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V. 4.

-Doth fight appear

Of fun or moon.

V. 7. Against god's hand or will, nor bate a jot

Of heart and hope, but still attend to steer
Up billward.

V. 12. Of which all Europe talks from fide to fide:

This thought would lead me through the world's vain mask
Content though blind, had I no better guide.

In the fame female hand as the laft.

SONN. xxiii. fol. 50.

No variations, but in the fpelling. In a fifth female hand.

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OEMS of Mr. John Milton, Both ENGLISH and LATIN, compofed at feveral times. Printed by his true copies. The "SONGS were fet in mufick by Mr. HENRY LAWES, gentleman of "the KING'S Chappel, and one of his MAIESTIES private mufick. Baccare frontem

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Cingite, ne vati noceat mala lingua futuro.

"Virgil, Eclog. 7.

"Printed and published according to order. London, Printed by Ruth "Raworth for Humphrey Mofeley, and are to be fold at the figne of "the Princes Arms in Pauls Church yard. 1645." [N.B. COMUS had been before feparately printed in 1637. And LYCIDAS, in 1638. See above, p. 1. 120.] Then follows this addrefs from the Stationer to the Reader. "It is not any private respect of gain, gentle reader, "for the flightest pamphlet is now adayes more vendible then the "works of learnedeft men; but it is the love I have to our language that hath made me diligent to collect, and set forth such peeces both in profe and vers, as may renew the wonted honour and "efteem of our English tongue: and it's the worth of thefe both "English and Latin Poems, not the flourish of any prefixed encomions "that can invite thee to buy them, though these are not without the "highest commendations and applaufe of the learnedft Academicks, both "domeftick and forrein: And amongst thofe of our own countrey, "the unparalleled atteftation of that renowned provost of Eaton, Sir HENRY WOOTTON. I know not thy palat how it relishes fuch dainties, nor how harmonious thy foul is; perhaps more trivial airs "may please thee better. But howfoever thy opinion is fpent upon thefe, that encouragement I have already received from the most in

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"genious men in their clear and courteous entertainment of Mr Wal"lers late choice peeces, hath once more made me adventure into the "world, presenting it with these ever-green, and not to be blafted "Laurels. The Authors more peculiar excellency in thefe ftudies, was too well known to conceal his papers, or to keep me from attempting to follicit them from him. Let the event guide it felf which way it will, I fhall deferve of the age, by bringing into the light as true a birth, as the Mufes have brought forth fince our famous "SPENCER wrote; whofe poems in thefe Englifh ones are as rarely "imitated, as fweetly excelled. Reader, if thou art eagle-eied to cen"fure their worth, I am not fearful to expofe them to thy exadest "perufal. Thine to command HUMPH. MOSELEY" After the ENGLISH POEMS there is a new title-page," Joannis Miltoni Londinenfis "POEMATA. Quorum pleraque intra annum ætatis vigefinum confcripfit. Nunc primum edita. Londini, Typis R. R. [Ruth Raworth. Proftant ad Infignia Principis in Cometerio D. Pauli, apud Humphredum Mofeley. 1645." In duodecimo. The author's Effigies, with a Greek infcription, is prefixed.

II. "POEMS, &c. Upon feveral occafions. By JOHN MILTON. Both "ENGLISH and LATIN, &c. Compofed at feveral times. With a "fmall Tractate of EDUCATION To Mr. Hartlib. London, Prined

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for Tho. Dring at the White Lion next Chancery Lane end, in "Fleet-ftreet. 1673." After the ENGLISH POEMs there is a fecaḍ title-page, "Joannis Miltoni Londinenfis POEMATA. Quorum peraque intra annum ætatis vigefimum confcripfit. Nunc primum edia. "Londini, Excudebat W. R. Anno 1673." To the ENGLISH POETS in this edition were first added, 1. Ode on the death of a fair.infat. 2. At a Vacation exercife in the college. 3. On the new forcers of caScience under the long Parliament. 4. Horace to Pyrrha. 5. Nine So:NETS. 6. All the English Pfalms. To the LATIN POEMS, 1. Apologus de Ruftico et Hero. 2. Ad Joannem Roufium, &c. In this editio, the Epistle from fir H. Wootton, which stands before CoмUS in the laft, is omitted. In duodecimo. Milton was now living.

III. For Tonfon, 1695. In folio. After PARADISE LOST, PARDISE REGAINED, and SAMSON AGONISTES. An exact repetition f the laft. This is the first time that the greater and smaller poems wee printed together. The whole is in one volume. With Hume's nots on PARADISE LOST. The fmaller Poems, thofe, I mean, which corpofe this volume, make fixty pages.

IV. For Tonfon, 1705. In octavo. With cuts. After the greatr Poems.

V. For Tonfon, 1713. In octavo. Here are firit added, from Tland and Philips, SONNETS, XV. xvi. xvii. xxii. With cuts, 1. Joanis Miltoni effigies, by Vandergucht, copied from edition 1645. [Se above, p. 546.] 2. L'Allegro, or Mirth. 3. Il Penferofo, or Melacholy. 4. Shakespeare. 5. Hobfon the carrier. After the greatr Poems, which have also cuts.

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VI. For Tonfon, 1720. In quarto. A Part of all Milton's poetical works, in two volumes. This publication was conducted by Tickell, who is faid to have compiled the Index to PARADISE LOST, of principal matters. With Cuts, both to the greater and smaller Poems.

VII. For Tonfon, 1725. In duodecimo. After the greater Poems. Under the care of Fenton; who prefixed to the PARADISE LOST, a new Life of Milton. He endeavoured to correct the punctuation. This edition was reprinted in 1730, if not before. It retains the Letter to Hartlib.

VIII. For Tonfon and Draper, 1752. In one quarto volume, together with PARADISE REGAINED, and SAMSON AGONISTES. Under the care of doctor Newton, with Notes. This volume is a fequel to the PARADISE LOST, with Notes, in two quarto volumes, published by the fame, in 1749. It was reprinted in two octavo volumes, 1753. Again, 1763. And afterwards. Here for the first time, not only the PARADISE REGAINED, and SAMSON AGONISTES, but our Smiller Poems appear with Notes. The editor added the Latin epigran to Chriftina. But he omits the Tranflated Fragments, and three Lain epigrams on More and on Salmafius, all which were first colleced in Tickell's edition.

K. At Edingburgh, 1752. In octavo, with a Gloffary. A Part of all Milton's Poetical works, in two volumes.

X. At Birmingham, by Baskerville, 1758. In large octavo. With the greater Poems. The whole is in two volumes; and profeffedly a coy of Newton's edition of all Milton's poetical works, without the Nites.

Perhaps I have overlooked one or two reimpreffions of very little cafequence or authority.

A head is prefixed from Richardfon's collection, engraved by Vertue, unlike every ottr head of Milton. Aged 42. This is not repeated in the fubfequent editions. The plates, defigned by Hayman, and engraved by Grignion, were given by lord Bh.

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