of Gronovius whether they were genuin or not; and therefore he might as well confess the truth himself, which would be known in a little time without his confefsion. He acknowledged that he had himself 3 composed several verses, which he had quoted as from + Grotius. I inquired particularly after those verses so nearly resembling that passage in Milton, Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven: and he confessed that he had made those very verses, and indeed all which had any particular likeness to any thing in Milton. I expressed my suspicions likewife about Masenius, especially as he had lost the book so long ago, and as Mr. Douglas had proved that one of his quotations from Masenius, consisting of cight lines, (which I have cited likewise in a note on X. 710.) was taken litterally from the Latin translation of the Paradise Lost by Hogæus; and it was not probable that the fame eight lines should be in Hogæus, and in Masenius too. He owned honestly that they were not, nor several things which he had ascribed to Masenius. I asked particularly whether the word Pandæmonium was in Masenius, for I had all along suspected that it was not, Concilium inferorum five Pandemonium: and he acknowledged that it was an interpolation of his own. I questioned whether Masenius had enumerated the four blind poets, Tiresias, Phineus, Thamyrisque, et magnus Homerus: and he answered that there was some foundation for that; Masenius had reckoned up three of them, and he had inserted the fourth : and commonly I found, that that when he had caused any thing to be printed in capital letters or Italic characters, as worthy of the peculiar notice and observation of his readers, that was interpolated and forged by himself. Well might Mr. Lauder select this verfe for the motto to his book, Things unattempted yet in prose or rhime; for tho' there have been frequent forgeries in the litterary world, yet such as these I believe not only were never practiced before, but' were never at'tempted: but aliter non fit, Avite, liber he had recourse to these artifices, as he himself confesses, because he plainly perceived that he could not otherwise have proved his point to the satisfaction of any body. But I forbear to aggravate matters. I would not inflame the reader's indignation. The 'man has already been sufficiently exposed, and expresses forrow for his offense, and promises to make a public recantation acknowledging his crimes, and begging pardon of the world: and tho he has entirely ruined his character, as a man of probity; yet it must be faid for him, that he has given some proofs of his abilities, as a man of learning. THOMAS NEWTON, December 5. 1750 A V 170 iv А Book Line xii } vi 1 vi 114 vi 130 vi 171 vi 189 369 xi 429 xii 113 xii 446 ii 570 288 295 312 492 iy 211 510 Vide Innocence. iv 720 153 3.13 V 391 iv 708 510 ix 385 ix IC04 109 x 1098 xii 625 Vide Similes. Adam, 738 V V vill ix 1051 97 х х } ir V Book Line Adam, his discourse with Eve on the prohibition of the 411 Tree of Knowledge To her at night iv 610 Answer to her question about the nightly luminaries iv 660 Viewing her sleeping 8 Answer to her relating her dream, (the subject of Satan's 94 first illufive temptation) To her weeping 129 Invites the Angel Raphael to his bower, &c. 361 Discourse with him 400 Continued on various subjects viii 651 Vide Rapbael. His creation and dominion, &c. over the creatures ix 524 vji 542 Prohibited the Tree of Knowledge vui 332 Account of himself, and objects about him, &c. on viii 253 his creation Of his first view of the Divine Presence, instation in viji 311 Paradise, &c. Speech to God thereon, and on his folitude there viii 357 Reply to God's answer 379 Sleep on the formation of Eve describ'd viii 451 His first view of her 481 Passion for her visi 521 Valediction to Raphael viii 644 from 203 Discourfe with Eve preceding the temptation (on Satan's subtilty, and the means to resist it, &c.) to 384 Care, and fears for her in absence ix 838 Meets her returning with the forbidden fruit ix 847 Soliloquy lamenting her transgreflion ix 896 Resolves to die with her ix 907 Speech to her thereon ix 921 Eats the forbidden fruit ix 996 1011 Incites her to carnal fruition (the first effect of it) The place, &c. described ix 1037 After speech to her on their fall and nakedness ix 1067 Another, charging her as the aggressor ix 1132 Reply to her answer (recriminates her affected self ix 1162 fufficiency, &'c.) Anfwer to God (the Son) calling him to judgment х 115 Reply to him (accufes Eve) x 124 The sentence pronounced on him х Soliloquy thereon х 720 continued x 854 Wishes ix { ix 1016 197 Book Line { 746 х Х х X X х х from 450 Wishes for his dissolution 771 Reflections on the immortality of the foul, &c. 782 Repulsory speech to Eve attempting to consolate him 866 Relents towards her 937 Reply to her (accusing herself as the first in tranfgref 947 fion) Answer (to her reply advising to die by their own 1013 hands) Resolves the contrary, (submission to God's will, and ६ 1028 repentance) Speech to Eve (on the efficacy of prayer, &c.) xi 140 Hails her the mother of mankind xi 158 Speech to her on the Omens preceding their expulfion } xi 193 from Paradise On the view of Michael approaching xi 226 Behaviour on receiving the message xi 263 Speech to Michael thereon xi 295 Refignation xi 370 Discourse with Michael, discovering to him in vision what xi should happen in the world till the food to 867 from 61 Discourse with him, relating what should happen to the xii God's providence, Vide Similes, i 450 Adramala, and Asmadai, fall’n Angels, wounded, and put } vi 365 to Air first clouded on Adam's fall xi 182 Allufions, Vide Similes. iii Amarant, a flower transplanted from Paradise to Heaven ; Ambition censured ü 482 A cause of Satan's fall iy 86 Angels (Cæleftial) obey God of choice, not necessity 535 Imbattel'd against 'Satan, and the fall'n Angel vi 15 Their signal, and march 56 Signal to engage, and engagement vi 202 Prevail vi Disposition to re-ingage vi 524 Retreat vi 597 Rally again, and renew the fight vi * Aa a ? 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