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Three Poets, in three distant Ages born, GREECE ITALY.and ENGLAND, did adorn; The First in Loftines of Thought Surpassy; The Next, in Majesty; in both, the Last. The Foroc of Nature could no further.go; To make a Thirdy she joind the former two.

A

POEM,

IN

TWELVE BOOKS.

THE AUTHOR

JOHN MILTON.

The Second SCOTS Edition.

Adorned with a new Set of CUTS.

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PRO DESSE

CONSPICI,

QUAM

To the Right Honourable

JOHN Lord SOMMERS,

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Baron of EVESHAM.

MY LORD,

T was Your LORDSHIP'S opinion and encouragement that occafioned

the first appearing of this POEM in the

Folio Edition, which from thence has