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1674, Epiftolarum Familiarium Liber,

8vo.

1674, Declaration of the Poles.

1676, Letters of State, 12mo. tranflated into English, 1694.

1682, The Hiftorie of Mofcovia, 8vo. 1738, The Areopagitica was published with a preface by Thomfon,

8vo.

The dates of the original editions of MILTON'S Poetical Works.

1667, Paradife Loft, in ten books.

1668, The fame.

1669, The fame, with the argument and

address to the reader, from

S. Simons.

1669, The

list of Slit me is defect, and winn.

1669, The fame, without the addrefs.

x 1672, The fame, in twelve books. a mistake. 1674, Paradife Loft, in twelve books,

2d edit. 8vo.

1675, The fame.

a

mistake.

1678, The fame. The 3d Edition.

1645, Poems, 12mo.

1673, Poems, with the Tractate on Education, written above twenty years fince, 8vo.

1671, Paradife Regained, and Samfon Agonistes, 8vo.

1680, The fame.

1750, The first book of Paradise Loft,
Glasgow, illuftrated with notes

and references to the antient
Poets. It is to be lamented,

that

that the whole poem had not

been published in the fame

manner.

All the above editions in Quarto, except those marked otherwise.

OF

OF EDUCATION,

TO MASTER SAMUEL HARTLIB.

MASTER HARTLIB,

IAM long fince perfwaded, that to

fay, or doe ought worth memory, and imitation, no purpose or respect fhould fooner move us, then fimply the love of God, and of mankinde. Nevertheleffe to write now the reforming of Education, though it be one of the greatest and nobleft defignes, that can be thought on, and for the want whereof this nation perishes, I had not yet at this time been induc't, but by your earnest entreaties, and ferious conjurements; as having

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having my minde for the prefent halfe diverted in the perfuance of fame other affertions, the knowledge and the ufe of which, eannot but be a great furtherance both to the enlargement of truth and honeft living, with much more peace. Nor fhould the lawes of any private friendship have prevaild with me to divide thus, or tranfpofe my former thoughts, but that I fee thofe aims, thofe actions which have won you with me the esteem of a perfon fent hither by fome good providence from a farre country to be the occafion and the incitement of great good to this Iland. And, as I hear, you have obtain'd the fame repute with men of moft approved wisdom, and fome of highest authority

among

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