'tis Here; he was Confounded, had not diftinct Thought, All in Hurry, and Loft: The Paleness is mention'd afterward; This describes the Mind, not the Complexion of the Face. < 895 first to Himfelf he Inward Silence broke. Speech is not Yet Return'd but Words are, he begins to put his Recovering Order of Thought into Language, but without Ufing his Tongue; 'tis a Reflection only. I fee his Griev'd Eye Stedfaftly fix'd on Loft Eve. 902 Rather, How haft thou Yeilded Loft, rather how haft thou brought this Mi-. fery on Thy Self; Ruin'd not only, but by thy Own Fault. 908 how foregoe thy Sweet Converfe and Love fo Dearly joyn'd? Converfation More Sweetned and Endeared by Love, if he Loft Her, he could Only Converse with Angels where he should want the Dear Addition of Love; as Eve prefers the Converfation of Adam before That of the Angel for the Same Reason. VIII. 54. Hee, She knew would intermix Gratefull Digreffions, and Solve high Dif pute with Conjugal Carees, from His Lip Some Some Later Editions have put a Comma after Love; Converfe and Love, So Dearly joyn'd? the Sense Then may be, How can I foregoe Thy Sweet Converfe and Love, So Dearly Joyn'd as we Are. as VIII. 485. So IV. 485. 760. VIII. 58. IX. 970. a Dearer Charity than Father, Son and Brother, IV. 756. and This would have been a Juft and Proper Explanation of the Words, if the Comma had been in the Authentick Editions; as it is Not, Our First Note is Right. we have Added the Other to Show of What Confequence even a Comma is to the Senfe. Not but That This Laft given is Good, but 'twas not what Milton Intended, nor So Fine. His is exceeding Tender and Delicate. 910 to live again in Thefe Wild Woods, Forlorn! Again, as Before he had her, when even Eden was a Wild Defert; Now having known the Happy Conjugal State it must be More Forlorn; Lofing Her. 911 Should God Create Another Eve, No Second Wife could fupply Her Place; His Tendereft Thoughts would Always bend towards Her. She would be Always Prefent to Him, Exciting Love, Pitty, Grief, Defire, Defpair, &c. Mixing With, and Spoiling all Prefent Enjoyments, or which Otherwife would would have been fo; Or if not Spoiling, Diminishing their Sweetnefs, and Real Merit. 920 Thus in Calm Mood his Words to Eve be turn'd. he had 'till now been Speaking to Himself in Silence; Now he is fo far Recover'd as to Utter his Thoughts, and his Speech Turns from Himself to Her, but not with Violence, not with Noise and Rage; 'tis a Deep, Confiderate Melancholly. the Line cannot be pronounc'd but as it Ought; Slowly, Gravely. 922 and Peril Great Provok'd who Thus haft Dar'd to Provoke Danger is not only to go within it's Reach, but to do the Utmoft to bring it On; not only to come Near the Lyon, but to Anger Him and Urge him to Mifchief. the 8vo Ed. has Hath by Miftake. 927 Yet fo This Phrafe is us'd by the Greeks and Latins to Signify Notwithstanding, Although thou haft Tafted and Incurr'd.. 928 Perhaps the Fact is not So Hainous Now, He had Already Refolv'd to Eat (v. 907.952) How apt we are to find Reafons for what we Would do, or to Sooth the Mind Not However Convinc'd! 'Twas Paffion Counterfeited Reafon, his Better Knowledge Blufh'd the while, as v. 998. Deferted than Oblige Thee with a Fact This is Pointed a little Different from what it is in the two Firft Editions, nor do They agree with Each Other. the Senfe Evidently shows the Overfights. 'tis Thus, if I thought Death would be the Confequence of This my Attempt I would Suffer Alone, I'd not Perfuade Thee; I would rather Die forfaken of Thee than Oblige Thee, Tie thee to Me, with an Action of Thine which might give Thee Sorrow Afterwards. the Word Oblige here is capable of a Double Sense. Either to Tie to, to Drag Along With, or After, or to make Guilty, and Punishable, to Devote to Death, as v. 901. Obligare Morti. So Hor. Od. II. 8, 5. Sed tu fimul Obligafti Perfidum Votis Caput. Both Senfes are Included. 997 He Scrupl'd not to Eat Against his Better Knowledge, not De ceav'd, but 1 but Fondly Overcome with Female Charm. O the Anguifh of that Mind! Subdu'd by Paffion, Foolishly Subdu'd by Senfual Appetite Ufurping over Sov'reign Reafon, as v. 1130. Calm Region Once and full of Peace. 1125. How art thou Fallen from Heaven O Day Star [Heb.] Son of the Morning! How art thou Cut down to the Ground! Ifa. xiv. 12. Every Man that Sins is Thus Fondly Overcome by Some Senfual Charm or Other, Not Deceiv'd, not Erroneous, but Knowingly. 1000 Earth trembl'd from her Entrails, as again in Pangs, and Nature gave a Second Groan, the Firft was when Eve Sinn'd, v. 782. 1002 Skie Lowr'd, and Muttering Thunder, fom fad drops Wept the Skie Look'd Angrily, Gloomy and Wept, Muttering Thunder. it Mutter'd, not Bellow'd Out a Loud Thunder; nor was it Such as when heard at a Distance, but a Melancholly, Mournful Chiding; a Mixture of Anger and Grief rather than Terror. 1008 As with New Wine Intoxicated Both. Here is yet a More Dreadful Condition; a Sad Effect of Sin; a Polluted Confcience foon becomes Callous. Take heed Brethren leaft there Ff be |