Authorum, Graiæ fimul et Latina Antiqua gentis lumina, et verum decus. Epodos. Vos tandem haud vacui mei labores, Jam ferò placidam fperare jubeo Perfunctam invidiâ requiem, fedesque beatas Et tutela dabit folers Roüfi, 75 Quo neque lingua procax vulgi penetrabit, atque longè Turba legentum prava facesset; At ultimi nepotes, Et cordatior ætas Judicia rebus æquiora forfitan Adhibebit intergro finu. Tum livore fepulto, Si quid meremur fana pofteritas fciet 80 85 Ode tribus conftat Strophis, totidémque Antistro phis, unâ demum Epodo claufis, quas, tametfi omnes nec verfuum numero, nec certis ubique colis exactè refpondeant, ita tamen fecuimus, commodè legendi potiùs, quàm ad antiquos concinendi modos rationem fpectantes. Alioquin hoc genus rectiùs fortaffe dici monoftrophicum debuerat. Metra partim funt xarà σχέσιν,partim ἀπολελυμένα. Phalencia quæ funt Spondæum tertio loco bis admittunt, quod idem in fecundo loco Catullus ad libitum fecit. Ad Chriftinam Suecorum Reginam nomine Cromwelli. BELLIPOTENS Virgo, feptem Regina Trionum, Christina, Arctoï lucida stella poli, GLOSSARY, Explaining the antiquated and difficult Words in MILTON's poetical Works. P. L. ftands for Paradife Loft; P. R for Paradife Regain'd; S. A. for Samfon Agoniftes; P. for the Poems; and S. for he Sonnets. The letters i, ii, iii. c. denote the books; the figures 1, 2, 3, bc. the verses. When a word occurs but once or twice, or is taken in a peculiar fenfe, or has different fenfes in different places; in all thefe cafes the places are pointed out. As Milton's critics differ as to the fenfe of fome words, fome preferring one fenfe, and fome another, the different. fenfes are often given. The etymology of a great many words is given, and frequently the literal, or original, as well as the metapho rical fignification. A To abash, to put into confufion, to make ashamed To abide, P. L. iv. 87. to bear or fupport the confequences of a thing Abject, contemptible, or of no value, P. L. ix. 571.; without hope or regard, S. A. 169 Abfolved, Abfolute, P. L. vii. 94. viii. 421, 547. finished, completed, perfected; from the Latin abfolutus Acanthus, the herb Bear's-foot Acclame, a fhout of praise, acclamation Acquifi, S. A. 1755. the fame as acquisition; acquirement, attainment, gain To admit, to commit, used in the Latin sense, P. L. viii. 637 Adorn, P. L. viii. 576. (an adjective.) Made fo adorn, &c. finely dreffed Aduft, Adufted, burnt up, hot as with fire, fcorched, dried with fire Advis'd, P. L. vi. 674. (a participial adverbial) advi→ fedly, defignedly Afer, P. L. x. 702 the south-west wind Afflicted, P. L. i. 186, routed, ruined, utterly broken; in the Latin fenfe of the word. It otherwife fignifies put to pain, grieved, tormented Affront, outrage, contempt, P. R. iii. 161.; open oppofition, encounter, S. A. 531 Agape, P. L. v. 357 (an adverb) staring with eager nefs Aghaft, ftruck with horror, as at the sight of a spectre; ftupified with terror Agonifies, an actor, a prize-fighter; Gr. 'Ayovisus, ¡u« dis, hiftrio, aftor fcenicus |