Milton

Latin {¶4} Esth. i. 8. — …leo rugiens obambulat, quærens quem absorbeat. Esth. i. 8. potum ex jure nemo exigebat; sic enim constituerat rex unicuique magistro domus suæ, ut facerent pro voluntate uni…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶4} Esther i. 8. — …as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour. Esther i. 8. the drinking was according to law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his hous…

Latin {¶6} Esth. i. 22. — …. 18, 19. lætare cum uxore adolescentiæ tuæ—. Esth. i. 22. ut esset quisque vir dominator domi suæ—. 1 Cor. xi. 3. velim vos nosse, Christum esse omnis viri caput, caput…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶6} Esther i. 22. — …r, &c. Prov. v. 18, 19. rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Esther i. 22. every man should bear rule in his own house. 1 Cor. xi. 3. I would have you know that the head of every man is…

Latin {¶22} Esth. ii. 15. — …respicito ad speciem ejus, aut ad altitudinem staturæ ejus—. Esth. ii. 15. obtinebat Esther gratiam in oculis omnium videntium eam. Prov. vi. 25. ne desiderato pulchritudinem ejus cum a…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶22} Esth. ii. 15. — …look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature. Esth. ii. 15. Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. Prov. vi. 25. lust not after her beauty…

The two editions number this verse differently. Which numbering Milton was following here has not yet been checked:

Latin {¶13} Esth. iii. 2, 3, 4. — …ereliquerat Jehovam—. et xxvi. 18. obstiterunt Uzziæ regi—. Esth. iii. 2, 3, 4. sed Mordecai non flectebat—. Dan. iii. 16. ut respondeamus tibi, non sumus soliciti de hoc negotio. et…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶13} Esth. iii. 2, 4. — …d of his fathers. xxvi. 18. they withstood Uzziah the king. Esth. iii. 2, 4. Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. Dan. iii. 16. we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.…

Latin {¶8} Esth. iii. 6. — …Jezebel uxor ejus, tune nunc exerces regnum super Israelem—? Esth. iii. 6. sed quum sperneret in oculis suis mittere manum in Mordecaium solum—. et v. 9. si apud regem bonum videtur, sc…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶8} Esth. iii. 6. — …fe said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? Esth. iii. 6. he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone—. v. 9. if it please the king, let it be written that they may…

Latin {¶8} et v. 9. — …sperneret in oculis suis mittere manum in Mordecaium solum—. et v. 9. si apud regem bonum videtur, scribatur ut perdant eos—. Dan. vi. 8. consilium invenerunt omnes eparchi regni, &c.…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶8} v. 9 — …h. iii. 6. he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone—. v. 9. if it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed. Dan. vi. 7. all the presidents of the kingdom ...…

Latin {¶14} Esth. iv. 3, 15, 16. — …men Ahavæ, quo affligeremus nos coram Deo nostro, quærentes—. Esth. iv. 3, 15, 16. luctus magnus erat Jehudæis, jejuniumque et fletus ac planctus; cilicium cum cinere stratum erat multis:…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} Esther iv. 3, 15, 16. — …t we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him—. Esther iv. 3, 15, 16. there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing, and many lay in sackclot…

Latin {¶12} Esth. ix. 13. — …conspectum tuum—. et iii. 59, &c. redde iis retributionem—. Esth. ix. 13. dixit Esther, concedatur etiam eras—, et decem filios Hamanis suspendant e patibulo. Apoc. vi. 10. quousque, D…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶12} Esther ix. 13. — …me before thee. iii. 64, &c. render unto them a recompense. Esther ix. 13. then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted unto the Jews......to do to-morrow also according un…

Latin {¶14} et ix. 31, 32. — …et interdiu: similiter ego quoque cum puellis meis jejunabo. et ix. 31, 32. ut instituant dies Purim istos condictis temporibus eorum—, documenta jejuniorum et clamoris sui—. de quo Ze…

English (Sumner, 1825) {¶14} ix. 31, 32. — …ays, night nor day; I also and my maidens will fast likewise. ix. 31, 32. to confirm those days of Purim in their time appointed ...... the matters of the fastings and their cry; to which…