by John Milton
Arcades, 38
Areopagitica, translation from the title-page of, 117
Asclepiads, 611
At a Solemn Music, 16
At a Vacation Exercise in the College, 79
Canzone, 32
Carmina Elegiaca, 610
Defensio Secunda, epigram from, 608
De Idea Platonica quemadmodum Aristoteles intellexit, 571
Elegia prima. Ad Carolum Diodatum, 512
Elegia secunda. In Obitum Praeconis Academici Cantabrigiensis, 517
Elegia tertia. In Obitum Praesulis Wintoniensis, 518
Elegia quarta. Ad Thomam Iunium, 522
Elegia quinta. In adventum veris, 528
Elegia sexta. Ad Carolum Diodatum, ruri commorantem, 535
Elegia septima, 540
Epitaphium Damonis, 588
Fix Here, 115
II Penseroso, 25
In Effigiei eius Sculptorem, 602
In Inventorem Bombardae, 548
In Obitum Praesulis Eliensis, 564
In Obitum Procancellarii Medici, 551
In Proditionem Bombardicam, 546
In Quintum Novembris, 553
L’Allegro, 21
Lycidas, 41
Mansus, 583
Naturam non pati senium, 567
Of Reformation, translations from, 116
On Shakespeare. 1630, 19
On the Death of a Fair Infant, 76
On the Lord General Fairfax at the Siege of Colchester, 113
On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity, 1
On the New Forcers of Conscience, 87
On the University Carrier, 20
On Time, 14
Paradise Lost, 119
Paradise Regained, 407
Philosophus ad Regem, 580
Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, epigram from, 608
Psalms I-VIII, 88
Psalms LXXX-LXXXVIII, 97
Psalm CXIV (Greek), 579
Psalm 136, 10
Samson Agonistes, 463
Song. On May Morning, 19
Sonnet I, 30
Sonnet II, 31
Sonnet III, 31
Sonnet IV, 33
Sonnet V, 34
Sonnet VI, 35
Sonnet VII, 35
Sonnet VIII, 36
Sonnet IX, 36
Sonnet X, 37
Sonnet XI, 82
Sonnet XII, 82
Sonnet XIII, 83
Sonnet XIV, 83
Sonnet XV, 84
Sonnet XVI, 84
Sonnet XVII, 85
Sonnet XVIII, 85
Sonnet XIX, 86
Tetrachordon, translation from, 117
The Fifth Ode of Horace, 86
The History of Britain, translations from, 118
The Passion, 12
The Reason of Church Government, translation from, 116
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, translation from, 118
To Mr Cyriack Skinner upon his Blindness, 114
To Sir Henry Vane the Younger, 114
To the Lord General Cromwell, 113
Upon the Circumcision, 15
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
A book was writ of late called Tetrachordon, 82
Adhuc madentes rore squalebant genae, 564
Ah Constantine, of how much ill was cause, 116
A little onward lend thy guiding hand, 466
Altera Torquatum cepit Leonora poetam, 549
‘’Aμαθεî γεγρΦθαι Хειρί τνδε μεν εìκóνa, 602
Among the holy mountains high, 109
Angelus unicuique suus (sic credite gentes), 548
Answer me when I call, 90
Avenge O Lord thy slaughtered saints, whose bones, 84
Because you have thrown off your prelate lord, 87
Before the starry threshold of Jove’s court, 47
Be not thou silent now at length, 102
Blest is the man who hath not walked astray, 88
Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav’n’s joy, 16
Captain or colonel, or knight in arms, 36
Cromwell, our chief of men, who through a cloud, 113
Cum simul in regem nuper satrapasque Britannos, 546
Curre per immensum subito mea littera pontum, 522
Cyriack, this three years’ day these eyes, though clear, 114
Cyriack, whose grandsire on the Royal Bench, 85
Daughter to that good Earl, once President, 37
Dicite sacrorum praesides nemorum deae, 571
Diodati, e te’l dirò con maraviglia, 33
Donna leggiadra il cui bel nome onora, 31
Erewhile of music, and ethereal mirth, 12
Fairfax, whose name in arms through Europe rings, 113
Fix here ye overdated spheres, 115
Fly envious Time, till thou run out thy race, 14
Founded in chaste and humble poverty, 116
Gaudete scombri, et quicquid est piscium salo, 608
Gemelle cultu simplici gaudens liber, 602
Giovane piano, e semplicetto amante, 35
Goddess of shades, and huntress, who at will, 118
God in the great assembly stands, 101
Haec ego mente olim laeva, studioque supino, 543
Haec quoque Manse tuae meditantur carmina laudi, 583
Hail native language, that by sinews weak, 79
Harry, whose tuneful and well-measured song, 83
Hence loathèd Melancholy, 21
Hence vain deluding joys, 25
Here lies old Hobson, Death hath broke his girt, 20
Here lieth one who did most truly prove, 20
Heu quam perpetuis erroribus acta fatiscit, 567
Himerides nymphae (nam vos et Daphnin et Hylan, 589
How lovely are thy dwellings fair, 104
How soon hath Time the subtle thief of youth, 35
lam pius extrema veniens Iacobus ab arcto, 553
Iapetionidem laudavit caeca vetustas, 548
I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs, 82
Ignavus satrapam dedecet inclytum, 611
In se perpetuo Tempus revolubile gyro, 528
‘Iσραδ δτε Παîδεç, δτ’ γα φολ’ ’Iακώβου, 579
I who erewhile the happy garden sung, 407
Jehovah to my words give ear, 91
Jesting decides great things, 117
Lady that in the prime of earliest youth, 36
Laughing to teach the truth, 117
Lawrence of virtuous father virtuous son, 85
Let us with a gladsome mind, 10
Look nymphs, and shepherds look, 38
Lord God that dost me save and keep, 110
Lord how many are my foes, 89
Lord in thine anger do not reprehend me, 93
Lord my God to thee I fly, 94
Low in a mead of kine under a thorn, 118
Methought I saw my late espousèd saint, 86
Mitto tibi sanam non pleno ventre salutem, 535
Moestus eram, et tacitus nullo comitante sedebam, 518
Nondum blanda tuas leges Amathusia noram, 540
Now the bright morning star, day’s harbinger, 19
Nunc mea Pierios cupiam per pectora fontes, 573
Ω να εì λέσς με τòν ννομον, ούδέ πν’ νδρών, 580
O fairest flower no sooner blown but blasted, 76
Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit, 121
O Jehovah our Lord how wondrous great, 960
O Musa gressum quae volens trahis claudum, 580
O nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray, 30
Parere fati discite legibus, 551
Per certo i bei vostr’ occhi, donna mia, 34
Purgatorem animae derisit Iacobus ignem, 547
Qual in colle aspro, a l’imbrunir di sera, 31
Quem modo Roma suis devoverat impia diris, 548
Quis expedivit Salmasio suam Hundredam, 608
Ridonsi donne e giovani amorosi, 32
Rusticus ex malo sapidissima poma quotannis, 601
Sicinne tentasti caelo donasse Iacobum, 546
Surge, age, surge, leves, iam convenit, excute somnos, 610
Tandem, care, tuae mihi parvenere tabellae, 512
Te, qui conspicuus baculo fulgente solebas, 517
Then passed he to a flow’ry mountain green, 116
There can be slain, 118
This is the month, and this the happy morn, 1
This is true liberty when freeborn men, 117
Thou shepherd that dost Israel keep, 97
Thy gracious ear, O Lord, incline, 107
Thy land to favour graciously, 106
’Tis you that say it, not I, you do the deeds, 117
To God our strength sing loud, and clear, 99
Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old, 114
What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones, 19
What slender youth bedewed with liquid odours, 86
When Faith and Love which parted from thee never, 83
When I consider how my light is spent, 84
When I die, let the earth be rolled in flames, 116
When the blest seed of Terah’s faithful son, 9
Whom do we count a good man, who but he, 117
Why do the Gentiles tumult, and the nations, 88
Ye flaming Powers and wingèd warriors bright, 15
Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more, 41
* Gnorera
*Gnashanta
* Shalish
* Besether ragnam
*Bagnadath-el
†Bekerev
*Tishphetu gnavel
*Shiphtu-dal
†Hatzdiku
*Jimmotu
*Shophta
*Jehemajun
*Jagnarimu
†
*Jithjagnatsu gnal
*Tsephuneca
†Lev jachdau
†Neoth Elohim bears both
*They seek thy Name. Heb.
†Heb. Tne burning heat of thy wrath
*Heb. Turn to quicken us
*Heb. He will set his steps to the may
†Heb. I am good, loving, a doer of good and holy things
*Heb. A man without manly srewth
*The Heb. bears both
†Heb. Prae Concussione