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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