...may add, Milton, like Ariosto, seems to have borowed from the same source, in his Eden, « The saphir fount, the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl, and sands of gold, Ran nectar. NOTE (/') page 25. Sir Anthony Shirley relates, that it was customary in Persia to hawk...

...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 Nature boon " Pour'd forth profufe, on hill, and dale, and plain, " Both where the morning fun firfr. warmly fmote...

...figures planted 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...

...235 But rather to tell how, if Art could tell, How from that saphit fount the crisped brooks, Rollmg on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Kan nectar, visiting each plant, and fed S-lO Flow'rs, worthy' of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds...

...fountain, and with many a rill What colouring, what freedom of pencil, what landscape in these lines! fi-jm that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, \Vith uiazy error uudiv pendant shades, Kan nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flow'rs worthy of...

...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...

...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, but nature boon Pour'd forth profufe on hill, and dale, and plain. Paradife Loft, book IT, fc For earth hath this variety...

...famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account: But rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, I 2 With mazy crrour under pendant shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of...

...here realized : " crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearls and sands of Gold : *•**•**•* Flow'rs worthy of Paradise, which not nice art, In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon I'ourM fuith profuse, on hill and dale and plain. " These lin«s are peculiarly illustrative of the...

...But rather to tell how. if Art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Holling on orient pearl and sands of gold, "With mazy error under pendent shades Ban nectar, visiting each plant, and fed 240 TJow'rs, worthy' of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds...