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beheld,
ired;buthere
inthisenclosureong,
beholdersrude,andshalloodisce
halfanexcept,
heeandisonewhoshouldbeseen
agoddessanggods,adoredandserved
byangelsnuerless,thydailytrain
soglozedtheteter,andhisproeuned:
paradiselost
258of374
intotheheartofevehisadeway,
thoughatthevoicechrvelling;atlength,
notunazed,shethusinanswerspake
aythisanlanguageofnpronounced
bytongueofbrute,andhunsenseexpressed
thefirst,atleast,oftheseithoughtdenied
tobeasts;god,ontheircreationday,
createdtetoallarticulatesound:
thelatterider;forintheirlooks
chreason,andintheiractions,oftappears
thee,serpent,subtlestbeastofallthefield
ikneanvoiceendued;
redoublethenthisracle,andsay,
hoestthouspeakableofte,andhow
tosofriendlygroherest
ofbrutalkind,thatdailyareinsight
say,forsuchsattentiondue
totheguilefulteterthusreplied
eressofthisfaireve
easytoitistotelltheeall
ndest;andrightthoushouldstbe
obeyed:
ifirstasotherbeaststhatgraze
thetroddenherb,ofabjectthoughtsandlow,
asyfood;noraughtbutfooddisceed
orsex,andapprehendednothinghigh:
till,onadayrovingthefield,ichanced
agoodlytreefardistanttobehold
loadenixed,
paradiselost
259of374
ruddyandgold:inearerdreogaze;
theboughsasavouryodourblown,
gratefultoappetite,repleasedsense
thansllofsestfennel,ortheteats
ofeilkateven,
unsuborkid,thattendtheirplay
tosatisfythesharpdesireihad
oftastingthosefairapples,iresolved
nottodefer;hungerandthirstatonce,
pothescent
ofthatalluringfruit,urgedsokeen
aboutthessytrunkiesoon;
for,highfroround,thebrancheswouldrequire
thyutstreas:roundthetree
allotherbeaststhatsahlikedesire
longingandenvyingstood,butuldnotreach
adthetreeno,yhung
tetingsonigh,topluckandeatfill
isparednot;for,suchpleasuretillthathour,
atfeedorfountain,neverhadifound
satedatlength,erelongightperceive
strangealterationin,todegree
ofreasonininh
ednotlong;thoughtothisshaperetained
thenceforthtospeculationshighordeep
ituedthoughts,andind
nsideredallthingsvisibleinheaven,
orearth,orddle;allthingsfairandgood:
butallthatfairandgoodinthydivine
paradiselost
260of374
selance,andinthybeautysheavenlyray,
unitedibeheld;nofairtothine
equivalentorsendpelled
thus,thoughiortuneperhaps,toe
andgaze,andheeofrightdeclared
sovranofcreatures,universalda
sotalkedthespiritedslysnake;andeve,
yetreazed,unhusreplied
serpent,thyoverpraisingleavesindoubt
thevirtueofthatfruit,intheefirstproved:
butsay,hencehowfar
foyarethetreesofgodthatgrow
inparadise,andvarious,yetunknown
tous;insuchabundanceliesourchoice,
asleavesagreaterstoreoffruituntouched,
stillhanginginrruptible,tilln
groorehands
helptodisburdennatureofherbirth
totheheandglad
eress,thelong;
beyondaroyrtles,onaflat,
fastbyafountain,onesllthicketpast
ofbloyrrhandbalifthouaccept
nduct,icanbringtheethithersoon
leadthen,saidevehe,leading,slyrolled
intangles,anddeintricateseetraight,
toschiefshopeelevates,andjoy
brightenshiscrest;aswhenawanderingfire,
pactofunctuousvapour,henight
paradiselost
261of374
ndenses,andtheldenvironsround,
kindledthroughagitationtoafla,
eevilspiritattends,
hoveringandblazinghdelusivelight,
sleadstheazednighthisway
tobogsandres,andoftthroughpondorpool;
theressucurfar
soglisteredthediresnake,andintofraud
ledeve,ourother,tothetree
ofprohibition,rootofallourwoe;
oherguideshespake
serpent,ighthavesparedouringhither,
fruitlessto,thoughfruitbeheretoexcess,
thecreditofueresththee;
s
butofthistreeaynottastenortouch;
godsonded,andleftthatnd
soledaughterofhisvoice;therest,welive
laoourselves;ourreasonisourlaw
totheteterguilefullyreplied
indeedhathgodthensaidthatofthefruit
ofallthesegardentreesyeshallnoteat,
yetlordsdeclaredofallinearthorair
tothuseve,yetsinlessofthefruit
ofeachtreeinthegardenayeat;
butofthefruitofthisfairtreeadst
thegarden,godhathsaid,yeshallnoteat
thereof,norshallyetouchit,lestyedie
shescarcehadsaid,thoughbrief,orebold
paradiselost
262of374
theteter,buthshowofzealandlove
ton,andindignationathiswrong,
neoved,
fluctuatesdisturbed,yetelyandinact
raised,asofsogreatttertobegin
aseoratorrenowned,
inathensorfreero,e
flourished,sinegreatcauseaddressed,
stoodinhielfllected;,
tion,eachact,hetongue;
sotisinhighthbegan,asnodelay
ofprefacebrooking,throughhiszealofright:
sostanding,ving,ortohighthupgrown,
theteter,alliassioned,thusbegan
osacred,givingplant,
therofsciencenohypower
eclear;notonlytodisce
thingsintheircauses,buttotracetheways
ofhighestagents,deedhoweverwise
queenofthisuniversedonotbelieve
thoserigidthreatsofdeath:yeshallnotdie:
hohefruititgivesyoulife
toknoe,
,ouchedandtasted;yetbothlive,
andlifereperfecthaveattainedthanfate
ant,byventuringhigherthanlot
shallthatbeshutton,othebeast
isopenorensehisire
forsuchapettytrespass
... </P></TD>
beheld,
ired;buthere
inthisenclosureong,
beholdersrude,andshalloodisce
halfanexcept,
heeandisonewhoshouldbeseen
agoddessanggods,adoredandserved
byangelsnuerless,thydailytrain
soglozedtheteter,andhisproeuned:
paradiselost
258of374
intotheheartofevehisadeway,
thoughatthevoicechrvelling;atlength,
notunazed,shethusinanswerspake
aythisanlanguageofnpronounced
bytongueofbrute,andhunsenseexpressed
thefirst,atleast,oftheseithoughtdenied
tobeasts;god,ontheircreationday,
createdtetoallarticulatesound:
thelatterider;forintheirlooks
chreason,andintheiractions,oftappears
thee,serpent,subtlestbeastofallthefield
ikneanvoiceendued;
redoublethenthisracle,andsay,
hoestthouspeakableofte,andhow
tosofriendlygroherest
ofbrutalkind,thatdailyareinsight
say,forsuchsattentiondue
totheguilefulteterthusreplied
eressofthisfaireve
easytoitistotelltheeall
ndest;andrightthoushouldstbe
obeyed:
ifirstasotherbeaststhatgraze
thetroddenherb,ofabjectthoughtsandlow,
asyfood;noraughtbutfooddisceed
orsex,andapprehendednothinghigh:
till,onadayrovingthefield,ichanced
agoodlytreefardistanttobehold
loadenixed,
paradiselost
259of374
ruddyandgold:inearerdreogaze;
theboughsasavouryodourblown,
gratefultoappetite,repleasedsense
thansllofsestfennel,ortheteats
ofeilkateven,
unsuborkid,thattendtheirplay
tosatisfythesharpdesireihad
oftastingthosefairapples,iresolved
nottodefer;hungerandthirstatonce,
pothescent
ofthatalluringfruit,urgedsokeen
aboutthessytrunkiesoon;
for,highfroround,thebrancheswouldrequire
thyutstreas:roundthetree
allotherbeaststhatsahlikedesire
longingandenvyingstood,butuldnotreach
adthetreeno,yhung
tetingsonigh,topluckandeatfill
isparednot;for,suchpleasuretillthathour,
atfeedorfountain,neverhadifound
satedatlength,erelongightperceive
strangealterationin,todegree
ofreasonininh
ednotlong;thoughtothisshaperetained
thenceforthtospeculationshighordeep
ituedthoughts,andind
nsideredallthingsvisibleinheaven,
orearth,orddle;allthingsfairandgood:
butallthatfairandgoodinthydivine
paradiselost
260of374
selance,andinthybeautysheavenlyray,
unitedibeheld;nofairtothine
equivalentorsendpelled
thus,thoughiortuneperhaps,toe
andgaze,andheeofrightdeclared
sovranofcreatures,universalda
sotalkedthespiritedslysnake;andeve,
yetreazed,unhusreplied
serpent,thyoverpraisingleavesindoubt
thevirtueofthatfruit,intheefirstproved:
butsay,hencehowfar
foyarethetreesofgodthatgrow
inparadise,andvarious,yetunknown
tous;insuchabundanceliesourchoice,
asleavesagreaterstoreoffruituntouched,
stillhanginginrruptible,tilln
groorehands
helptodisburdennatureofherbirth
totheheandglad
eress,thelong;
beyondaroyrtles,onaflat,
fastbyafountain,onesllthicketpast
ofbloyrrhandbalifthouaccept
nduct,icanbringtheethithersoon
leadthen,saidevehe,leading,slyrolled
intangles,anddeintricateseetraight,
toschiefshopeelevates,andjoy
brightenshiscrest;aswhenawanderingfire,
pactofunctuousvapour,henight
paradiselost
261of374
ndenses,andtheldenvironsround,
kindledthroughagitationtoafla,
eevilspiritattends,
hoveringandblazinghdelusivelight,
sleadstheazednighthisway
tobogsandres,andoftthroughpondorpool;
theressucurfar
soglisteredthediresnake,andintofraud
ledeve,ourother,tothetree
ofprohibition,rootofallourwoe;
oherguideshespake
serpent,ighthavesparedouringhither,
fruitlessto,thoughfruitbeheretoexcess,
thecreditofueresththee;
s
butofthistreeaynottastenortouch;
godsonded,andleftthatnd
soledaughterofhisvoice;therest,welive
laoourselves;ourreasonisourlaw
totheteterguilefullyreplied
indeedhathgodthensaidthatofthefruit
ofallthesegardentreesyeshallnoteat,
yetlordsdeclaredofallinearthorair
tothuseve,yetsinlessofthefruit
ofeachtreeinthegardenayeat;
butofthefruitofthisfairtreeadst
thegarden,godhathsaid,yeshallnoteat
thereof,norshallyetouchit,lestyedie
shescarcehadsaid,thoughbrief,orebold
paradiselost
262of374
theteter,buthshowofzealandlove
ton,andindignationathiswrong,
neoved,
fluctuatesdisturbed,yetelyandinact
raised,asofsogreatttertobegin
aseoratorrenowned,
inathensorfreero,e
flourished,sinegreatcauseaddressed,
stoodinhielfllected;,
tion,eachact,hetongue;
sotisinhighthbegan,asnodelay
ofprefacebrooking,throughhiszealofright:
sostanding,ving,ortohighthupgrown,
theteter,alliassioned,thusbegan
osacred,givingplant,
therofsciencenohypower
eclear;notonlytodisce
thingsintheircauses,buttotracetheways
ofhighestagents,deedhoweverwise
queenofthisuniversedonotbelieve
thoserigidthreatsofdeath:yeshallnotdie:
hohefruititgivesyoulife
toknoe,
,ouchedandtasted;yetbothlive,
andlifereperfecthaveattainedthanfate
ant,byventuringhigherthanlot
shallthatbeshutton,othebeast
isopenorensehisire
forsuchapettytrespass
... </P></TD>