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abassinkingstheirissueguard,
untara,thoughthisbysosupposed
trueparadiseundertheethiopline
bynilushead,enclosedhshiningrock,
aote
frohisassyriangarden,hefiend
saed,alldelight,allkind
oflivingcreatures,neosight,andstrange
paradiselost
103of374
tandtall,
godlikeerect,hnativehonourclad
innakedjestyseedlordsofall:
anded;forintheirlooksdivine
theigeoftheirgloriouskershone,
truth,,sanctitudesevereandpure,
severe,butintruefilialfreedolaced,
en;thoughboth
notequal,astheirsexnotequalseed;
fotelationheandvalourford;
forsoftnesssheandsattractivegrace;
heforgodonly,sheforgodinhi
hisfairlargefrontandeyesublideclared
absoluterule;andhyacinthinelocks
roundfroispartedforelocknlyhung
clustering,butnotbeneathhisshouldersbroad:
she,asaveil,dootheslender
herunadoedgoldentresseswore
dishevelled,butinonringletswaved
asthevinecurlshertendrils,plied
subjection,butrequiredhgentlesway,
andbyheryielded,byhiestreceived,
yieldedission,destpride,
andsorousdelay
northosesteriouspartshenncealed;
thene,dishonestsha
ofnaturesworks,honourdishonourable,
sinbred,hoankind
hshoereshoingpure,
paradiselost
104of374
andbanishedfroanslifehishappiestlife,
silicityandspotlessinnocence
sopassedtheynakedon,norshunnedthesight
ofgodorangel;fortheythoughtnoill:
sohandinhandtheypassed,theloveliestpair,
thateversinbracest;
adahegoodliestnofnsincebo
hissons,thefairestofherdaughterseve
underatuftofshadethatonagreen
stood,byafreshfountainside
theysattheooretoil
oftheirsgardeninglabourthansufficed
torendolzephyr,anddeease
reeasy,ethirstandappetite
regrateful,totheirsupperfruitstheyfell,
nectarinefruitspliantboughs
yieldedthesidelongastheysatrecline
onthesoftdoaskedhflowers:
thesavourypulptheycheherind,
stillastheythirsted,sopthebriingstrea
norgentlepurpose,norendearingsles
s
fairuple,linkedinhappynuptialleague,
aloneastheyabouttheriskingplayed
allbeastsoftheearth,sincehase
inorden;
sportingthelionraed,andinhispaw
dandledthekid;bears,tigers,ounces,pards,
gaolledbeforethetheun,
paradiselost
105of374
toketheirth,usedallhisght,andhed
hiskithetoboscis;closetheserpentsly,
insinuating,hgordiantwine
hisbraidedtrain,andofhisfatalguile
gaveproofunheeded;othersonthegrass
uched,andnohpasturegazingsat,
orbedinating;forthesun,
declined,ingnohpronecareer
totheoceanisles,andintheascendingscale
ofheaventhestarsthatushereveningrose:
anstillingaze,asfirsthestood,
scarcethusatlengthfailedspeechreveredsad
ohellineeyeshgriefbehold
intoourroofblissthushighadvanced
ould,earthboperhaps,
notspirits,yettoheavenlyspiritsbright
littleinferiour;thoughtspursue
houldlove,solivelyshines
intheivinereselance,andsuchgrace
thehandthatfordthentheirshapehathpoured
ahgentlepair,yelittlethinkhownigh
yourchangeapproaches,hesedelights
owoe;
reoreyourtasteisnowofjoy;
happy,butforsohappyillsecured
longtontinue,andthishighseatyourheaven
illfencedforheaventokeepoutsuchafoe
asnoered;yetnopurposedfoe
toyou,iuldpitythusforlo,
paradiselost
106of374
thoughiunpitied:leaguehyouiseek,
andtualaty,sostrait,soclose,
thatiustde
henydaynotplease,
likethisfairparadise,yoursense;yetsuch
aakerse,
hiasfreelygive:hellshallunfold,
toentertainyoutgates,
andsendforthallherkings;there,
notlikethesenarroits,toreceive
youurousoffspring;ifnobetterplace,
thankhilothtothisrevenge
onyouenotforhihowronged
andshouldiatyourharessinnocence
lt,asido,yetpublickreasonjust,
honourandeirehrevengeenlarged,
bynqueringthisnepelsnow
todoned,ishouldabhor
sospakethefiend,andhnecessity,
thetyrantsplea,excusedhisdevilishdeeds
thenfroisloftystandonthathightree
doongthesportfulherd
ofthosefourfootedkinds,hielfnowone,
noher,astheirshapeservedbesthisend
nearertoviewhisprey,and,unespied,
torkoreghtlea,
byarkedabouttheound
alionnoalkshfieryglare;
thenasatiger,hspied
paradiselost
107of374
insopurlieutlefaplay,
straightuchesclose,then,rising,changesoft
hisuchantch,asonehosehisground,
ightsurestseizetheoth,
gripedineaen
tofirstofenevethusvingspeech,
tuedhialleartoheaeteranceflow
solepartner,andsolepart,ofallthesejoys,
dearerthyselfthanall;needsstthepower
thatdeus,andforusthisaleworld,
beinfinitelygood,andofhisgood
asliberalandfreeasinfinite;
thatraisedusfrohedust,andplacedushere
inallthishappiness,hishand
havenothingrited,nor
aughthneed;hewhorequires
frosnootherservicethantokeep
thisone,thiseasycharge,ofallthetrees
inparadisethatbeardeliciousfruit
sovarious,nottotastethatonlytree
ofknoedbythetreeoflife;
soneargrohtolife,eerdeathis,
sodreadfulthingnodoubt;forhoukno
godhathpronounceditdeathtotastethattree,
theonlysignofourobedienceleft,
angsonysignsofpowerandrule
nferreduponus,anddoniongiven
overallother
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abassinkingstheirissueguard,
untara,thoughthisbysosupposed
trueparadiseundertheethiopline
bynilushead,enclosedhshiningrock,
aote
frohisassyriangarden,hefiend
saed,alldelight,allkind
oflivingcreatures,neosight,andstrange
paradiselost
103of374
tandtall,
godlikeerect,hnativehonourclad
innakedjestyseedlordsofall:
anded;forintheirlooksdivine
theigeoftheirgloriouskershone,
truth,,sanctitudesevereandpure,
severe,butintruefilialfreedolaced,
en;thoughboth
notequal,astheirsexnotequalseed;
fotelationheandvalourford;
forsoftnesssheandsattractivegrace;
heforgodonly,sheforgodinhi
hisfairlargefrontandeyesublideclared
absoluterule;andhyacinthinelocks
roundfroispartedforelocknlyhung
clustering,butnotbeneathhisshouldersbroad:
she,asaveil,dootheslender
herunadoedgoldentresseswore
dishevelled,butinonringletswaved
asthevinecurlshertendrils,plied
subjection,butrequiredhgentlesway,
andbyheryielded,byhiestreceived,
yieldedission,destpride,
andsorousdelay
northosesteriouspartshenncealed;
thene,dishonestsha
ofnaturesworks,honourdishonourable,
sinbred,hoankind
hshoereshoingpure,
paradiselost
104of374
andbanishedfroanslifehishappiestlife,
silicityandspotlessinnocence
sopassedtheynakedon,norshunnedthesight
ofgodorangel;fortheythoughtnoill:
sohandinhandtheypassed,theloveliestpair,
thateversinbracest;
adahegoodliestnofnsincebo
hissons,thefairestofherdaughterseve
underatuftofshadethatonagreen
stood,byafreshfountainside
theysattheooretoil
oftheirsgardeninglabourthansufficed
torendolzephyr,anddeease
reeasy,ethirstandappetite
regrateful,totheirsupperfruitstheyfell,
nectarinefruitspliantboughs
yieldedthesidelongastheysatrecline
onthesoftdoaskedhflowers:
thesavourypulptheycheherind,
stillastheythirsted,sopthebriingstrea
norgentlepurpose,norendearingsles
s
fairuple,linkedinhappynuptialleague,
aloneastheyabouttheriskingplayed
allbeastsoftheearth,sincehase
inorden;
sportingthelionraed,andinhispaw
dandledthekid;bears,tigers,ounces,pards,
gaolledbeforethetheun,
paradiselost
105of374
toketheirth,usedallhisght,andhed
hiskithetoboscis;closetheserpentsly,
insinuating,hgordiantwine
hisbraidedtrain,andofhisfatalguile
gaveproofunheeded;othersonthegrass
uched,andnohpasturegazingsat,
orbedinating;forthesun,
declined,ingnohpronecareer
totheoceanisles,andintheascendingscale
ofheaventhestarsthatushereveningrose:
anstillingaze,asfirsthestood,
scarcethusatlengthfailedspeechreveredsad
ohellineeyeshgriefbehold
intoourroofblissthushighadvanced
ould,earthboperhaps,
notspirits,yettoheavenlyspiritsbright
littleinferiour;thoughtspursue
houldlove,solivelyshines
intheivinereselance,andsuchgrace
thehandthatfordthentheirshapehathpoured
ahgentlepair,yelittlethinkhownigh
yourchangeapproaches,hesedelights
owoe;
reoreyourtasteisnowofjoy;
happy,butforsohappyillsecured
longtontinue,andthishighseatyourheaven
illfencedforheaventokeepoutsuchafoe
asnoered;yetnopurposedfoe
toyou,iuldpitythusforlo,
paradiselost
106of374
thoughiunpitied:leaguehyouiseek,
andtualaty,sostrait,soclose,
thatiustde
henydaynotplease,
likethisfairparadise,yoursense;yetsuch
aakerse,
hiasfreelygive:hellshallunfold,
toentertainyoutgates,
andsendforthallherkings;there,
notlikethesenarroits,toreceive
youurousoffspring;ifnobetterplace,
thankhilothtothisrevenge
onyouenotforhihowronged
andshouldiatyourharessinnocence
lt,asido,yetpublickreasonjust,
honourandeirehrevengeenlarged,
bynqueringthisnepelsnow
todoned,ishouldabhor
sospakethefiend,andhnecessity,
thetyrantsplea,excusedhisdevilishdeeds
thenfroisloftystandonthathightree
doongthesportfulherd
ofthosefourfootedkinds,hielfnowone,
noher,astheirshapeservedbesthisend
nearertoviewhisprey,and,unespied,
torkoreghtlea,
byarkedabouttheound
alionnoalkshfieryglare;
thenasatiger,hspied
paradiselost
107of374
insopurlieutlefaplay,
straightuchesclose,then,rising,changesoft
hisuchantch,asonehosehisground,
ightsurestseizetheoth,
gripedineaen
tofirstofenevethusvingspeech,
tuedhialleartoheaeteranceflow
solepartner,andsolepart,ofallthesejoys,
dearerthyselfthanall;needsstthepower
thatdeus,andforusthisaleworld,
beinfinitelygood,andofhisgood
asliberalandfreeasinfinite;
thatraisedusfrohedust,andplacedushere
inallthishappiness,hishand
havenothingrited,nor
aughthneed;hewhorequires
frosnootherservicethantokeep
thisone,thiseasycharge,ofallthetrees
inparadisethatbeardeliciousfruit
sovarious,nottotastethatonlytree
ofknoedbythetreeoflife;
soneargrohtolife,eerdeathis,
sodreadfulthingnodoubt;forhoukno
godhathpronounceditdeathtotastethattree,
theonlysignofourobedienceleft,
angsonysignsofpowerandrule
nferreduponus,anddoniongiven
overallother
... </P></TD>