Last in the Train of Night Diffugiunt Stellae Quarum agmina cogit Lucifer Coeli statione novissimus exit Met. Lib. 2. V. 168. Sure Pledge of Day c. Sure Earnest of the coming Day that dost adorn with thy bright Coronet the lovely Morn the Circlet a diminitive of Circle Qualis ubi Oceani perfusus Lucifer undâ Quem Venus ante alios Astrorum diligit ignes Extulit Os sacrum Coelo tenebrasque resolvit AEn 8. V. 170. That sweet Hour of Prime The early Morning Hour when Air and Earth are both sweet and fresh Dum mane novum dum gramina canent Et ros in tenerâ pecori gratissimus herbâ Georg. 3. V. 171. Of this great World both Eye and Soul Thou Sun the Worlds vast Universal Eye Natures Illustrious Polypheme styled The God of this new World Book 4. Vers. 33. early esteem'd one and worshipp'd in stead of his Creator The Ancients thought the Sun not only the General Surveyor of the World but the Observer of all that was transacted in it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I invoke the All-seeing Circle of the Sun AEscul in Prometh and in all Leagues Confederacies and other publick Transactions he was called to Witness as the Universal Eye from which nothing could be conceal'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Esto nunc Sol testis AEn 12. Sol oculis juvenem quibus aspicit omnia vidit O Lux immensi Publica Mundi Met. Lib. 2. Ibid. And Soul The most Ancient Philosophers were of Opinion that there was one Universal Intellectual Soul the Emanation of the Great Mind God created and diffused over the whole World by whose general Virtue and Plastick Power all things are generated and preserved and the whole Frame of Nature continued in her uninterrupted Course and beautiful Order this the Platonists called Animam Mundi and with them Mercurius Trismegistus Theophrastus c. the Stoicks and the Peripateticks agree Zâ—roaster styles it a Catholick Invisible Fire Virgil A Mental Spirit actuating the Heavens Earth Seas and Stars Principio Coelum ac Terras camposque liquentes Lucentemque Globum Lunae titaniaque Astra Spiritus intus alit Totamque infusa per artus Mens agitat molem c. Igneus est olhis vigor coelestis Origo Seminibus AEn 6. So that our Poet has conformably seated this Universal Invigorating Spirit in the Sun by the Platonists termed the Sphere of Equality or of the Soul of the World corresponding with the Heart the Vital Center of the Microcosm V. 173. In thy Eternal Course in thy Continual Course For the Sun is not Eternal not so Ancient as Light by some Days but was made in time of which his Motion is the Measure Virgil uses the Adverb AEternùm in the same manner for Continually Glebaque versis AEternum frangenda bidentibus Georg. 2. AEternumque Arida Barce Luc. V. 176. Fixt in their Orb that flies The fixt Stars are not so call'd as if Stationary and Motionless but because moving constantly in the round of their own Sphere without any deviation and thereby distinguish'd from the wandring Planets therefore styled in the following Verse The Five wandring Fires being Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus and Mercury he having just been speaking of the Sun and Moon that compleat the Septenary V. 178. In Mystick Dance not without Song Pythagoras is vouch'd for the Author of the Musical Motion of the Spheres though misunderstood the Harmony he meant relating to their Proportion and Concinnity rather than their Consonancy Many have endeavoured to find an Agreement with our Earthly Harmony in the Distances and Motions of the Heavenly Spheres Sound being only the Noise of Motion diversly modified And doubtless there are many Proportions among the Stars nearly approaching the Harmonick their benign and favourable Aspects and Conjunctions as also the evil ones do strangely correspond with Concord and Dissonancy But all that we certainly understand is that we cannot sufficiently comprehend and admire the admirable Proportion and Congruity the Regular and uninterrupted Methods and Motions of Nature charming above all the strains of Humane Harmony and obeying his Commands who from the beginning ordered all things in measure number and weight Wisd. 11. Vers. 20. Orpheus his Harp had its seven Strings contrived according to the Number of the Planets which the Poets tell us was the reason his Musick was so Compulsive and Irresistible and he compared the Four Elements and their Harmonious Mixture by which the World is maintain'd in continual Concord to the Tetracordon resembling the vast Universe to the Monocord V. 180. Air and the Elements c. Air and ye the rest of the Elements Fire Earth and Water the Constituents of all Corporeal Beings the eldest Birth of Natures Womb according to Gen. 1. Vers. 1. V. 181. That in Quaternión run c. That in their four-fold Mixture run perpetual Rounds producing divers Forms The Generation of all things is Circular as of Seed an Egg of that a Bird of that Bird Seed again and of that an Egg in a continual round The Quaternion or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was the mysterious and much-admired Number of the Pythagoreans It was their most sacred and solemn Oath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pyth. in Carm. Aur. â— sware by him who gave my Soul the Quaternion the Fountain of Everlasting Nature It related as some say to the Four Elements the Four Faces of the Moon to the Four first Qualities Heat Cold Dryness and Moisture But the Pythagoreans had it in so high Veneration because it contained all Numbers that is ten for beyond which no Nation Numbers the rest being but Multiplications of this wherefore Four contain all Numbers Quaternion Quaternio Lat. the Number Four à Quatuor Lat. Multiform Multiformis Lat. of divers Fashions and Shape of Multus Lat. many and Forma Lat. shape kind V. 189. Th' uncolour'd Skie The Air which by reason of its thinness clearness and perspicuity is invisible can therefore have no pretence to colour as not being capable to terminate our sight That more impure part of it that moves in the Region of Meteors is of a duskish and dark Complexion near the misty Horizon by reason of the thick Vapours of the Neighbouring Earth at a greater distance thinner Exhalations give it a whiteness and in serene Seasons it is of that we call Skie-Colour but all these are the Tinctures given to the Uncolour'd Air as patcht and drest with Clouds as our Author styles them Virgil seems to have exprest this Uncolour'd Air by Purum Dum se laetus ad auras Palmes agit laxis per Purum immissus habenis Geor. 2. Skie of Scinan Sax. to be bright V. 192. That from Four Quarters blow From the Four Cardinal Points East West North and South which multiplyed by Eight their Collateral and Circular Sub-divisions compleat the Compass with 32 distinct Breaths V. 193. And wave your Tops ye Pines and bow your lofty Heads
because all solid Bodies are made of a mixture of Earth and Water sicci humidi crassi Fire and Air being uncapable of Generation though contributing to the Temper as Arist. c. 4. l. 4. Meteo Birds therefore being of an AErial Nature and Agiliâ—y are supposed to have taken their Being in that of the two Productive Elements nearest of kin to it viz. Water easily extenuated and spun out into Air as this is often crowded and condensed into Water Volucres agitabilis aer Cesserunt nitidis habitandae piscibus undae Met. 1. V. 399. The Sounds Are narrow Seas between two Lands as the Baltic eminently so called their Name is borrowed of their Noise Sounds as Fretum Lat. à Fremendo such enclosed Seas being more boisterous and foaming V. 402. Sculles that bank the mid Sea Shoals of Fish so vast that they appear like mighty Banks in the midst of the Sea Sculles and Shoals are vast multitudes of Fish of the Sax. Sceole or the Ital. Stuolo an Assembly V. 405. Through Groves of Coral 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. called also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Stony Tree because growing in the Sea like a Bush soft and green thence called a Grove when it gets above the Water or is taken thence à molliore aëre illico duratur it immediately grows hard like a Stone of a curious Red colour when dress'd and clear'd from its enclosing Moss Nunc quoque curaliis eadem natura remansit Duritiem tacto capiant ut ab aëre quodque Vimen in aequore etat fiat super aequora saxum Met. 4. V. 406. Their wav'd Coats Their Scales like little Waves wrought over one another glistering in the Sun like Gold V. 407. Pearly Shells That are of that colour and often contain Pearls in them as those of Oysters do Pearl of Sphaerula Lat. from their roundness V. 409. In joynted Armour watch In hard Shells resembling Armour that have their Overtures at which the fenc'd and defended Fish takes in its Nourishment Ibid. On smooth the Seal Play on smooth Seas in calm weather disport themselves Seal Phoca Lat. the Sea-calf V. 410. Bended Dolphins play Delphinus Lat. is taken to be the Sea-hog an Animal Friendly to Mankind and delighted with Music painted crooked or bent according to the Errors of Antiquity seeming only so by the force and swiftness with which he rises out of the Sea and exceeds all Creatures Velocissimum omnium animalium non solum marinorum ocyor volueri ccyoâ— telo tantâ vi exilit ut plerumque vela navium transvolet Plin. l. 9. c. 8. Delphinum similes qui per maria humida nando Carpathium Libycumque secant luduntque per undas AEn 5. Famous is the Escape of Arion on the back of one of these who forc'd to leap into the Sea to save himself from murdering Pirates was supported and set safe on shore by it Celebrated by Ovid. Inde fide majus tergo Delphina recurvo Se memorant oneri supposuisse novo Ille sedens citharamque tâ—net pretiumque vehendi Cantat aequoreas carmine mulcet aquas Fast. l. 2. V. 411. Enormous in their Gate Irregular in their Motion Wallowing unweildy in their way Gate signif way going a Lincolnshire word of the Sax. Gan or Belg. Gaen to go Enormous Bo. V. Vers. 297. V. 412. Tempest the Ocean By their vast bulk and violent wallowings rouse the Sea and make it roar as in a Tempest Of these Job is to be understood He maketh the deep to boyl like a pot he maketh a path to shine after him one would think the deep to be hoary Chap. 41. v. 31 and 32. V. 414. Stretch'd like a Promontory A Comparison not immodest since Basilius and Theodoret tell us That Whales when they heave their broad Backs above the Sea appear like mighty Islands as Leviathan is liken'd Bo. I. V. 201. Some have been taken capable of covering 4 Acres of Land Plin. l. 9. c. 30. Upon the earth there is none like him Job 41. 33. Prâ—montory Bo. VI. V. 654. V. 417. The tepid Caves The warm moist watry places Pools and Shores Our Author seems to intimate the Water-Fowl only to have had their Aqueous Birth with the Fish on the fifth day and therefore takes notice here of their numerous Brood soon hatch'd from multitudes of Eggs laid in wet Plashes fenny and sandy Shores which compared with what he says at V. 451. Let the Earth bring forth Fowl living in her kind amounts to a confirmation and had he only instanced in those Sea or Water-Fowl that breed and live in them or on their Banks or dare in Aiery Caravans pass over them his Opinion had been plain but mentioning Cock and Peacock c. he has left it dubious and uncertain Tepidus Lat. warm Unde cavae tepido sudant humore lacunae Geor. 1. V. 419. Bursting with kindly Rupture Opening with seasonable Breach bring forth their unfledg'd rough-skind Young Opening when Hatching Heat has swell'd its Inmate now too big for its small Tenement mature and struggling to get forth with its Bill working its way out Rupture Ruptura Lat. a breach of Rumpere Lat. to break V. 420. Their callow Young Their yet unfeather'd unfledg'd Young Ones Callow is of Callum Lat. for the Skin grown hard on labouring Hands to which is compar'd that of Birds rough and harsh upon the breaking out of their Feathers Callow Callosus Lat. rough and porous Ova callosa Hor. new-laid Eggs whose Shells are rough Namque marem cohibent callosa vitellum Lib. 2. Sat. 5. Fledge Book III. Vers. 627. V. 421. They summ'd their Penns Compleated their Feathers had their just number wherewithal to waft them through the Air. Summare Lat. to reckon up to number V. 422. With clang despis'd the Ground Forsake the Earth with their shrill Note mounted among the Clouds Clang Clangor Lat. and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a word coined by the Noise that Geese Cranes and Swans make when they rise on Wing or light down again 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Magnis quatiunt clangoribus alas AEn 3. V. 424. Their Eyries build Their Nests of Eyer Ger. Eggs. Eagle Aigle Fr. Aquila Lat Doth the Eagle mount up at thy command and make her nest on high she dwelleth on the rock upon the crag of the rock Job 39. 27. V. 426. Rang'd in Figure wedge their way Order'd and rank'd in several Figures cut their way more easie through the yielding Air as Cranes are reported to fly in the form of a Wedge when crossing the Seas thence said to be Palamedes Bird from whose Figur'd Flight he found out the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Some of them not unlike a Wedge Turbabis versus nec littera tota volabit Unam perdideris si Palamedis avem Mart. l. 13. Ep. 75. V. 428. Their Aiery Caravans Their vast Assemblies in the Air.
so wary in his Conduct and so adorn'd with Temperance Continence Clemency and all other prevailing Virtues that far from gaping after Godhead he got a Name more to be valued than all the Conquests of that rash and short liv'd Hero Alexander Silius Ital. has adorned his Poem of the second Punic War with this Fabulous Serpent Ecce per obliquum caeli squallentibus auro Effulgens maculis ferri inter nubila visus Anguis ardenti radiare per aëra sulco Quâque ad caeliferi tendit plaga littus Atlantis Perlabi resonante polo bis terque coruscum Addidit augurio fulmen pater Iret quâ ducere divos Perspicuum patrio monstraret semita signo Lib. 15. Jupiter was styled Capitoline Capitolinus Lat. of Capitolium his Temple at Rome begun by Tarquinius Priscus on Mount Tarpeius named Capitolinus a Capite from a Human Head there found V. 515. Where the Wind veers oft Often changes Veer of Virer Fr. to turn about V. 516. His tortuous Train curl'd c. Turned his twisted Train in many curling Rings Tortuous Tortuosus Lat. crooked twisted Lure Bo. II. V. 664. V. 522. Then at Circean call the Herd disguis'd All Beasts of the Field used to play and sport before her more obedient to her Voice than Men turn'd into Beasts by the famous Inchantress Circe were at her beck Circe Daughter of the Sun and the Nymph Perses poyson'd her Husband King of the Sarmatae and fled into Italy to the Promontory called still Circello which enclosed on the North side by the Marshes Promptinae Paludes shews like an Island there she changed Ulysses Companions into Swine c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quos hominum ex facie Dea saeva potentibus herbis Induerat Circe in vultus ac tergaferarum AEn 7. Perque ferarum Agmen adulantem mediâ procedit ab aulâ Met. l. 14. Disport Disporto Ital. Play V. 525. His Turret Crest His lofty Head Turret Turriculus Lat. a little Tower or as Turritus Lat. lofty like a Tower Gemino demittunt brachia muro Turriti scopuli AEn 3. V. 527. Dumb Expression Made by Signs and his gentle Gesture and fawning Behaviour V 530. Organic or Impulse of Vocal Air That the Devil moved the Serpents Tongue and used it as an Instrument to form that tempting Speech he made to Eve is the Opinion of some that he form'd a Voice by impression of the sounding Air distant from the Serpent is that of others Of which our Author has left the Curious to their choice St. Austin was of the former Opinion Diabolus in serpente locutus est utens eo velut organo movensque ejus naturam eo modo quo vere ille movere moveri illa potuit ad exprimendos verborum sonos signa corporalia per quae mulier suadentis intelligeret voluntatem Lib. 11. c. 27. Gen. ad liâ—te Organic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Instrumental Impulse Bo. III. V. 120. Vocal Bo. V. Vers. 204. Fraudulent Fraudulentus Lat. deceitful V. 549. His Proem tun'd So fawn'd the Tempter and pleasingly began to usher in his Discourse by Flattery the most dangerous Introduction Proem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Praecentio Praeludium Proaemium Lat. a Voluntary play'd before the Song or Music chiefly intended Hence the beginning of a Discourse or Oration Favâ—ris conciliandi gratià well joyned with Tuned to shew how easily those winning words of Admiration Found their way into the Heart of Eve Glozed Bo. III. V. 93. V. 557. Mute to all Articulate Sound Dumb and unable to utter any distinguishable Sound Here our Author has obviated all the Difficulties that Interpreters raise concerning the Srepent's Discourse with Eve who make it a wonder how â—he came not to suspect some â—urking Mischief from his becoming speakable who was created mute which is so handled as to forward the Temptation rather than to have affrighted her from it Josephus the great Historian of the Jews was credulous to that degree as to believe the Serpent before the Malediction pronounc'd upon him had both the use of a Tongue articulate and Feet asso Bo. I. Ch. 2. Articulate Articulatus Lat. distinct distinguishable Vox articulata est hominum confusa animalium V. 558. The latter I demâ—rre As to the latter whether Brutes have any share or sort of Reason I am at a stand I suspend my judgment because something like it shews it self in their Looks and Actions A Demurre is a Law term when in a difficult Point a stop is put to the Proceedings till the Case be fully and plainly argued Of Demurer Fr. to stop to stay V. 562. Redouble then this Miracle Repeat this wonder do this strange thing once again Redoubler Fr. Reduplicare Lat. to do once again Miracle Miraculum Lat. a wonder Resplendent Bo. III. V. 361. Abject Bo. I. V. 312. V. 574. Apprehended nothing high Understood nothing above the reach of other Beasts of Apprehendere Lat. to learn V. 581. Then smell of sweetest Fenel The contraction of Faeniculum Lat. an Herb very useful to Serpents as at V. 86. of this Book Ibid. Teats The Duggs Of Tette of Tetter Fr. to suck of kin to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Breast and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Nurse V. 585. Those fair Apples See Bo. I. V. 2. 'T is difficult to divine what Tree the forbidden one was Non enim interdicta est homini quod per se mala esset aut ipsi exitialis nec scientia boni mali naturalis ipsius erat effectus sed ad probandam tantum hominis obedientiam ejus fructus ipsi fuerat interdictus Aug. l. 13. c. 20. de Civit. Dei. V. 598. Saâ—ed Satisfied Satiatus Lat. V. 602. To Speculations high c. I imployed my Thoughts in deep and difficult Enquiries Speculatio Lat. à Speculâ a watching and prying into the abstruse things of Nature Physicus est speculator venatorque naturae Cic. V. 605. Or middle In the Air the Element placed between and as our Author spun out between Heaven and Earth Bo. VII V. 241. Capacious large capable of Bo. VII V. 290. V. 607. In thy Divine Semblance In thy Goddess-like Appearance in thy Divine Resemblance Semblance Fr. likeness V. 609. Equivalent or second No Beauty comparable to thine none that can equal or come near it Equivalent AEquivalents Lat. of equal value Secundus Lat. second next to Haud ulli veterum virtute secundus AEn 11. Importune Importunus Lat. unseasonable troublesome V. 613. The spirited sly Snake So seemed to say the subtle Serpent aided by wicked Spirit that possess'd him Spirited of Spiritus Lat. inspired Viperam inspirans animam AEn 11. V. 615. Thy over-praising Leaves in doubt c. Thy extolling me so extreamly makes me doubt of the wondrous Power thou pretendest to have experienced in that Tree to raise and enlarge thy Faculties to nobler Speculations V. 623. Grow up to their Provision Till
are those made by War when some chief City is attack'd and storm'd with all its battering Rams or thundering Cannons Mortars and Bombs Bellona was the Goddess of War and Sister to Mars described with a bloudy Whip in her hand to shew how severe a Scourge and Plague War is Quam cum sanguineo sequitur Bellona flagello AEn 18. V. 923. Bent to Rase Resolved to destroy Rase of the Fr. Raser or Rayer to lay even with the Ground to destroy of the Lat. Radere or of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to break Engin B. 1. V. 570. Capital B. 1. V. 756. Battering Engins formerly Rams now Cannon and Mortars Battering of the Fr. Batre to beat down V. 924. Or less than if this Frame Or with less noise than if the whole Frame of Nature disjoynted now were falling and the quarrelling Elements all in an Uproar and mad Mutiny had from her Center rent and torn the Earth hitherto immoveable Succidere horrisono posse omnia victa fragore Luc. l. 5. Pene reluctatis iterum pugnantia rebus Rupissent Elementa fidem Claud. de Rapt Proser l. 1. Seems expressive of the Mutiny here meant Mutinie of the Ital. Mutino and this of Mutire Lat. to murmur Seditions and Mutinies in Armies generally beginning so V. 926. From her Axle Axle of Axis Lat. and this of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. an Axle-Tree thence made to signifie the Diameter of the Earth being an imaginary Line drawn through its Center from the North to the South Pole Stedfast immoveable Earth against their Opinion that suppose it to move and the Sun to stand still V. 927. His Sail-broad Vannes At last he spreads his Wings as broad as Sails Velorum pandimus alas says Virg. AEn 1. Nothing is more usual with him than to apply Swimming to Birds or to those who imitated them through the Air and Flying to Ships Volat ille per aera magnum Remigio Alarum AEn 1. And Mare velivolum Gelidas enavit ad Artos AEn 2. Vannes of Vanner Fr. to winnow or of the Lat. Vannus a Van with which they winnow Corn whence the word Fan. V. 928. The surging Smoak The rising ascending á Surgendo Lat. from its tending upwards V. 929. Uplifted spurns the Ground Spurning the Ground lifts himself up into the rising Smoak Spurn of Sporan Sax to kâ—ck to strike with the Foot V. 932. A vast Vacuity An absolute Emptiness a huge Vacuum Vacuitas Lat. Emptiness V. 933. Fluttering his Pennors vain Shaking his Wings in vain down-right he falls Flutter of the Sax. Floteran to beat the Air to wag the Wings as Birds when weary of the Lat. Fluctuare Pennons Wings of Penna Lat. Plomb down directly down Plomb Fr. Lead and a Carpenter's Plummet being a Ball of Lead fastened to a String by which they guide their Work so that á Plomb is perpendicularly downright of the Lat. Plumbum Lead V. 935. Had not by ill chance the strong Rebuff Had not by ill luck the violent blast of some furious Cloud loaden and big with Fire and Nitre driven him back again as many Miles aloft Rebuff Fr. of Re the aggravating Particle and Bouffee a Blast and it signifies here a sudden Storm and furious Repulse burst from something like a Cloud made up of Nitrous Fire for our Poet is describing Satan's flight through a Tract where there is nothing distinguishable or to be named by any distinct created Being Tumultâ—ous Tumultuosus Lat. tempestuous furious V. 937. Instinct with Fire and Nitre Provoked and pushed on by Fire and Nitre Instinctus Lat. pushed forward Nitre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Nitrum is of a substance like Salt of Colour ruddy or white and porous like a Sponge the more unknown the better suiting our description here Hurried him forced him furiously drove him Fr. Harier to toil to harrass V. 939. Quench'd in a bâ—gâ—y Syrâ—is That fiery Rebuff ceased quenched and put out by a soft Quick-sand Syrtis is explained by Neither Sea nor good dry Land exactly agreeing with Lucan Syrtes vel primam Mundo natura figuram Cum daret in dubio Pelagi Terraeque reliquit c. Phar. l. 9. Boggy yielding sinking as the Irish Bogs do Syrtis as if 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to draw because it is an indraught of Sand Mud and Stones that compose it as Salust tells us In hospita Syrtis Virg. V. 940. Nigh foundred on he fares Almost lamed on he goes Foundred B. 1. V. 204. Fares of the Teut. Fahren to go to journey hence Seafaring V. 941. Treading the crude Consistence Treading the Bog marching o're the yielding Quagmire Crude of Crudus raw soft not well disgested Consistence of Consistere Lat. to hang or grow together V. 942. Behoves him now c. It behoveth him now to use both his Oars and Sails as Galleys do according to the Proverb Remis Velisque With might and main V. 943. As when a Gryphon As when a Gryphon to his winged haste adds his swift Feet through some wild Desart where o're Hill and Dale he eagerly pursues the trembling Arimaspian whose sly Hand has from his wakeful Watch born of the Gold committed to his Guard Gryphon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a strange Creature like Eagles as to their Wings and Beaks in all the rest of their Bodies resembling Lions they were dedicated to Apollo the God of Gold whose Beams have no small influence in the formation of that yellow Metal and therefore these Grifons are fabled to have been its Guardians being found in sandy Desarts These Creatures are said to have great Enmity against Horses whence Virg. Jungentur jam Gryphes Equis Ecl. 8. Pliny esteems 'em Fabulous and Poetical Monsters Lib. 10. c. 49. V. 944. With Winged Course Both of Wings and Feet to fit the Comparison to Half on foot half flring and to make it square the better with Both Oar and Sail as above Moary Dale watry fenny Valley of Moor a Fen a Bog of Moer Belg. Mud. V. 945. Pursues the Arimaspian Lucan in his Pharsalia mentions these Arimaspians and makes 'em Natives of Scythia adorning their Heads with Gold Hinc Sithoniae gentes auroque ligatâ—â— Substringens Arimaspe comas Lib. 3. Quodque legit dives summis Arimaspus Arenis Lib. 7. Aulus Gellius tells us that in some fabulous Greek Authors he found the Arimaspians placed among the Scythians and described to be People that had but one Eye in the middle of their Foreheads like the Cyclops Nect Attic. l. 9. c. 4. V. 946. From his wakeful Custody purloin'd The Golden Apples in the Hesperian Garden were guarded by Dragons that never slept Et nunquam somno damnatus Lumina Serpens Robora complexus rutilo curvata metallo Luc. l. 9. The Golden Fleece was guarded by as vigilant and wakeful a Watch. Pervigilem superest herbis sopire draconem Qui cristâ linguisque tribus praesignis uncis Dentibus horrendus custos erat
Drooping Of the Belg. Droef sad Chear Of the Fr. Châ—re Ital. Ciera Hisp. Cara the Countenance all Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Joy as being there sâ—onest seen V. 504. With Devilish Machination Inspired with Hellish Wiles and Divilish Cunning. A Poetick Prophesie finely interwoven of those Murdering Instruments long since invented by the German Monk intent on his Chymical Experiments well referr'd to the Destroyer of Mankind as the Prime Master of those Devilish Machinations Machinatio Lat. a device a suttle Invention Devise of Deviser Fr. to find out to contrive V. 511. Originals of Nature c. And underneath beheld Th' Beginnings and the Seeds of all that grows Raw and Imperfect aâ— they lay below In Beds of Nitrous and Sulphureous Foam Sulphur the Fat and Oily Foam of the Earth and Nitrum a Saline Vapor and sort of Vegetable Salt exhaled out of the Earth into the Air are styled dark and raw Materials of Spiritous and fiery Spume Vers. 478. and here the Originals of Nature by which all Things that adorn the Beauteous Surface are Stimulated and brought into Being when temper'd and drawn forth by the Suns warm Beams they are raised from their raw and undigested Beds where till then they lay concealed in frothy and imperfect Foam A noble Description of Natures Tyring Room where she dresseth her self in that wonderful Varietie that adorns the Universe Originals the first Seeds and Beginnings Of Origo Lat. Birth Beginning Igneus est ollis vigor caelest iâ— Origo AEn 6. Conception Conceptio Lat. Of Concipere to conceive to breed V. 514. Conâ—octed and Adusted c. They mingled Sulphur and Nitre Brimstone and Salt Petre together and by nice and cunning Art disgesting and drying them they brought 'em at last into a black granulated Powder Pulvis Nitratus Gun-Powder Adusted dried partcht Of Adurere Lat. to scorch V. 517. Entrails unlike Mines of Stone and Metals are well term'd the Entrails des Entrailles Fr. of the Earth from whence they are dug out Entrails Mineral Book 1. Vers. 235. Found Ibid. Vers. 703. V. 519. Balls of Missive râ—in Bullets that bring Destruction from a far Balls sent on Deaths errand at a distance destroying far and near So Virgil. ' Non ulli est animus stricto contendere ferro Missilibus longe vasto clamore lacessunt AEn 10. Et telum quod missile libro Ibid. Missive à Mittendo Lat. flinging or hurling at a distance Ibid. Incentive Reed Reeds dry and apt to take Fire Incentive Incentivus Lat. that quickly catcheth Fire Of Incendere to burn V. 520. Pernicious with one touch Sudden and sure with the least touch to set all in a Flame Pernicious of Pernix swift Talis ipse jubam cervice effudit equinâ Conjugis adventu pernix Saturnus Geo. 3. V. 521. Vnder conscious Night While Night was only privy to their dark Designs Conscious Lat. Conscius knowing of So Conscia fati sidera AEn 4. And Conscia numina veri AEn 2. Quorum nox conscia sola est Meta. l. 13. V. 526. The Matin Trumpet Sung The Morning Trumpet Sounded Tubâ canere Lat. to Sound a Trumpet Et tuba commissos medio canit aggere ludos AEn 5. Matin Fr. the Morning the Contraction of Matutinus Lat. the same V. 527. In Golden Panoplie With Golden Armour from Head to Foot compleatly Arm'd Panoplie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Armour at all Points Refulgent Host a shining Army Refulgent Refulgens Lat. of Refulgere Lat. to shine V. 528. Soon Banded c. Soon drawn togèther Banded Of Bande Fr. a Troop From the dawning Hills From the High Hills on which the breaking day discovers first the early dawn V. 529. Each Coast scoure See that each Coast be clear Scoure to cleanse and clear Of the Ital. Scurare both of the Lat. Curare a Metaphorical Expression taken from cleansing Brass or Iron that have lost their bright complexion V. 532. In Motion or in Alt Moving forwards or standing firm Alt Of the Fr. Faire halte to make a stand or rather of the Ital. Far alto because when Soldiers stop in a march the Pikemen advanced their Arms Of Altus Lat. high V. 535. Zophiel the swiftest Wing Zophiel the swiftest flyer of all the Cherubims 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. the spy of God of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to scout and spy out and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God V. 543. His Helm His Head-piece Helme Of Heaume Fr. for the same His orbed his round Shield Orbis Lat. for any round body Clypeique sub orbe teguntur AEn 2. And of AEneas's Shield Ingentem Clypeum informant unum omnia contra Tela Latinorum septenosque orbibus orbes Impediunt AEn 8. V. 545. No drizling Shower No small slight shower But a ratling Storm of Arrows Arm'd with Fire A terrible Tempest of fiery flaming Darts fiercer than Virgils It toto turbida Coelo Tempestas telorum ac ferreus ingruit imber AEn 12. Drizling Shower A small Rain Of the Fr. Gresiller to sleet or to Rain like Dew Of the Ger. Riselen Of the Lat. Ros and Rossulus a small Dew If I conjecture if I guess aright Of Conjectare and Conjicere to guess Ibid. Barb'd with Bearded headed with Fire Barb'd Fr. Barbe Of the Lat. Barba a Beard V. 548. Quit of all Impediment Eased of ought that might hinder them Quit Of the Fr. Quite eased freed Impediment Impedimentum Lat. hindrance the Carriages and Baggage of an Army were called Impedimenta V. 549. Instant without disturb In an instant without any disturbance Instant Instans Lat. ready at hand V. 553. Training his Devilish Enginrie Drawing his Train of Divelish Artillery in the hollow of his huge gross hemmed in on every side with thick obscuring Squadroms to conceal and darken the deceit and dire design Cube V. 399. Enginry a word Coin'd by our Author Of Engine Engenier Fr. and Engegniere Ital. one skilful in Machines and strange Inventions all of Ingenium Lat. wit cunning as Book I. Vers. 570. Impal'd hedged or hem'd in with Pales Of In and Palus Lat. a stake Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to drive in to fasten V. 555. An interview Looking on one another Beholding and gazing at one another Of the Fr. Entreveue Of Entre between and vâ—oir to see V. 558. Vantguard Is the Forefront of an Army Avantgarde Fr. Vanguardie Ital. V. 562. Our Overture Our proffer our proposals and is a word of double meaning and scoffingly meant here of unfolding and opening the front of Satans Battle to send those Balls of Missive Ruin from their murdering Engines styled terms of Weight of hard Contents and full of force urg'd home at Vers. 621. Overture Of the Fr. Ouverture Of Ouvrir Fr. to open Proposals being the opening and discovery of our Thoughts and Intentions V. 564. While we discharge Another word of doubtful meaning relating both to the discharging their new invented Guns and the desires they seem to pretend to
Poets and Philosophers of the ancient Gauls and Britains Bard is a Welsh word so signifying still Plurima securi fudistis carmina Bardi Luc. l. 1. V. 36. Till the savage Clamour drown'd Till the wild Uproar overcame both charming Voice and Harp Sauvage Fr. wild Clamour Clamor Lat. a shout a roaring This is well express'd by Ovid Cunctaque tela forent cantu mollita sed ingens Clamor inflato Berecynthia tibia cornu Tympanaque plaususque Bacchêi ululatus Obstrepuere sono citharae tum denique saxa Non exauditi rubuerunt sanguine vatâ—â— Met. l. 2. V. 37. Nor could the Muse c. Nor could the Muse Calliope defend Orpheus her Son Perque os prò Jupiter illud Auditum saxis intellectumque ferarum Sensibus in ventos anima exhalata recessit Ibid. V. 41. The affable Archangel The sociable Spirit as styled Bo. V. Vers. 221. Affabilis Lat. Courteous Nec visu facilis nec dictu affabilis ulli Part of Polyphemus's cruel Character AEn 3. V. 42. Apostasie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a defection a falling away from a quitting Apostates Bo. I. V. 125. V. 46. The interdicted Tree The forbidden Fruit. The Tree of the knowledge of the Good and Evil Gen. 2. 17. Interdicted Bo. V. Vers. 52. V. 50. With his consorted Eve With his espoused Eve Consorted of Consort Book IV. Vers. 447. V. 52. And deep Muse and much Thoughtfulness With strange Astonishment and deep Meditation Muse of the Fr. Muser silently and seriously to meditate on hard matters Donner la Muse à To put one into a brown study V. 57. Redounded Returned back fell back Of Redundare Lat. to return backward as Currents stop'd and opposed do V. 59. Soon repeal'd Quickly recall'd and dismiss'd the Doubts arisen in his Mind Recall'd and cancell'd c. as Orders sometimes are of Rappeller Fr. to recall V. 67. Yet scarce allay'd The desire of Knowledge is well compar'd to Thirst not easily satisfied So Virg. Tale tuum carmen nobis divine Poeta Quale sopor fessis in gramine quale per aestum Dulcis aquae saliente sitim restinguere rivo Ecl. 5. Allay'd Fr. Allegé of the Lat. Alleviare to lessen and diminish Excites stirs up of Excitare Lat. to provoke V. 88. Which yields or fills all space How first began the Air that encloses the fruitful Earth on all sides spread and stretch'd out so vastly wide that it affords or fills every place providing or possessing all space An excellent description of the fluid Air incircling the Terraqueous Globe V. 89. Ambient interfused Denotes the Air not only surrounding the Earth but flowing into and spurn out between all Bodies and is a fuller and finer Notation of its Liquid and Spiritual Texture leaving no Vacuum in Nature than that of Ovid Ncc circumfuso pendebat in aëre tellus Met. l. 1. Interfus'd Interfusus Lat. poured out between of Interfundere Lat. Florid Floridus Lat. floury gay V. 92. So late to build Why God was not pleased to create the World 100000 Years before he did and how he employed his infinite Power Wisdom and other unaccountable Perfections before the Creation are some of those vain and Atheistical Enquiries of impertinent and daring Men who little acquainted with the turns and motions of their own frail and unruly Wills would pry into the Secrets of the Eternal Mind and ask an account of that Almighty Will which created all Things how and when he pleas'd Such Doubts are unresolvable as not coming within the compass of Human comprehension for the Question will at last run up to Eternity it self and the Enquiry will come to this impious and absurd Demand Why God did not make the World co-eternal with himself Ad quem potius pertiâ—eret momentum Creationis indefinitum definire ad te qui dubitas an ad Deum qui fecit Val. V. 94. How soon absolv'd In what time perfected and compleated Absolv'd Absolutus Lat. Opus absolutum a work done and finish'd V. 103. From the unapparent Deep The Sun the great Light of Day has still much of his Race to run thô going down the Hill delay'd and with-held by thy Voice he will stop his Course to hear thee relate his glorious Birth and the Generation of Universal Nature rising out of the vast Womb of Waters dark and deep Unapparent Deep Where nothing was to be seen according to Gen. 1. 2. Darkness was upon the face of the Deep And longer will delay Seems an imitation of Virgil praising the Songs of his two Shepherds Immemor herbarum quos est mirata juvenca Certantes quorum stupefactae carmine lynces Et sua mutatos requierunt flumine cursus Ecl. 7. Which our Poet has outgone by adding Sleep listning to thee will watch Sleep shall forget his drowsie Dulness or we can bid his Absence or we can well want him and no wonder when giving ear and audience to an Angel V. 115. What thou canst attain As far as thy capacity will reach Attain of Attaindre Fr. Attingere Lat. to arrive or reach to Noscenda est mensura tui Juv. Sat. 11. V. 116. And infer thee also happier Which may best serve to encrease the Glory of thy Maker and to improve and evidence thy own happiness Inferr of Inferre Lat. to conclude V. 123. Hath supprest in Night Has concealed and hid as unsearchable Has hid in the dark Of Supprimere Lat. to conceal V. 124. To none communicable c. Discoverable to none neither Angels nor Men as the dreadful Day of Judgment of which our Saviour himself says Of that day and hour knoweth no Man nor the Angels of Heaven but my Father only Matth. 24. 36. Communicable of Communicare Lat. to make common to impart V. 127. Her Temporance over Appetite Knowledge is to the Mind what Food is to the Body and stands no less in need of Moderation to check our desires too eager often after it than our Stomach does to stint its craving and must be suited to our Capacities otherwise like Surfeits that turn what was intended for our Nourishment into Diseases and windy Fumes Knowledge in stead of making us wiser will degenerate into Folly Fantastickness and flatuous Pride Surfeit Bo. V. Vers. 639. V. 128. What the Mind may well contain What exceeds not our Capacities I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under Heaven This sore travel hath God given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith Eccles. 1. 13. Haâ—c occupationem pessimam Philosophandi dedit Deus filiis hominum ut occuparentur in eâ Vall. in Praeem V. 144. Whom their place knows here no more And the Place thereof shall know it no more Psal. 103. 16. V. 149. With Ministeries due With suitable service holy Rites and Attendance Ministerium Lat. Attendance Detriment Detrimentum Lat. loss Damage Dommage Fr. Damnum Lat. hurt V. 162. Inhabit laxe Dwell more at large