alludes... | |
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