Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Numb. CCCLVII. The SPECTATOR. ?\Reddere perf once frit convenientia cuique. Hor. {He knows what bejl befits each characler.} £ qUis talia fa?ido Temperet a lachrymis ? Virg.] { Who ca?i relate f itch Woes without a Tear ?} Saturday, April 19. 1712. [HE Tenth Book of Paradife Loft has agreater variety of Perfons in it than anyother in the whole Poem. The Authorupon the winding up of his Action intro-duces all thofe who had any Concern init, and fhews with great Beauty the influence which ithad upon each
Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Numb. CCCLVII. The SPECTATOR. ?\Reddere perf once frit convenientia cuique. Hor. {He knows what bejl befits each characler.} £ qUis talia fa?ido Temperet a lachrymis ? Virg.] { Who ca?i relate f itch Woes without a Tear ?} Saturday, April 19. 1712. [HE Tenth Book of Paradife Loft has agreater variety of Perfons in it than anyother in the whole Poem. The Authorupon the winding up of his Action intro-duces all thofe who had any Concern init, and fhews with great Beauty the influence which ithad upon each of them. It is like the laft Act of awell written Tragedy, in which all who had a part init are generally drawn up before the Audience, and re-prefented under thofe Circumftances in which the de-termination of the Action places them. I fhall therefore confider this Book under fourHeads, in relation to the Celeftial, the Infernal, theHuman, and the Imaginary Perfons, who have theirrefpective Parts allotted in it. To begin with the Celeftial Perfons : The GuardianAngels of Paradife are
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