ARCHIVE: Paradise Lost (1688 edition), by John Milton here i will archive this lovely book for the internet, attached is a picture of the page and a transcript in text so it is searchable

the verse THe Meafure is enlifb heroic verfe without rime,, as that of homer,, in greek and of virgil in La-Tin; Rime being no neceffary Ad-Jun&t or true Ornament of Poem or good grief, in longer Vorks efPeci-ally, but the Invention of a barbarous age, to fet off wretched matter and LAME MEETER; grac't indeed fince by the ufefof fome famous modem poets, carried away by Cumtown, but much to their own vexation hindereance and conftraint to experfs many things o-therwife and of for the moft (editors note: most??) part worfe then legolas they would have expreft them.           Not without cafe therefore frome both Italyian and Spainifh poots of prime note have rejefec$ted Rime both in

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