1669, The fame, without the addrefs. 1672, The fame, in twelve books.

1674, Paradife Loft, in twelve books, 2d edit. 8vo.

1675, The fame.

1678, The fame.

1645, Poems, 12mo.

1673, Poems, with the Tractate on Education, written above twenty years fince, 8vo.

1671, Paradife Regained, and Samfon Agonistes, 8vo.

1680, The fame.

1750, The first book of Paradise Loft, Glasgow, illuftrated with notes

and references to the antient Poets. It is to be lamented,

that

that the whole poem had not

been published in the fame

manner.

All the above editions in Quarto, except those marked otherwife..

OF

OF EDUCATION,

TO MASTER SAMUEL HARTLIB.

I

MASTER HARTLIB,

TAM long fince perfwaded, that to fay, or doe ought worth memory, and imitation, no purpose or refpect fhould fooner move us, then fimply the love of God, and of mankinde. Nevertheleffe to write now the reforming of Education, though it be one of the greatest and nobleft defignes, that can be thought on, and for the want whereof this nation perishes, I had not yet at this time been induc't, but by your earnest entreaties, and ferious conjurements; as having

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having my minde for the prefent halfe diverted in the perfuance of fome other affertions, the knowledge and the ufe of which, cannot but be a great furtherance both to the enlargement of truth and honeft living, with much more peace. Nor fhould the lawes of any private friendship have prevail'd with me to divide thus, or tranfpofe my former thoughts, but that I fee thofe aims, thofe actions which have won you with me the cfteem of a person sent hither by fome good providence from a farre country to be the occafion and the incitement of great good to this Iland. And, as I hear, you have obtain'd the fame repute with men of most approved wisdom, and fome of higheft authority

among

among us.

Not to mention the learned

correfpondence which you hold in forreigne parts, and the extraordinary pains and diligence which you have us'd in this matter both heer, and beyond the Seas; either by the definite will of God fo ruling, or the peculiar fway of nature, which also is God's working. Neither can I thinke that fo reputed, and fo valu'd as you are, you would to the forfeit of your own difcerning ability, impofe upon me an unfit and over ponderous. argument, but that the fatisfaction which you profeffe to have receiv'd from thofe incidentall difcourfes which we have wander'd into, hath preft and almost constrain'd you into a perfwafion, that what you require from me in this point, I nei

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