Iv. Comus, a Mask. Now adapted to the Stage. As altered from Milton's Mask. By Dr. Dalton. Lond. 8vo. 1738. This judicious and elegant alteration has been often reprinted. It was received with the highest applause on its first representation. The Songs were fet to mufick by Dr. Arne.

v. Le Paradis Terreftre. Imité de Milton.

fpirituel en un Acte.

Divertiffement

Exécuté par l' Academie de Mufique de Poitiers, le 23 de Mars 1736. See Oeuvres Mélées de M. l'Abbé Nadal, Paris. 1738.

vi. L' Allegro and Il Penferofo, with a third part, entitled Moderation, adapted to Handel's Mufick, 1739.

VII. Par. Loft, attempted in rhime, Book 1. 8vo. Lond. 1740. By A. Jackson, Bookfeller in Clare-Court, Drury Lane.

VIII. Samfon, altered, with the admiffion of many paffages from Milton's early poems, and adapted to Handel's Mufick, 1742.

IX. The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man: Defcribed in Milton's Par. Loft. Render'd into profe. With Notes &c. From the French of Raymond de St. Maur. By a Gentleman of Oxford. Lond. Printed for Osborne, 1745. 8vo. Mr. Steevens ridicules Ofborne for this publication, as being ignorant in what form or language our Paradise Loft was written. Shakspeare, vol. i. p. 72. edit. 1793. x. Le Paradis Terreftre. Poeme Imité de Milton, en vi chants. Par Madame du Bocage. 8vo. Lond. 1748. XI. There is, in French alfo, La Chriftiade ou Le Paradis Reconquis, pour fervir de fuite au Paradis Perdu de Milton. With a large Difcours Preliminaire. In fix volumes, à Bruxelles, (or rather at Paris,) 1753.

XII. A New Version of Paradife Loft, &c. In which the measure and verfification are corrected and harmonised; the obfcurities elucidated; and the faults, which the author ftands accufed of by Addison and other of the criticks, f are removed. With annotations on the original text, to fhew the reasonableness of this new Verfion!! By a Gen

tleman of Oxford. 8vo. 1756. The name of this doughty reformer, fhrouding himself under a fictitious title, was Green. See Farmer's Effay on the Learning of Shakfpeare, 3d edit. p. 27. Of this New Verfion only the first book appeared. The performance indeed is a most ftriking example of vanity and abfurdity united.

XIII. Tanevot, a learned Frenchman, has been supposed to be indebted to Milton in his tragedy of Adam and Eve, which is published with his other works in 1765. See Nouv. Dict. Hift. à Caen. Tanevot, (Alexandre.) XIV. Comus, A Mask. Altered from Milton. By George Colman, Efq. 8vo. 1772. This alteration alfo has been frequently reprinted, and is the Comus which now preferves its place upon the Stage.

xv. Adam, or The Fatal Difobedience. An Oratorio. In Poems of R. Jago. Lond. 1784.

XVI. Le Paradis Reconquis: Poëme, imité de Milton, par L. R. Lafaye, Gradué en l' Université de Paris, Maitre de Langue Françoife, en vi chants. 12mo. Lond. 1789.

Detached Pieces of Criticifm relating to Milton, his editors, &c.

Annotations on Milton's Paradife Loft. Wherein the texts of Sacred Writ, relating to the poem, are quoted; the parallel places and imitations of the most excellent Homer, and Virgil, cited and compared; all the obfcure parts render'd in phrafes more familiar; the old and obfolete words, with their Originals, explain'd and made eafie to the English reader. By P[atrick] H[ume.] DioIŃTNS. Lond. Fol. 1695. [Ufually, but not always, fubjoined to Tonfon's edit. of 1695.]

Milton's Sublimity afferted, Lond. 8vo. 1709.

Addison's Criticism on the Paradife Loft, [Separately printed.] 12mo. Lond. Printed for Tonfon, 1719.

Voltaire's Effay on the epick poetry of the European nations, from Homer down to Milton, Lond. 8vo. 1727. Milton reftor'd, and Bentley depos'd, Lond. 8vo. 1732. A friendly Letter to Dr. Bentley. Occafion'd by his new edition of Paradife Loft. By a Gentleman of ChriftChurch College, Oxon. Lond. 8vo. 1732. [The author faid to be Dr. Pearce.]

A Review of the Text of the twelve books of Par. Loft, in which the chief of Dr. Bentley's emendations are confider'd, &c. [First printed in separate parts.] Lond. 1732. [Complete.] Lond. 8vo. 1733. [By Dr. Pearce.] Critical Differtation on Paradise Regained, by the Rev. Mr. Meadowcourt, Prebendary of Worcester, Lond. 8vo. 1732. Reprinted in 1748.

Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Paradife Loft. By J. Richardfon, Father and Son. With the Life of the Author, and a Discourse on the Poem. By J. R. Sen. Lond.

8vo. 1734.

Remarks on Spenfer's Poems, and on Milton, Lond. 8vo. 1734. [By Dr. Jortin.]

Remarks on the three first books of Par. Loft, by Mr. Warburton, in the Works of the Learned, 1739, &c.

Letters concerning Poetical Tranflations, and Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verfe, &c. Lond. 8vo. 1739. [By William Benfon, Efq.]

Explanatory and Critical Notes on divers paffages of Milton and Shakspeare, with an examination of Milton's ftile, by Francis Peck, M. A. Printed with his "New Memoirs of the Life &c. of Milton." 4to. 1740.

Effay on Milton's imitation of the Ancients, 8vo, 1741. A Complete Commentary, with etymological, explanatory, critical, and claffical Notes on Par. Loft. By James Paterfon, M. A., and Philologist, Lond. 8vo. 1744,

Effay on the Numbers of Par. Loft. By Mr. Samuel Say. Printed with his Poems, 4to. 1745.

Lauder's attack against Milton, in the Gentleman's Magazine for January 1746-7, &c.

Zoilomaftix: or A Vindication of Milton from all the invidious charges of Mr. William Lauder. With fome new Remarks on Paradife Loft. By R. Richardfon, B. A. late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. 8vo. 1747.

Furius: or a modest Attempt towards an hiftory of the life and surprising exploits of the famous W[illiam] L[auder], Critick and Thief-Catcher, 8vo. 1748. [Said to be written by Mr. Henderson, a bookfeller.]

An Effay on Milton's use and imitation of the Moderns, in his Par. Loft. By William Lauder. Lond. 8vo. 1750. [With a Preface by Dr. Johnson.]

Pandæmonium: Or a New infernal Expedition, infcribed to a Being who calls himself William Lauder, 4to. 1750. Milton vindicated from the charge of Plagiarism, brought against him by Mr. Lauder, and Lauder himself convicted of feveral Forgeries and Impofitions on the Publick. By John Douglas, M.A. Rector of Eton Conftantine, Salop. [Now Lord Bishop of Salisbury.] 8vo. 1750.

The Preface to the Sea-Piece, a Poem, [containing a defence of Milton against Lauder.] By J. Kirkpatrick, M.D. 8vo. Lond. 1750.

Criticism on Samfon Agonistes, in The Rambler, No. 139, 140. [Dr. Johnson.] 1750.

Criticifin on the Verfification of Milton, in The fame, No. 86, &c.

A Letter to the Rev. Mr. Douglas, occafioned by his Vindication of Milton, &c. By William Lauder, A. M. 4to. 1751. [Written by Dr. Johnson.]

An Apology for Mr. Lauder. In a Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 8vo. 1751.

Criticism on Blemishes in the Paradise Loft, in The Adven

turer, N° 101. [Dr. J. Warton.] 1752.

King Charles I. vindicated from the charge of Plagiarism, brought against him by Milton, and Milton himself convicted of Forgery, and a grofs Impofition on the Publick, &c. By W. Lauder, 8vo. 1754. [Of this impudent pamphlet, the title of which is a parody on Mr. Douglas's

Vindication of Milton, fee an account in The Inquiry into the Origin of Par. Loft, in this vol. p. 273.]

Milton no Plagiary: or A Detection of the Forgeries contained in Lauder's Effay &c. By J. Douglas, &c. [As

before, 2d edit. enlarged.] 8vo. 1756.

Remarks upon Paradife Loft, hiftorical, geographical, philological, critical, and explanatory. By W. Maffey. 12mo.

1761.

Il Taffo, a Dialogue: the Speakers John Milton, and Torquato Taffo. In which new light is thrown on their poetical and moral characters. 8vo. 1761. A familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton. To which is prefixed Mr. Addison's Criticism on Par. Loft. With a Preface. By the Rev. Mr. Dodd. Lond. 12mo.

. 1762.

Prefaces Biographical and Critical to the works of the most eminent English poets, by Dr. Johnson, 1781.

Criticifm on Paradife Loft, by Dr. Blair, in his Lectures on Rhetorick &c. 4to. 1783.

Criticifm on Samfon Agoniftes, in refutation of the cenfures of Dr. Johnson, by Mr. Cumberland, in The Obferver, 8vo. 1784.

A Letter to the Rev. Mr. T. Warton, on his late Edition of Milton's Juvenile Poems. [Said to be written by Samuel Derby, M.A. Rector of Whatefield in Suffolk.] Lond. 8vo. 1785.

Critical Effay on Lycidas, By John Scott, Efq. Printed with his "Critical Effays on fome of the Poems of feveral English poets." Lond. 8vo. 1785.

Imitations and accidental Resemblances of Milton, by T. H.W. (Thomas Holt White) Gent, Mag. 1786, 1787.

Miscellaneous Remarks on Milton, by T. C. O. [the late ingenious and amiable Mr. Headley of Trinity College, Oxford.] Gent. Mag. 1786, 1787.

Criticism on Samfon Agonistes, in refutation of the cenfures

of Dr. Johnson. [By the late W. J. Mickle, Efq.] Europ. Mag. 1788.