Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . any imaginary Perfon made ufe of in ^amore Sublime manner of thinking than that in one ofthe Prophets, who defcribing God as defcending fromHeaven, and vifiting the Sins of Mankind, adds thatdreadful Circumftance ; Before him went the is certain this imaginary Perfon might have beendefcribed in all her purple Spots. The Fever mighthave marchd before her, Pain might have flood at herright Hand, Phrenzy on her left, and Death in herRear. She might have been introduced as glidingdown from th
Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . any imaginary Perfon made ufe of in ^amore Sublime manner of thinking than that in one ofthe Prophets, who defcribing God as defcending fromHeaven, and vifiting the Sins of Mankind, adds thatdreadful Circumftance ; Before him went the is certain this imaginary Perfon might have beendefcribed in all her purple Spots. The Fever mighthave marchd before her, Pain might have flood at herright Hand, Phrenzy on her left, and Death in herRear. She might have been introduced as glidingdown from the Tail of a Comet, or darted upon theEarth in a Flafh of Lightning: She might havetainted the Atmofphere with her Breath; the veryglaring of her Eyes might have fcattered I believe every Reader will think that in fuchSublime Writings the mentioning of her as it is donein Scripture-has fomething in it more juft, as well asgreat, than all that the moil fanciful Poet could havebellowed upon her in the Richnefs of his Imagination. Numb. CCCLXIII. The SPECTATOR. -Crudelis ubique. Lucius, ubique pernor, &* plurima Mortis Imago. Virg. {All Parts refoundwith Tumults, Plaints, and Fears\And grifly Death infundry Shapes appears. Dryden.} Saturday, April26. 1712. \TLTON has fhewn a wonderful Art in de-I fcribing that variety of Paffions which arifein our firft Parents upon the breach of theCommandment that had been given fee them gradually paffmg from thetriumph of their Guilt thro Remorfe, Shame, Defpair,Contrition, Prayer, and Hope, to a perfect and corn-pleat Repentance. At the end of the Tenth Bookthey are reprefented as proftrating themfelves uponthe Ground, and watering the Earth with their Tears :To which the Poet joins this beautiful Circumftance,that they offerd up their Penitential Prayers on thevery place where their Judge appeared to them whenhe pronounced their Sentence. — They forthwith to the place Repairing, where hejudgd them, projlratefell Before
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