"A wreath of ivy-berries set, &c.

"That Jove may know of [these] our quips and cranks, "And, to beare part in our smooth-dittied pranks, "Leave vaulted heaven, and his skie-roabes put off, "And pure ambrosiall weeds of Iris' woof." TODD.

A LIST of such Editions of Milton's POETICAL WORKS as have hitherto been met with by the editor of these volumes.

1. A Maske presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634, &c. Printed for H. Robinson, 1637. 4°. This is Lawes's edition of Comus.

11. Lycidas, in the Cambridge Verses, 1638. 4to.

111. Poems by Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin, composed at several times. Printed by his true copies. The Songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes, gentleman of the King's Chappel, &c. Printed and published according to order. London, Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, &c. 1645. small 8°. with his portrait by Marshall.

IV. The Sonnet to Henry Lawes, prefixed to Choice Psalms put into musick by H. and W. Lawes. Printed for H. Moseley, 1648. 4°.

v. Paradise Lost, a Poem written in ten books, by John Milton. Licensed and Entred according to order. London, Printed and are to be sold by Peter Parker under Creed Church near Aldgate; And by Robert Boulter at the Turks Head in Bishopsgate-street; and Matthias Walker under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street. 1667. 4°. This is the first titlepage of the first edition. The poem immediately follows the title-page, without any arguments or list of errata.

2d Title-page, &c. Paradise Lost, a Poem in ten books. The Author J. M. Licensed and Entred according to order. London, Printed and are to be sold by Peter Parker, &c. [as before] 1668.

3d Titlee-page, &c. Paradise Lost, a Poem in ten books. The Author John Milton. London, Printed by S. Simmons, and to be sold by S. Thomson at the Bishops-head in Duck-lane, H. Mortlack at the White Hart in Westminster-Hall, M. Walker under St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, and R. Boulter at the Turks-Head in Bishopsgate-street, 1668. To these titles of

1668, the address of The Printer to the Reader, and the Arguments of each book, immediately succeed. A table of errata also precedes the poem.

4th Title-page, &c. Paradise Lost, a Poem in ten books. The Author John Milton. London, Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Britain. 1669. With the address of The Printer to the Reader, and the Arguments.

5th Title-page, &c. Paradise Lost, a Poem in ten books. The Author John Milton. London, Printed by S. Simmons, &c. [as before] 1669, but without the subsequent address of The Printer to the Reader, yet not without the Arguments; which appear to have been reprinted, as the two last leaves of the poem seem also to have been, in this fifth typographical alteration.

Of this edition some errata appear to have been corrected in some sheets while they were passing through the press. I will mention an instance or two. Mr. Lofft observes, that the 257th line of the fifth book "begins a new paragraph in his copy of 1667, and that of 1669, and has no comma after cloud: but in that of 1668 it continues unbroken; and has a comma after cloud."I have had two copies of 1668, one of which, (in its original binding,) begins a paragraph with this verse, and has no comma after cloud. The other agrees with Mr. Lofft's statement. Again, the list of errata to my copy of 1668 directs in to be substituted for with, in the penultimate line of the third book: In is printed in both these copies of 1668. I have a copy of 1669 in which with remains. In the copies of 1668 and 1669 the number of this verse also differs. Several variations of this kind might be pointed out. Perhaps some leaves were cancelled.

VI. Paradise Regained, a Poem in IV books. To which is added Samson Agonistes. The Author John Milton. London, Printed by J. M. for John Starkey, &c. 1671. 8vo. VII. Poems, &c. Upon several Occasions. By Mr. John Milton Both English and Latin, &c. Composed at several times. With a small Tractate of Education to Mr. Hartlib. London, Printed for Tho. Dring, &c. 1673. small 8vo. To the English poems in this edition were first added, i. Ode on the death of a fair infant. ii. At a Vacation Exercise in the College. iii. On the new forcers of conscience under the Long

Parliament. iv. Horace to Pyrrha. v. Nine Sonnets. vi. All the English Psalms. To the Latin poems, i. Apologus de Rustico et Hero. ii. Ad Joannem Rousium, &c. In this edition the epistle from Sir Henry Wotton is omitted. VIII. Paradise Lost, a Poem in twelve books. The Author John Milton. The Second Edition, Revised and Augmented by the same Author. London, Printed by S. Simmons, &c. 1674. small 8vo. With his portrait by Dolle, and with the commendatory verses of Barrow and Marvell. In the Advertisement to the Glasgow editions of the first book of Paradise Lost in quarto, and of the whole poem in octavo, both printed in 1750, an edition of 1672 is mentioned as the standard edition, of which the text is in these editions adopted. After a very extensive and diligent inquiry, I have been unable, however, to meet with any copy bearing the date of 1672. IX. Paradise Lost, &c. 3d Edition. 1678. small 8vo. x. Par. Regained and Samson, &c. 1680. 8vo. XI. Par. Lost, 4th Edition. With his portrait by White, and other plates. Published by subscription. Lond. Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Bentley, &c. 1688. Fol. To this edition the two following poems are usually, but not always, found adjoined.

XII. Par. Regained, Lond. Printed by R. E. and sold by Randal Taylor. 1688. Fol.

XIII. Samson Agonistes, Lond. Printed and sold by Randal Taylor. 1688. Fol.

XIV. Paradise Lost and Regained, with cuts. London. 1692. Fol.

xv. Paradise Lost.

Lond. 1695. Fol. With Notes by P. Hume, and with a Table of the most remarkable parts of the poem, under the three heads of Descriptions, Similies, and Speeches. XVI. Par. Regained, Samson, and the Smaller Poems, were also printed, in folio for Tonson, in 1695, and are most frequently found united with the Par. Lost of the same year. XVII. The Poetical Works, in two vols. large 8vo. London. Printed for Tonson, 1705.

XVIII. The same, 2 vols. 8vo. 1707.

XIX. Paradise Lost, for Tonson, 12mo. 1711. This edition is