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up for a short time to London�察�that he might urge a suit to his Grace of 

Buckingham touching certain lands of her Majesty's�察�whereof he requested 

a   lease。 I   had   the   honour   to   be   familiarly   acquainted   with   that   worthy 

gentleman and most excellent poet�察�whose death hath been deplored with 

as general a consent of all Powers that delight in the woods�察�or in verse�察�or 

in love�察�as was of old that of Daphnis or of Callus。 

    After   some   talk�察 �which   it  is  not  material  to  set  down  at  large�察�

concerning    his  suit  and  his  vexations  at  the  court�察 �where  indeed  his 

honesty did him more harm than his parts could do him good�察�I entreated 



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him    to   dine   with   me   at  my    lodging    in  the  Temple�察    �which    he   most 

courteously   promised。        And�察  �that   so   eminent   a   guest   might   not   lack   a 

better entertainment than cooks or vintners can provide�察�I sent to the house 

of Mr John Milton�察�in the Artillery Walk�察�to beg that he would also be my 

guest。 For�察�though he had been secretary�察�first to the Council of State�察�and�察�

after that�察�to the Protector�察�and Mr Cowley had held the same post under 

the Lord St Albans in his banishment�察�I hoped�察�notwithstanding that they 

would think themselves rather united by their common art than divided by 

their different factions。       And so indeed it proved。           For�察�while we sat at 

table�察  �they   talked   freely   of  many   men     and   things�察  �as  well   ancient   as 

modern�察  �with   much   civility。   Nay�察  �Mr   Milton�察  �who   seldom   tasted   wine�察�

both because of his singular temperance and because of his gout�察�did more 

than once pledge Mr Cowley�察�who was indeed no hermit in diet。                      At last�察�

being heated�察�Mr Milton begged that I would open the windows。 ;Nay�察─�

said I�察 �if you desire fresh air and coolness�察�what should hinder us�察�as the 

evening is fair�察�from sailing for an hour on the river�拭─              �To this they both 

cheerfully consented�察�and forth we walked�察�Mr Cowley and I leading Mr 

Milton   between   us�察  �to   the   Temple   Stairs。     There   we   took   a   boat�察  �and 

thence we were rowed up the river。 

     The   wind   was   pleasant�察  �the   evening   fine�察  �the   sky�察  �the   earth�察  �and   the 

water beautiful to look upon。          But Mr Cowley and I held our peace�察�and 

said   nothing   of   the   gay   sights   around   us�察  �lest   we   should   too   feelingly 

remind     Mr    Milton    of  his  calamity�察   �whereof�察    �however�察    �he  needed     no 

monitor�此     �for soon he said�察�sadly�察 �Ah�察�Mr Cowley�察�you are a happy man。 

What would I now give but for one more look at the sun�察�and the waters�察�

and the gardens of this fair city� ─�

     ;I know not�察─�said Mr Cowley�察 �whether we ought not rather to envy 

you for that which makes you to envy others�此                �and that specially in this 

place�察�where all eyes which are not closed in blindness ought to become 

fountains of tears。       What can we look upon which is not a memorial of 

change and sorrow�察�of fair things vanished�察�and evil things done�拭                 �When I 

see the gate of Whitehall�察�and the stately pillars of the Banqueting House�察�

I   cannot   choose   but   think   of   what   I   have   there   seen   in   former  days�察�

masques�察     �and   pageants�察    �and   dances�察   �and   smiles�察   �and   the  waving     of 



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graceful   heads�察  �and   the   bounding   of   delicate   feet。     And   then   I   turn   to 

thoughts of other things�察�which even to remember makes me to blush and 

weep��of   the   great   black   scaffold�察  �and   the   axe   and   block�察  �which   were 

placed before those very windows�察�and the voice seems to sound in mine 

ears�察�the lawless and terrible voice�察�which cried out that the head of a king 

was the head of a traitor。        There stands Westminster Hall�察�which who can 

look   upon�察  �and   not   tremble   to   think   how   time�察  �and   change�察  �and   death 

confound   the   councils   of   the   wise�察  �and   beat   down   the   weapons   of   the 

mighty�拭      �How      have   I  seen   it  surrounded     with    tens   of  thousands     of 

petitioners   crying   for   justice   and   privilege�    �How  have   I   heard   it   shake 

with   fierce   and   proud   words�察  �which   made   the   hearts   of   the   people   burn 

within them�       �Then it is blockaded by dragoons�察�and cleared by pikemen。 

And they who have conquered their master go forth trembling at the word 

of their servant。      And yet a little while�察�and the usurper comes forth from 

it�察�in his robe of ermine�察�with the golden staff in one hand and the Bible in 

the other�察�amidst the roaring of the guns and the shouting of the people。 

And yet again a little while�察�and the doors are thronged with multitudes in 

black�察�and the hearse and the plumes come forth�察�and the tyrant is borne�察�

in more than royal pomp�察�to a royal sepulchre。                A few days more�察�and his 

head is fixed to rot on the pinnacles   of that very hall where he sat on   a 

throne   in   his   life�察 �and   lay  in   state  after his   death。 When   I  think   on   all 

these things�察�to look round me makes me sad at heart。                  True it is that God 

hath restored to us our old laws�察�and the rightful line of our kings。                    Yet�察�

how I know  not�察�but it  seems to   me that something is wantingthat our 

court hath not the old gravity�察�nor our people the old loyalty。                  These evil 

times�察 �like   the great   deluge�察�have   overwhelmed   and   confused   all   earthly 

things。     And�察�even as those waters�察�though at last they abated�察�yet�察�as the 

learned write�察�destroyed all trace of the garden of Eden�察�so that its place 

hath never since been found�察�so hath this opening of all the flood´gates of 

political evil effaced all marks of the ancient political paradise。; 

     ;Sir�察   �by    your    favour�察─    �said   Mr    Milton�察     �though�察     �from    many 

circumstances both of body and of fortune�察�I might plead fairer excuses for 

despondency than yourself�察�I yet look not so sadly either on the past or on 

the  future。     That   a  deluge  hath   passed   over  this our   nation�察 �I  deny  not。 



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But I hold it not to be such a deluge as that of which you speak�察�but rather 

a blessed flood�察�like those of the Nile�察�which in its overflow doth indeed 

wash away ancient landmarks�察�and confound boundaries�察�and sweep away 

dwellings�察�yea�察�doth give birth to many foul and dangerous reptiles。                        Yet 

hence is the fulness of the granary�察�the beauty of the garden�察�the nurture of 

all living things。 

     ;I remember   well�察�Mr   Cowley�察�what   you have   said concerning these 

things   in   your   Discourse of   the   Government   of   Oliver   Cromwell�察  �which 

my friend Elwood read to me last year。                Truly�察�for elegance and rhetoric�察�

that   essay   is   to   be   compared   with   the   finest   tractates   of   Isocrates   and 

Cicero。      But neither that nor any other book�察�nor any events�察�which with 

most   men   have�察  �more than   any  book�察 �weight and   authority�察 �have   altered 

my opinion�察�that�察�of all assemblies that ever were in this world�察�the best 

and the most useful was our Long Parliament。                  I speak not this as wishing 

to provoke debate�察�which neither yet do I decline。; 

     Mr Cowley was�察�as I could see�察�a little nettled。                Yet�察�as he was a man 

of   a   kind   disposition   and   

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