66 He a good deal in liking the Teacher. had alwaies hearde the Doctor spoken of as a good, pious, and clever Man, though rather too high a Prelatist. I sayd, "There were good Men of alle Sorts: "there was Mr. Milton, who woulde pull the Church down; there was "Mr. Agnew, who woulde only have it mended; and there was Dr. Jeremy Taylor, who was content with it as it "stoode." Then Rose askt me of the puritanicall Preachers. Then I showed her how they preached, and made her laugh. But Mr. Agnew woulde not laugh. But I made him laugh at last. Then he was angrie with himself and with me; only not very angry; and sayd, I had a Right to a Name which he knew had been given me, of "cleaving Mischief." I knew not he knew of it, and was checked, though I laught it off. Oct. Oct. 16. ALKING together, this Morning, Rose was avised "Did Mr. Milton W to say, "ever tell you the Adven"tures of the Italian Lady?" Rely on it he never did," said Mr. Agnew.-" Milton is as modest a "Man as ever breathed-alle Men of first "class Genius are soe.' "What was the "Adventure?" I askt, curiouslie. "Why, "I neede not tell you, Moll, that John Milton, as a Youth, was extremelie "handsome, even beautifull. His Colour came and went soe like a Girl's, that "we of Christ's College used to call him "the Lady,' and thereby annoy him noe "little. One summer Afternoone he and "I and young King (Lycidas, you know) "had started on a country Walk, (the "Countrie is not pretty, round Cambridge) "when we met in with an Acquaintance "whom Mr. Milton affected not, soe he "Ground and wait us there. On this rising Ground stood a Tree, beneath "which our impatient young Gentleman ત 66 presentlie cast himself, and, having "walked fast, and the Weather being "warm, soon falls asleep as sound as a "Top. Meantime, King and I quit our "Friend and saunter forward pretty easilie. "Anon comes up with us a Caroche, with something I know not what of out"landish in its Build; and within it, two Ladies, one of them having the fayrest "Face I ever set Eyes on, present Companie duly excepted. The Caroche having passed us, King and I mutuallie express our Admiration, and thereupon, preferring Turf to Dust, got on the "other Side the Hedge, which was not 66 soe thick but that we could make out "the Caroche, and see the Ladies descend "from it, to walk up the Hill. Having "reached the Tree, they paused in Sur 66 prise at seeing Milton asleep beneath it; "and in prettie dumb Shew, which we "watcht sharplie, exprest their Admira ❝tion |