...pleasure,' in his great epic vaunts his Eden as a place where the brooks fed 1 Flow'rs worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain ; ' a passage which seems to be rather overlooked...

...Exaftnefs in his poem would have been like the cornice which a painter introduced in the grotto of Calypib. Spenfer's beauties are like the flowers in Paradife...and dale, and plain, " Both where the morning fun firft warmly fmote " The open field, and where the unpierc'd" fhade " Imbrown'd the noon-tide bowers."...

...painter introduced in the grotto of Calypfo. Spenfer 's beauties are like the flowers in Paradile : " Which not nice Art " In beds and curious knots, but...and dale, and plain, " Both where the morning fun firfr. warmly fmote . " The open field, and where the unpierc'd fhade " Imbrown'd the noon-tide bowers."...

...beauties are like the flowers in Paradife : * :i: .'• - ' " Which not nice Art , • .. .••_,. ^ " In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon " Pour'd...and dale, and plain,. "Both where the morning fun firft warmly fmote ' •' '• '• " The open fieldj and where the unpierc'd fhade -•>, •••'...

...in box, the lines of which frequently intersect each other. So, Milton: " Flowers, worthy Paradise, which not nice art " In beds and curious knots, but nature boon " Pour'd forth." Steevens. 7 — We at time of year — ] The word We is not in the old copies. The context shows that...

...error under pendent shades Kan nectar, visiting each plant, and fed S-lO Flow'rs, worthy' of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill and dale and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open field, and...

...defcribing the garden of Eden, prefers juftly grandeur before regularity : Flowers worthy of paradifc, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd i rounded, like a prifon, with high walls excluding every external object. At firft view it may puzzle...

...virenti. Virg. ^En.vi. Hoc fuperate jugum.— Ibid. Et tumulum capit.— Ibid. « Flow'rs worthy of paradife, which not nice art In beds and curious knots,...Pour'd forth profufe on hill, and dale, and plain. Paradife Loft, book IT, fc For earth hath this variety from heaven Of pleafure fituate in hill and...

...With mazy errour under pendant ftiades Ran nectar, viiiting each plant, and fed 240 Flowers worthy of Paradife, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon " In ipfo hortorum apice fans eft cximius, qui primilm argenteis aquarum vorticibus ebulliens, raox...

...mazy crrour under pendant shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.,. Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open field,...