66 is never empty or without perfons, according to the model of the best written tragedies among the Ancients. I have faid in the life of Milton, that "Bishop Atterbury "had an intention of getting "Mr. Pope to divide the Samfon Agonistes into acts and scenes, " and of having it acted by the King's fcholars at Westminster:" And fee what he fays to that purpofe in one of his letters to Mr. Pope. I hope you won't utterly forget what pafs'd in the coach "about Samfon Agonistes. I han't prefs you as to time, but THE EN D. From Y 3 A& V. Moabitides, Num. 25, Adam and Eve driven out of fles, or Samfon marrying or in Ramath Lechi, Jud. 15. Dagonalia, Jud. 16. Comazontes, or the Benjaminites, or the Rioters, Jud. 19, 20, 21. Theriftria, a paftoral out of Ruth. Eliade, Hophni and Phinehas, Sam. 1, 2, 3, 4, beginning with the liftins, interlac'd with Samuel's vifirst overthrow of Ifrael by the Phi fion concerning Eli's family. Jonathan refcued, Sam. 1. 14. Doeg flandering, Sam. 1. 22. The Sheepshearers in Carmel, a paftoral, 1 Sam. 25. Saul in Gilboa, 1 Sam. 28. 31. the 27 c. to the 31. 12. 18. Thamar Cuophorufa; where Juda is found to have been the author of that crime, which he condemn'd in Thamar. Thamar excus'd in what he attempted. David adulterous, 2 Sam. c. 11, Tamar, 2 Sam, 13. Achitophel, 2 Sam. 15, 16, 17, la refuge fent to the prophet Ahias of Shilo; receives the meffage. The Epitafis in that she hearing the child fhall die as the comes home, refuses to return, thinking thereby to elude the oracle. The former part is spent in bringing the fick prince forth as it were defirous to fhift his chamber and couch as dying men ufe, his father telling him what facrifice he had sent for his health to Bethel and Dan; his fearlefnefs of death, and putting his father in mind to fet [fend] to Ahiah. The Chorus of the elders of Ifrael, bemoaning his virtues bereft them, and at another time wondring why Jeroboam being bad himfelf fhould fo grieve for his fon that was good, &c. Imbres, or the Showers, 1 Reg. 18, 19. Naboth Coxoparla, 1 Reg. 21. Ahab, 1 Reg. 22. beginning at the fynod of false prophets; ending with relation of Ahab's death; his body brought; Zedekiah flain by Ahab's friends for his feducing. (See Lavater, 2 Chron. 18.) Elias in the mount, 2 Reg. 1. 'OperCarns, or better, Elias Polemiftes. Elifæus Hudrocoos, 2 Reg. 3. Hudrophantes, Aquator, Elifeus Adorodocétas. Elifæus Menutes, five in Dothaimis, 2 Reg. 6. Samaria Liberata, 2 Reg. 7. Achabæi Cunoborwmeni, 2 Reg. 9. The fcene Jefrael: beginning from the watchman's discovery of Jehu till he go out in the mean while, meffage of things paffing brought to Jezebel, &c. Laftly the 70 heads of Ahab's fons brought in, and meffage brought of Ahaziah's brethren flain on the way, C. IO. Jehu Belicola, 2 Reg. 10. Athaliah, 2 Reg. 11. Amaziah Doryalotus, 2 Reg. 14. 2 Chron. 25. Hezechias πολιορκείμενος, 2 Reg. 18, 19. Hefechia befieg'd. The wicked hypocrify of Shebna, fpoken of in the 11, or thereabout of Isaiah, and the commendation of Eliakim will afford apopμas noyou, together with a faction, that fought help from Egypt. Jofiah Aatomenos, 2 Reg. 23. Zedechiah VEOTEpilav, 2 Reg. but the ftory is larger in Jeremiah. Solyma Halofis; which may begin from a meffage brought to the city, of the judgment upon Zedechiah and his children in Ribla, and so feconded with the burning and deftruction of city and temple by Nebuzaradan; lamented by Jeremiah. Afa or Æthiopes. 2 Chron. 14. with the depofing his Mother, and burning her idol. The three Children, Dan. 3. |