45. The ruddy waves be cleft in twaine, Of the Erythraan main] His dreadful voice, to fave his antient sheep, DEEP, p. 48. This paffage alone feems nearly fufficient to fix on Milton an acquaintance with, and recollection of, Sylvefter's Du Bartas; efpecially as I can alfo refer his "RUDDY waves" of the Erythræan, or Red Sea, to the fame fource; -along the fandy fhore, Where the Erythrean RUDDY billows roar. P. 967. * Sylvefter is habitually négligent of Latin quantities. Thus he writes Euphrates, (which I believe Spenfer has likewise done,) Niphătes, Cincinnatus; and here Erythrean instead of Erythræan. He is not, however, uniform in his falfe quantities. Though he fometimes writes Idūměan, Osĭris, Orion; at other times he restores them to their claffical quantity. 53. But 53. But full foon they did devour The tawny king with all his power.] Thus exactly, and with the fame fine effect, Sylvefter; BUT CONTRARY the Red Sea DID DEVOUR THE BARB'ROUS TYRANT WITH HIS MIGHTY POWER. 65. He foil'd bold Seon P. 704. To foil, for to defeat, is perfectly Sylvef Ammorean, for Amorite, is of the fame fchool. The Amorites flying before Joshua are termed, -the AMMOREAN hare, Foil'd with the fear of his victorious war. p. 298. 69.--large And as a LARGE and MIGHTY-LIMBED fteed. O Father! grant I fweetly wARBLE FORTH Unto our feed the world's renowned birth. p. 1. 94. Above the reach of mortal eye,] This is admired by Mr. Warton, as a very poetical expreffion; and fo it is. But Sylvefter had before spoken of all that is, or MAY BE SEEN BY MORTAL EYE under Night's horned Queen. P. 49. ANNO ANNO ETATIS XVII. ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT, DYING OF A COUGH. 8. fince grim Aquilo, his charioteer, By boiftrous rape th' Athenian damfel got,] In Sylvefter's Du Bartas, Scythia is described with allufion to the fame mythologic ftory; -the cold frozen Scythia, Too often kifs'd by th' HUSBAND OF ORYTHIA, To which we might refer the " "winter," in the preceding ftanza. p. 29. kifs of Milton's making Aquilo the Automedon of winter, may also be attributed to the fame fource; The fhiv'ring COACHMAN with his icy fnow Dares not the foreft of Phoenicia ftrow: p. 104 12. -th' infamous blot,] Infamous is thus accented by Sylvefter; I believe uniformly. Fly then those monsters, and give no access A fink of filth, where ay th' INFÁMOSEST, Moft bold and busy, are esteemed best : P. 403. Ice-pearl is used for bail by Sylvefter more than once; The incenfed hand of Heaven's Almighty King Never more thick doth flipp'ry ICE-PEARLS fling; P. 310. The bounding balls of ICE-PEARL flipp'ry fhining; p. 1096. 20. with his cold kind embrace.] Pierc'd with the glance of a KIND CRUEL EYE,— P. 116. 21. Unkous'd |