Chap. 8. cf Woods and Coipi^iccs. 285 



he is reprefenting our Firft Parents in their 

 State of Innocence, folicitous about their 

 Nofturnal Repofe, and the laborious Bufinefs 

 of the enfuing Day ^ and as 1 began this Sub- 

 jed with the Poetick Raptures of our greateft 

 Bard, 1 end them fo too : 



Wlen Adam thus to Eve : Fair Confort^ tV Hour 

 Of Nighty and all Things now retifd to Reji^ 

 Mind us of like Repofe ^ Jince God has Jet 

 Labour and Rejias Day and Night to Man^ 

 Succeffive, and the timely Dew of Sleep 

 Now falling voithfoft^ flumbrous Weight, inclines 

 Our Eye- lids. Other Creatures all Day long 

 Rove idle, unemphyd, and lefs need Reft : 

 Manha^ his daily Work of Body or Mind 

 Appointed, which declares his Dignity, 

 And the Regard of lie avn on all his Ways , 

 While other Animals, unaSive, range. 

 And of their Doings God takes no Account. 

 Tomorrow, erefrefJ:) Morning fir eak the Eaji, 

 Withfirfl Approach of Light we muft be run. 

 And at our pie af ant Labour to reform 

 Ton flowry Arbours, yonder Allies green. 

 Our Walk at Noon, with Branches overgrown. 

 That mock our f cant Manure, and require 

 More Hands than ours to top their wanton Growth : 

 Thofe Blojj'oms alfo, andthofe dropping Gums, 

 That lie beftrown unfightly and unfmooth. 

 Ask Riddance, if we mean to tread with Eafe, 



How fweetaTheme had this unparallel'd 

 Poet to expatiate his Genius on ! How beau- 

 tiful is even the toiifome and laborious Part 

 of this Work ! But let us turn to one of 

 our modern Seraphick Poets, on the happy 



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