Page. Fragments of Translations....... Epigram on Salmasius's Hundreda...... On the new Forcers of Conscience under the Long Parliament 342 II. “ Donna leggiadra il cui bel nome honora." III. " Qual in colle aspro, al imbrunir di sera.”... IV. 6. Diodati, e te'l dirò con maraviglia.". V. “Per certo i bei vostr' occhi, Donna mia.". VI. “ Giovane piano, e simplicetto amante.”. VII. On his being arrived at the age of twenty-three VIII. When the Assault was intended to the City.. IX. To a virtuous young Lady..... X. To the Lady Margaret Ley........ XI. On the Detraction which followed upon my writing XIII. To Mr. H. Lawes on the publishing his Airs...... 352 XIV. On the Religious Memory of Mrs. Catharine Thomson. 353 XV. To the Lord General Fairfax..... XVI. To the Lord General Cromwell... XVII. To Sir Henry Vane the younger. XVIII. On the late Massacre in Piemont. XXIII. On his deceased Wife..... PARADISE LOST, BOOK XI. THE ARGUMENT. The Son of God presents to his Father the prayers of our first parents now repenting, and intercedes for them: God accepts them, but declares that they must no longer abide in paradise ; sends Michael with a band of cherubim to dispossess them; but first to reveal to Adam future things: Michael's coming down. Adam shows to Eve certain ominous signs; he discerns Michael's approach; goes out to meet him: the angel denounces their departure. Eve's lamentation. Adam pleads, but submits: the angel leads him up to a high hill ; sets before him in vision what shall happen till the flood. Thus they in lowliest plight repentant stood Praying, for from the mercy-seat above Prevenient grace descending had remov'd The stony from their hearts, and made new flesh Regenerate grow instead, that sighs now breath'd 5 Unutterable, which the spirit of prayer Inspir’d, and wing’d for heaven with speedier flight Than loudest oratory : yet their port Not of mean suitors, nor important less Seem'd their petition, than when th' ancient pair 10 In fables old, less ancient yet than these, 11 In fables old] Fables told this. Bentl. MS. 15 20 23 Deucalion and chaste Pyrrha, to restore See, Father, what first fruits on earth are sprung From thy implanted grace in man, these sighs , 30 35 15 envious] Ov. Met. x. 642. *Detulit aura preces ad me non invida blandas.' |
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