Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touch'd lightly;---- ----up he starts Discovered and surpris'd. As when a spark Lights on a heap of nitrous powder,---- ----the smutty grain With sudden blaze diffus'd inflames the air: So started up in his own shape the Fiend. Back stept those two fair Angels half amaz'd So sudden to behold the grisly king. Book IV. v. 810. In the possession of John Angerstein, Esq. PICTURE XV.--A SKETCH. SATAN discovering his fate in the Scale aloft, flying from GABRIEL and the Angelic Squadron. ----On th' other side Satan alarm'd Collecting all his might dilated stood.---- ----The Fiend look'd up, and knew His mounted scale aloft: nor more; but fled Murm'ring, and with him fled the shades of night. Book IV. v. 985, 1013. PICTURE XVI. The Dream of EVE, fancying to have tasted the fruit from the Tree of interdicted Knowledge, with One shap'd and wing'd like one of those from Heaven. ----Forthwith up to the clouds With him I flew, and underneath beheld The earth outstretch'd immense---- ----Suddenly My guide was gone, and I, methought, sunk down, And fell asleep;---- Book V. v. 55, 86, 90. In the possession of Wm. Young Ottley, Esq. PICTURE XVII. The creation of EVE, as related by ADAM. Abstract as in a trance methought I saw, Though sleeping, where I lay, and saw the shape Still glorious before whom awake I stood; Who stooping open'd my left side, and took From thence a rib---- Under his forming hands a creature grew, ----So lovely fair, That what seem'd fair in all the world, seem'd now Mean, or in her summ'd up.---- Book VIII. v. 462, 470. PICTURE XVIII. EVE, new created, led to ADAM. ----On she came, Led by her heav'nly Maker,---- And guided by his voice,---- Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her eye, I overjoy'd could not forbear aloud. This turn has made amends.---- Book VIII. v. 484. In the possession of John Angerstein, Esq. PICTURE XIX. EVE at the forbidden Tree. ----Her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat; ----Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent.---- Book IX. v. 780. PICTURE XX. ADAM resolved to share the fate of Eve; the Guardian Angels leaving the Garden.