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Three Poets, in three distant Ages born,
GREECE ITALY and ENGLAND,did adorn;
The First in Loftiness of Thought Surpass;
The Next in Majesty, in both, the Last.
The Force of Nature could no furthergo;
To make a Thirds he joind the former two ·

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THE AUTHOR

JOHN MILTON.

The Second SCOTS Edition.

яд Adorned with a new Set of CUTS.

Τὸν πέρι Μῦσ ̓ ἐφίλησε, δίδυ δ ̓ ἀγαθόν τε, κακόν τε,
Οφθαλμῶν μὲν ἄμερσε, δίδα δ' ήδειαν ἀαδήν.

HOMER Odyf. ☺.

GLASGOW:

Printed by R. URIE and COMPANY.
M, DCC, XLVI.

MY LORD,

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