every greatly amiable mufe Of elder ages in thy Milton met;
His was the treasure of two thousand years, Seldom indulged to man; a god-like mind, Unlimited, and various, as his theme; Aftonishing as Chaos; as the bloom Of blowing Eden fair; soft as the talk Of our grand Parents, and as Heaven fublime.
THOMSON.
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR'S LAST EDITION, IN THE YEAR 1672.