...Heard on the rueful stream ; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Far off from these a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river...oblivion, rolls Her watery labyrinth, whereof who drink?, Forthwith his former state and being forgets, Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain....

...order to bring out the substantive with greater force, as in describing the infernal regions:— • dire hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile. Par. Lost. b. 2, v. 589. Many eminent writers of that and the preceding period, on the contrary, introduce...

...on the rueful stream ; fieree Phlegeton, 580 Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Far off from these a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river...grief, pleasure and pain. Beyond this flood a frozen eontinent Lies dark and wild, beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind and dire hail, whieh on firm...

...139.163. Lethceus Amor, " a statue of Cupid the Oblivious— or, that causes oblivion of love." ' Far off from these a slow and silent stream, ' Lethe, the...' Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain.' Paradise Lost, II. 582. — Sanai, " cures of love." 164. Ai/dit, •' throws." 167. Vena, " really."...

...waves of torrent flre inflame with rage. Far on* from thèse, a slow and silent stream, Lethe, thé river of oblivion, rolls Her watery labyrinth ; whereof...and grief, pleasure and pain. Beyond this flood a froien continent Lies dark and wild, beat with perpétuai storms Of whirlwind, and dire bail which...

...far it is consistent with Scripture, I must leave the intelligent reader to judge for himself: — " Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies dark and...with perpetual storms Of whirlwind, and dire hail, the parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Thither, by harpy-footed furies...

...with rage. Far off from these, a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls Her watry labyrinth; whereof who drinks, Forthwith his former...forgets, Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain." CANTO XV. THE ARGUMENT. Continuing their journey in the third round, and leaving the confines of the...

...Heard on the ruefnl stream; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Far off from these a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river...but gathers heap, and ruin seems Of ancient pile: all else deep snow and ice; A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog Betwixt Damiata and mount Casius...

...Heard on the rueful stream; fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rago. Far off from these, a slow and silent stream, Lethe, the river...continent Lies dark and wild, beat with perpetual storm* Of whirlwind, and dire hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems...

...far it is consistent with Scripture, 1 must leave the intelligent reader to judge for himself: — " Beyond this flood a frozen continent Lies dark and...beat with perpetual storms Of whirlwind, and dire hsil, the parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Thither, by harpy-footed...