 Into the thickest wood ; there soon they chose The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renowned, But such as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Deccan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and...  Life in India - Page 89by Caleb Wright - 1854 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...confid'ring where to ftlLDryil.Oviil. The Indian Fig-tree too there fpreads her Arms, Branching fo broad and long, that in the Ground The bending Twigs...Root, and Daughters grow About the Mother Tree : A pillar'd Shade, High over-archM, and echoing Walks between : There oft the Indian Herdfman fhunnfng... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pages
...renown'd, But fuch as at th s day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan fpreads her arms Branching fo broad and long, that in the ground The bending twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tree, a pillar'd (hade High overarch't, and echoing walks between ; There eft the Indian her... | |
 | Thomas Maurice - India - 1806 - 262 pages
...renown'd, But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar and Deccan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bending twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother-tree, a pillar'd shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between : There oft the Indian ierdsman,... | |
 | John Poyer - Barbados - 1808 - 716 pages
...Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms; Branching so broad and long, that in the grtund The bending twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar' d shade ! High over-arch' d and echoing walks between. " It is under this tree that the Brabraina... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1875 - 618 pages
...course of time, into auxiliary stems, — " Branching 9J long and broad, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillared shade, High over-arched, and echoing walks between. There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat. Shelters in cool, and tends... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...renown'd, But such, and at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan, spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bending...root, and daughters grow About the mother tree ; a pillar'd shade High over-arched, and echoing walks between. 178. [Gen. ii. 8.] The Egyptians represent... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1819 - 426 pages
...arched Indian fig tree. To this Milton alludes in the following beautiful description : — Branching so broad and long, that in the ground , The bending...shade, High over-arched with echoing walks between. There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, . ' Shelters in cool; and tends his pasturing herds At... | |
 | 1819 - 186 pages
...renowned ; But such, as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Ueccau, spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bending...root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, > High ovLT-tii'ch'd, and echoing walks bet weenThere oft the Indian herdsman, ehunning... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1824 - 526 pages
...entire leaves, ending in acute points. This tree is beautifully described by Milton : — " Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bending...root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade High over arched and echoing walks between." Of all trees, it is the most charming of... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent (botanist.) - 1825 - 466 pages
...renowned, But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar, or Deccan, spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bending...the mother tree, a pillared shade High over-arched, and echoing walks between." v Y ••• The trunk of the Vine tree, which, as Evelyn observes, is... | |
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