Shake, Earth, and at the presence be aghast That glassy floods from rugged rocks can crush, 15 PSALM CXXXVI. LET us with a gladsome mind Ever faithful, ever sure. For of Gods he is the God: For his, &c. O let us his praises tell, Who doth the wrathful tyrants quell: For his, &c. Who with his miracles doth make Amazed heaven and earth to shake: For his, &c. Who by his wisdom did create The painted heavens so full of state: For his, &c. Who did the solid earth ordain To rise above the watery plain : 10 15 20 17 crush] The rhymes from Sylvester's Du Bartas, p. 30. And so one humour doth another crush, 22 Till to the ground their liquid pearls do gush.' Dunster. For his, &c. Who by his all-commanding might For his, &c. And caus'd the golden-tressed sun All the day long his course to run: The horned moon to shine by night, He with his thunder-clasping hand And in despite of Pharaoh fell, He brought from thence his Israel: For his, &c. The ruddy waves he cleft in twain, For his, &c. 29 golden-tressed] Buchanan's trans. of this psalm. 25 30 35 40 45 Qui solem auricomum jussit dare jura diei.' Todd. 'The golden-tressed sun.' Benlowes's Theophila, p. 42. 34 spangled] See notes on P. L. vii. 384, 581. 36 thunder] Whose thunder-clasping hand.' Benlowes's Theophila, p. 88. 41 "fell] Mr. Dunster refers to Sylvester's Du Bartas, for these rhymes, pp. 357, 377, 438, 478. At p. 361 Pharaoh' is called "fell.' 45 cleft] Sylvester's Du Bartas, p. 48. • His dreadful voice to save his antient sheep, Did cleave the bottom of th' Erythréan deep.' And p. 967. The Erythrean ruddy billows roar.' Dunster. The floods stood still like walls of glass, While the Hebrew bands did pass : For his, &c. But full soon they did devour The tawny king with all his power: For his, &c. His chosen people he did bless For his, &c. In bloody battle he brought down For his, &c. He foil'd bold Seon and his host, For his, &c, And large-limb'd Og he did subdue, For his, &c. And to his servant Israel He gave their land therein to dwell: 49 walls] Benlowes's Theophila, p. 229. 54 tawny] Fairfax's Tasso, ed. 1600, p. 47. 'All hot Affrick's tawny kings.' Todd. 66 Amorrean] Buchanan's trans. of this psalm. 'Stravit Amorrhæum valida virtute Seonem.' Todd. 69 Og]‘And huge-limb'd Og, who Bashan's crown enjoy’d.’ Sir P. Sidney's Psalms, p. 260. He hath with a piteous eye And freed us from the slavery Of the invading enemy: For his, &c. All living creatures he doth feed, And with full hand supplies their need: For his, &c. Let us therefore warble forth His mighty majesty and worth: That his mansion hath on high 89 warble forth] In the first page of Sylvester's Du Bartas, 'Grant I sweetly warble forth.' Dunster. JOANNIS MILTONI LONDINENSIS POEMATA. Quorum pleraque intra annum ætatis vigesimum conscripsit. Hæc quæ sequuntur de Authore testimonia, tametsi ipse intelligebat non tam de se quam supra se esse dicta, eo quod præclaro ingenio viri, nec non amici ita fere solent laudare, ut omnia suis potius virtutibus, quam veritati, congruentia nimis cupide affingant, noluit tamen horum egregiam in se voluntatem non esse notam ; cum alii præsertim ut id faceret magnopere suaderent. Dum enim nimiæ laudis invidiam totis ab se viribus amolitur, sibique quod plus æquo est non attributum esse mavult, judicium interim hominum cordatorum atque illustrium quin summo sibi honori ducat, negare non potest. Joannes Baptista Mansus, Marchio Villensis, Neapolitanus, ad Joannem Miltonium Anglum. Ur mens, forma, decor, facies, mos, si pietas sic, Non Anglus, verum hercle Angelus ipse fores. |