Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Numb. CCCXLV. The SPECTATOR. Sanclius his animal, mentifque capacius altceDeerat adhuc, et quod dominari in ccetera homo efl Ov. Met. {A Creature of a more exalted kindWas wanting yet, and then was Man defgnd;Confcious of Thought, of more capacious Breafl,For Empire form1 d, and ft to rule the reft. Dryden. j- Saturday, April 5, 1712. ,HE Accounts which Raphael gives of theBattel of Angels, and the Creation of theWorld, have in them thofe Qualificationswhich the Criticks judge requifite to
Criticism on Milton's Paradise lost From 'The Spectator' 31 December, 1711- 3 May, 1712 .. . Numb. CCCXLV. The SPECTATOR. Sanclius his animal, mentifque capacius altceDeerat adhuc, et quod dominari in ccetera homo efl Ov. Met. {A Creature of a more exalted kindWas wanting yet, and then was Man defgnd;Confcious of Thought, of more capacious Breafl,For Empire form1 d, and ft to rule the reft. Dryden. j- Saturday, April 5, 1712. ,HE Accounts which Raphael gives of theBattel of Angels, and the Creation of theWorld, have in them thofe Qualificationswhich the Criticks judge requifite to anEpifode. They are nearly related to theprincipal Action, and have a jufl Connection with theFable. The Eighth Book opens with a beautiful Defcriptionof the Impreffion which this Difcourfe of the Arch-angel made on our firfl Parent. Adam afterwards, bya very natural Curiofity, enquires concerning theMotions of thofe Celeflial Bodies which make themoft glorious Appearance among the fix Days Poet here, with a great deal of Art, reprefentsEve as withdrawing from this part of the
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