of Confequences are Included, Each are the Sequel, One of This, the Other of That.

thefe Weights were the Strength of each Contending Angel, as is feen v. 1012. These Included Peace and War, and what was to follow Either. and Accordingly as the Former preponderated, Satan avoided the Combat.

This Allegory of the Scales is Natural very and Beautiful, and in Profe fays only that Satan comparing His own Strength with That of his Antagonist was Intimidated, and Fled. the rest is Poetical Embellishment.

the Ballance of Homer, Il.v111. 69. xx11. 209. fo muchAdmired, is remarkably Different from This, not only that His weighs the Fatal Power of Death, so that the Preponderating Scale is Terrible to whom 'tis apply'd; but what is much more Confiderable, His are made ufe of by Jupiter to Learn what was the Decree of Destiny, to which Himself was Subject; Whereas Milton fays the Almighty us'd these Scales but as a Sign directing the Contending Parties to Act as Himfelf had Determin'd they should.

1006 Satan I know Thy Strength, and Thou know' ft Mine,

Neither our Own, &c.

the Sense of this whole Paffage is This, and 'tis Pointed Accordingly in the Best Editions, though Confounded in Some.

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-We know One Another's Strength, and that Both receive All they Have from God; 'tis Silly then to Boaft what we can do by Force, for Thy Power can Effect no more than is Permitted, no, nor even Mine, though 'tis Doubled on This Occafion: to be Convinc'd, Look up and read thy Doom in Yonder Sign if thou perfifteft to Contend.

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Book V.

Now Morn her Rofe Steps in th' Eastern Clime Advancing, Sow'd the Earth with Orient Pearle, Morning is Perfoniz'd and fhewn as coming Forward from the Eaft, Strewing (as when Seed is Sown) the Earth with Dewdrops, resembling the Brightest Pearl.

Poets and Painters have given Us Various Representations of the Morning according to the Different Parts of it. Grey belongs to the Earlyeft Dawn whilft the Beams of the Sun are yet too Distant to Warm th' Uncolour'd Skie. So v.189. VII. 373. IX. 192. and Lycidas v. 25. 187. Next is the Rofie, Morning, when That Lovely Blush appears in the Heavens, from the Nearer Approach of the Sun, and is Thence Communicated by Reflection to the Earth, though Fainter and Fainter as remov'd Weftward. This is Defcrib'd VI. 3. VII. 29. VIII. 511. XI.175. when the Sun rifes the Morning puts on her Saffron Robe, and This is the time Noted v. 139. IV. 642. Now is the Rofie Morning, Her Way lyes where fpreads a General Rofynefs, and shee as it were treads upon Rofes.

a Clime, or Climate is a Space on the Terrestial Globe comprehended between two Circles paralel to the Equator, fo that from the beginning of the Climate to that of Another Next to it there is Half an Hour's Difference in the Longeft Summer-day. Or Thus. Divide the Earth in the Midft between the North and South Points, or Poles, then Subdivide Each of thefe Halves by Other Circles Paralel to This Greateft, and at a Certain Distance from Each Other, Thefe Subdivifions are Climates.

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When Adam Wak't, fo Cuftomd,

He was us'd to Awake at that Early Hour and Somtimes Sooner. IV. 623. IX. 192.

ibid.

for his Sleep

was Aerie Light, from Pure Digeftion bred, and Temperat Vapors Bland,

Bland, from Blandus, (Lat.) Pleafing, Chearful. a fhort, but Full Defcription of the Sleep of a Happy Man; the Sleep of Nature, the Sleep of Temperance, Innocence and Contentment. the Sleep of Paradife; in Oppofition to

Groffer Sleep

Bred of Unkindly Fumes, withConfcicus Dreams

Encumberd

(IX. 1049.) and from Whence the Sleeper Arifes as from Unreft and finds the Morning,

all

all Unconcern'd at That, has begun her Rofe Progress Smiling. XI. 173.

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which th' Only Sound

of Leaves and Fuming Rills, Aurora's Fan, Lightly Difpers'd, and the Shrill Matin Song of Birds on Every Bough;

th' Only Sound; All Elfe was Quiet; fent up their Silent Praife, or were yet Afleep. the Air, the Hills, the Vallyes were Now Silent even of the Celeftial Voices and Instruments, or the Echoes from them which Somtimes Gladded Paradife, as IV. 680; or they were at too great a Distance to be heard by Adam. the Only Voice Now was That of the Leaves, the Water, and the Birds, United, the farne as IV. 260, &c. and as are employ'd by Tafso to Awake Ernimia, Cant. VII. Stan. 5.

the two First of these are faid to be Aurora's Fan as the Arborets and Flours Imborder'd (IX. 437.) are the Hand of Eve; the Caufe for the Effect. the Leaves and Rills were Shaken by the Rifing Breezes, the F of the Morning. Thofe Rufled or Rattled One against the Other, These "Fum'd or Chaff'd as Angry; an Idea Frequent with the Ancient Poets.

Catullus LXII. 270. has giv'n a Fine Description of the Sea Thus Disturb'd

As