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and added their Vocal Worship: They loft not of that Season, Prime for Sweetest Scents and Aires, for their Sleep was Light, bred from pure Digeftion, &c. as V. 4. A Happy Morning, but the Laft in Paradife that was fo.

That by Creatures v. 199. is meant Every thing Created, whether Animate, or Inanimate, See the Note on V. 164.

218

Spring of Rofes

as if the intire Treafure of a whole Spring was Here Collected.

227 Sole Eve, Affociate Sole

but One Eve, but One Companion, as IV. 411. VIII. 363, 390.

239

Smiles from Reafon flow, Rifibility, or the power of Laughing or Smiling has by Some Philofophers been Thought to be the Distinction of Man, as allow'd to no Other Animal.

244 Thefe Paths and Bowers

Thefe, Thus 'tis in the First and Beft Editions, not The, as afterwards by Mistake.

270

the Virgin Majefie of Eve the Ancients (Milton is One perpetually) us'd the Word Virgin with more Latitude than We, as Virgil Eclog. VI. 47. calls Pafiphae Virgin after he had had three Children, and O

vid calls Medea, Adultera Virgo. It is put Here to Denote Beauty, Bloom, Sweetness, Modefty, and all the Amiable Characters which are Ufually found in a Virgin, and These with Matron Majefty; what a Picture!

271 As One who Loves and fome Unkindness meets,

with Sweet Aufteer Compofure

That Lovely Picture is Already Chang'd, that
Sweetness is Now join'd with a New-Comer,
Aufteer Compofure, a fure Indication All is not
Right within.
Here is the First Check to
Conjugal Happynefs; This is the Black Line
that Parts Happyness and Mifery.

283

not Capable of Death or Paine,

being yet Innocent, as 292, 327.

288 Thoughts, which how found they harbour in thy Breaft

Adam Miẞthought of Her to Thee fo Dear? the Note of Interrogation at the end of the Sentence gives a Poignancy to it; the Conftruction and Sence being Thus. You faid just now (v. 228) how Dear I was to you, how came you to Harbour fuch Ungrounded Sufpicion of my Prudence, Fidelity and Love?,

291 Daughter of God and Man

of God as being Form'd by Him, of Man, the Matter, the Rib being Supply'd by Alum. Dd 3

310

310 Access Increase.

312 of Outward Strength

That Satban fhould be afraid of Adam's Strength is Explain'd, v. 484, &c.

314 would Utmoft Vigor Raife, and Rais'd Unite.

would give utmoft Vigour to my Vertues, and fo rais'd Unite them.

318 So fpake Domeftick Adam in his Care and Matrimonial Love

Family Care, Adam, as the Head of it, had the Care of All; to which was Added his Conjugal Love, regarding Her in particular.

320 Lefs Attributed

Lefs, that is, too Little, an Elegant Latinism.

330 Sticks no Difhonour

if This Phrafe appears Low, 'tis however Authoriz'd by Shakespeare fpeaking of the Honour of young Harry Percie, II. Hen. IV, Act II. Sc. 3.

it Stuck upon him as the Sun in the Grey Vault of Heaven

333

-find Peace within

Favour from Heav'n, Our Witness from th' Event.

Witness of our Vertues ftanding the Tryal, v. 317. That is proof of our Conftancy, 367, as Heb. xi. 3. Abel's Sacrificing obtain'd Witnefs that he was Righteous, God Teftifying, &c. See Rom. viii. 16. Job xvi. 19. Eve fays the Event will be a Witness of our Vertues having been Try'd and Stood the Teft.

335 and what is Faith, Love, Vertue, UnafSay'd

Alone, without Exteriour Help Suftain'd? and what Merit is there in Any Vertue till it has Stood the Teft Alone, and without Other Affiftance?

Paullum Sepulta diftat inertia
Celata Virtus.

Hor. Od. IV. 9, 29.

353 But bid her well beware, and ftill Erect, beware fhould have been printed Thus, be Ware; be Wary. So in the Mafk Silence was took e're she was Ware, 562. Par. Reg. I. 225. but Unware Misled.

Still Erect, Conftantly keeping Stricteft Watch. See v. 362, 363.

354 Leaft by fome Fair Appearing Good Surpriz'd

Shee Dictate Falfe, and Mifinforme the

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Here is the whole Progrefs of Voluntary Action. the Understanding Perceives, Judges the thing is Good; Will and Action follow, if not fuperfeded by New Perception, Determination and Will; Thus it is Always, though Sometimes almoft Inftantaneously. the Whole depends upon Reason, Perceiving and Judging; fo it follows, v. 359, &c.

367 wouldst thou Approve thy Conftancy, Ap. prove

First thy Obedience; th' Other who can know,

Not feeing thee Attempted, who Atteft? the Superiority of Adam over his Wife was a Foint agreed, IV. 440, 636. VIII. 540. on This Foundation He argues Strongly. Indeed he offers no Compulfion, or Abfolute Command (IX. 1174) but he Sufficiently intimates his Pleasure. Now fays He, you feem very Secure of your Conftant Perfeverance in your Obedience to God, That I cannot be Affur'd of 'till I have Seen the Tryal, but if thou would'ft Perfuade Me of it let Me Now See thy Obedience to thy Husband.

370 But if thou think, Tryal unfought may find Us Both Securer than Thus Warn'd thou

Seemft,

if thy Opinion is, that an Attempt when Unexpected may find us Lefs upon our Guard

than

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