EMENDATIONS AND NOTES ON PARADISE REGAIN'D. Book I.' Ver.22, &c. 62. O be pointed and read thus T° With them came From Nazareth the Son of Jofeph deemed To the Flood Jordan, came (as then obscure) Unmark'd, unknown; The Stop after Being must be blotted out as in the Errata of 1671.) 84. For 84. For I hear, read I heard, as in the Edition of 1671. 171. 226. 400. 402. 405. 417. 4.26. The Hand playing on the Harp is here put for the Harp on which it plays. To fay that the Hand fung with the Voice must found harshly to an English Reader. But it's one of Milton's Latinisms, copied from fuch Expreffions as Buccina cecinit, tibiæ cantus, &c. For deftroy, read fubdue, as in Errata of 1671. For never acquainted, read nearer acquainted, as in Errata of 1671.. ་ A's Satan is here speaking of his own, and ▾ not of any Man's peculiar Load, and as Man is repeated in the three fucceeding Lines, it would be better to read, Nor lightens ought each one's peculiar Load. For never more, read nevermore, in one Word. For imports, read imparts, as in Errat. 1671. Place the Note of Interrogation after Inflictions. 442, &c. To be pointed and read thus, For God hath justly given the Nations up Idolatrous) 460. 3 Idolatrous) but when his Purpofe is The Senfe is, The Nations are at all times given up to the Delufions of Satan, except in fuch Inftances when God is pleased to declare his Providence among them by fome fpecial Revelation.) > For loving Oracle in Tonfon's Edition, read livings 463. For and inward Oracle, read an inward, &c. Book II: Ver. 30. 68. 127. T For that high Hope, read what high, &c as in Edit. of 1671. For Hale, read Hail. For whom, read who. Read, threatens than our, &c. as in Edit. 1671. In later Editions than is omitted. For Califto write Callifto. For of Worth, of Honour, &c. read it thus pointed, Of Worth; with Honour, Glory, &c. For often, read ofteft, as in Edit. of 1671. 309. 313. 356. 400. Nebaioth was the firft Son of Ishmael, (Gen. xxv. 13.) and Grandfon of Abraham and Hagar. He feems here to be put by Miftake for Ifmael. For Thebes in Tonfon's Edition of 1730. read Thebez, as in Edit. 1671. Thebes was the Birth-place of no Prophet, except blind Tirefias. The Prophet here mentioned was Elijah, Native of Thebez, (Judges ix. 50.) supposed to be the fame as Thibe or Tifbbe in the Country of Gilead, where Elijah was born, and from thence was called the Tibite, 1 Kings xvii. 1. 8 By Ladies of the Hefperides, is not meant the Daughters of Hefperus, but Attendants on them.Ladies of their Train. &c. copied from Virgil's Æn. Lib. 3. At subito horrifico lapfu de montibus adfunt Harpyia, &c. Book III. Ver. 18. For of Conduct, read and Conduct. " 56. For despised read difpraised, as in Edit. 1671. #130. For not returning what, in Tonfon's Edition, read not returning that, as in Edit. 1671. 213. Blot 213. 233 Blot out the Semicolon after Crime, and put a Comma at whatever.s For Gallilean write Galilean. 238. For in Sight, read Infight ba 289. Herodotus, Pliny, and others tell us that the Perfian Kings drank no Water but that of the River Choafpes. But what Authority has Milton for calling it, The Drink of none but Kings? I can find out no better Authority than that of Solinus, a frivolous Writer, who fays, Choafpes ita dulcis eft ut Per•fici reges, quamdiu intra ripas Perfidis fluit, folis fibi ex eo pocula vendicarint. For Shower read Showers, as in Edit. 1671 Book IV, 1 sbud H. Ver. 66. For Turmes write Tarms. 69. Syene, &c.] Some from fartheft South 422 Milton has mentioned Syene as farthest In South, either as being the Southern Limits of the Roman Empire, or elfe in the Senfe in which Latin Authors ufe the Epithets extremi, ultimi, to denote far-diftant and very remote People. for. For a Victor, People free, write a VictorPeople, as in Errata 1671. 108. For he prophecied read be prophecied, as in Edit. 1671. 118. For |