American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-11

my Lungs as suppose, were too tender 10 bear the
suphureous air OF that city, SO that soon began to
droop; and in less than Two months time, was
fam leave both my studies and the city, and return
into the country to reserve life; and much ado
had 10 get thnher."
After giving an account of his Illness and recove-
ry, in the house OF quaker physician named Rance,
AT Wiccomb, the narrative again reyerts 10 Milton,
and the author proceeds:
-" took leave Of my friends in that family and in
the town, and returned to my studies at London.
81 was very kindly received by my master, who
had conceived good an opinion OF me, that my
conversation, found, acceptable to him, AMI he
seemed heartily glad Of my recovery and return
and into our old method of study we fell again.
reading to him, and he explaining to me as occasion
required But, as If learning had been forbidden
fruit to me, scarce was we'll settled 10 my work be
fore met with another diversion, which turned ME
qui.e out OF my work"
This diversion was not a very agreeable one. FL
wood was thrown into prison because he was qua
ker high crime in those times. After his dis
charge, he goes to see his old master, Milton who
receives him cordially not the less so, perhaps, be
cause he, too, suffered persecution and like the
blind old bard, has fallen
son evil tongues and evil times"
Milton is ready to resume his old course OF reading
but Ewond " could not propose to enter upon hi
intermitted studies until he had been in Backing
hamshre, TO visit his worthy friends, Isaac Pennng
ton and his vrtuous wife, He is induced to abaD
don his idea of returning to Milton, and remains
with his Buckinghamshire friends.
The author, three years after the above period
being at quaker's funeral was, with some more o
his friends, taken up and lodged in Ay'esbury phi
son Alter his discharge from thence, he writes
thus:
1868 Some li,e time before wen, to Ayes
bury prison, was desired by my quondam master
Milton, to take house Tor him in the neighbour
hood where dwelt, that he might go out OF the
city. Tor the safety OF himself and his family, the pes
thence then growing hot in London took pref
ty box for him in Giles -chalion mile from me, o
which gave him notice, and intended TO have wait
ed on him and seen him well settled in 1t, but wa:
prevented by that imprisonment. But now being
released and returned home, soon made visit tc
him. TO welcome him into the country. After some
common d,courses had passed between US, he call
ed for manuscript of his; which. being brought
he delivered TO me, bidding me take it home witt
me, and read ii OF my leisure; and, when had SC
done, return il to him with my judgment thereupon
When came home and had set myself to ead it,
found it that excellent poem which he entituled
Paradise Lost After had, with the best ateH
don, read il through | made him another visit, and
returned him his book. with due acknowledgment
OF the favour he had done me ia communicating il
10 me. lie asked me how liked it, and what
thought of = which modestly but freely told him
and after further discourse about IT, pleasant
~ said to him, Thou hast said much here Of Para
disc lost, but whGt hast thou to sag Of Paradise
f7und? lie made M, no answer, but safe some
fine in muse then brake Off that discourse, and
ieil upon another subject.
Alter the sickness was over and the city well
oleansed and become safely habiiable again, he re.
turned thher. Aud when afterwards went to
wall on him there (Which seldom failed Of doing
Whenever my occasions drew me to London.) he
showed me his second poem, called Il Paradise Re.
gained ); and, in pleasant tone, SAID to me, Ihis
rs oioing to y9u Tor you put it into my head by the
question you put to me at Chalfont, Which before
h1d not thought of.'"
This is the last time | find any mention made oil
Milton by the author, in the course of that part oil
MS life written by himself. which reaches down Ia
1858, several years alter Nilltons decease, which
occu red IN 1914 Neither does Wyeih, who wrote
a continuation of his life, take any farther notice o
Eiwood's connection with Milton; but indeed, hi
continuation consists principally of accounts of the
books written by Ewood, chiefly controversial, ant
extracts from them.
Milton was born in the year 1908, and died the
10th OF November, 1874, aged sixty six years.
Thomas Elwood was born in the year 1897 ant
died the LIST Of the third month (March.) 17l5, il
The sescn'y fourth year Of his age. Consequently
Milton was Eiwood's elder by thir,y-one years and
when they FIRST became acquainted in 6G2, the lat
Ter twenty three, and the former fifty -four year
OF age.
About the beginning Of the eighth lnott, as he say
himself