...gardens takes his pleasure,' in his great epic vaunts his Eden as a place where the brooks fed 1 Flow'rs worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain ; ' a passage which seems to be rather overlooked...

...painter introduced in the grotto of Calypfo. Spenfer 's beauties are like the flowers in Paradile : " Which not nice Art " In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon " Pour'd forth profufe, on hill, and dale, and plain, " Both where the morning fun firfr. warmly fmote . " The...

...figures planted in box, the lines of which frequently intersect each other. So, Milton: " Flowers, worthy Paradise, which not nice art " In beds and curious knots, but nature boon " Pour'd forth." Steevens. 7 — We at time of year — ] The word We is not in the old copies. The context...

...of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Kan nectar, visiting each plant, and fed S-lO Flow'rs, worthy' of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill and dale and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open field,...

...defcribing the garden of Eden, prefers juftly grandeur before regularity : Flowers worthy of paradifc, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd i rounded, like a prifon, with high walls excluding every external object. At firft view it may puzzle...

...Virg. ^En.vi. Hoc fuperate jugum.— Ibid. Et tumulum capit.— Ibid. « Flow'rs worthy of paradife, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Pour'd forth profufe on hill, and dale, and plain. Paradife Loft, book IT, fc For earth hath this variety...

...errour under pendant ftiades Ran nectar, viiiting each plant, and fed 240 Flowers worthy of Paradife, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon " In ipfo hortorum apice fans eft cximius, qui primilm argenteis aquarum vorticibus ebulliens, raox...

...pearl and sands of gold, I 2 With mazy crrour under pendant shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice...In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.,. Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open...

...orient pearl and sands of goM, With mazy errour under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Ponr'd forth profuse on h:ll,;<nd d.ilc.and plain, Both where the morning Sun first warmly smote The...

...here realized : " crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearls and sands of Gold : *•**•**•* Flow'rs worthy of Paradise, which not nice art, In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon I'ourM fuith profuse, on hill and dale and plain. " These lin«s are peculiarly illustrative of the...