<TD></TD></TABLE>
andnotpraise
paradiselost
263of374
ratheryourdauntlessvirtue,thepain
ofdeathdenounced,everthingdeathbe,
deterrednotfrochievingightlead
tohappierlife,knowledgeofgoodandevil;
ofgood,hoofevil,ifisevil
bereal,knoeeasiershunned
godthereforecannothurtye,andbejust;
notjust,notgod;notfearedthen,norobeyed:
yourfearitselfofdeathrevesthefear
henhisforbidtoawe;
tokeepyelo,
hishatintheday
yeeatthereof,youreyesthatseeoclear,
yetarebutdishallperfectlybethen
openedandcleared,andyeshallbeasgods,
knohgoodandevil,astheyknow
thatyeshallbeasgods,sinceiasn,
intealn,isbutproportionet;
i,ofbrute,hun;ye,ofhun,gods
soyeshalldieperhaps,byputtingoff
hun,toputongods;deathtobewished,
thoughthreatened,hanthiscanbring
andaynotbee
asthey,participatinggodlikefood
thegodsarefirst,andthatadvantageuse
onourbelief,thatallfroheroceeds:
iquestionit;forthisfairearthisee,
edbythesun,producingeverykind;
thenothing:iftheyallthings,losed
paradiselost
264of374
knohistree,
thatsthereof,forthhattains
houttheirleaveandwhereinlies
theoffence,thatnshouldthusattaintoknow
canyourkno,orthistree
iartagainsthiswill,ifallbehis
orisitenvyandcanenvydwell
inheavenlybreaststhese,these,andnyre
causesiortyoueedofthisfairfruit
goddesshune,reachthen,andfreelytaste
heended;andhisehguile,
intoherhearttooeasyentrancewon:
fixedonthefruitshegazed,obehold
ghttetalone;andinherearsthesound
yetrungofhispersuasivepregned
ing,andhtruth:
anhehourofnoondrewon,andwaked
aneagerappetite,raisedbythesll
sosavouryofthatfruit,hdesire,
inclinablenootouchortaste,
solicitedherlongingeye;yetfirst
pausingaused
greatarethyvirtues,doubtless,bestoffruits,
thoughkeptfroan,andired;
aste,toolongforbo,atfirstassay
gaveeloute,andtaught
thetonguenotdeforspeechtospeakthypraise:
thypraisehealso,hyuse,
nus,nangtheethetree
paradiselost
265of374
ofknohofgoodandevil;
forbidsusthentotastebuthisforbidding
ndstheere,infersthegood
bytheenicated,andour:
forgoodunknohad;or,had
andyetunknohadatall
inplainthen,forbidshebuttoknow,
forbidsusgood,forbidsustobewise
suchprohibitionsbindnotbut,ifdeath
bindushafterbands,profitsthen
ourinintheday
ofthisfairfruit,ourdoos,weshalldie
hoheserpenthehatheatenandlives,
andknoes,
irrationaltillthenforusalone
hinventedortousdenied
thisintellectualfood,forbeastsreserved
forbeastsitsee:yetthatonebeast
hathtastedenviesnot,butbringshjoy
thegoodbefallenhiauthorunsuspect,
friendlyton,farfroeceitorguile
fearithenrather,knoofear
underthisignoranceofgoodandevil,
ofgodordeath,oflay
heregrohecureofall,thisfruitdivine,
fairtotheeye,invitingtothetaste,
ofvirtuetokehindersthen
toreaind
sosaying,herrashhandinevilhour
paradiselost
266of374
forthreachingtothefruit,sheplucked,sheeat
earthfelttheherseat,
sighingthroughallherworks,gavesignsofwoe,
thatallbacktothethicketslunk
theguiltyserpent;andight;foreve,
intentnoaste,noughtelse
regarded;suchdelighttillthen,asseed,
infruitshenevertasted,hertrue
orfanciedso,throughexpectationhigh
ofknoherthought
greedilysheingorgedhoutrestraint,
andkneeatingdeath:satiateatlength,
andhightenedashundandboon,
thustoherselfshepleasinglybegan
osovran,virtuous,preciousofalltrees
inparadiseofoperationblest
tosapiened
andthyfairfruitlethang,astonoend
yearlycare,
notoing,andduepraise,
shalltendthee,andthefertileburdenease
ofthyfullbranchesofferedfreetoall;
till,dietedbythee,igroature
inknohegods,hingsknow;
thoughothersenvytheycannotgive:
for,hadthegiftbeentheirs,ithadnothere
thusgro,totheeiowe,
bestguide;notfolloained
inignorance;thouopenestsway,
paradiselost
267of374
andgivestaccess,thoughsecretsheretire
andiperhapsaecret:heavenishigh,
high,andretetoseefrohencedistinct
eachthingonearth;andothercareperhaps
yhavedivertedfrotinualch
ourgreatforbidder,safehallhisspies
abouthibuttoadansort
shalliappearshallitohiakeknown
asyetchange,andgivehiopartake
fullhappinesse,orratheot,
butkeepstheoddsofknoypower
houtpartnersotoadds
infelesex,theretodrawhislove,
andrenderreequal;andperhaps,
athingnotundesirable,soti
superiour;for,inferiour,whoisfree
thisybeifgodhaveseen,
anddeathensuethenishallbenore
andadaoanothereve,
shalllivehherenjoying,iextinct;
adeathtothinknfirdtheniresolve,
adahallshareeinblissorwoe:
sodearilovehithatalldeaths
iuldendure,livenolife
sosaying,frohetreeherstepshetued;
butfirstloothepower
thatdhin,ehadinfused
intotheplantscientialsap,derived
froewhile,
paradiselost
268of374
ingdesirousherretu,hadwove
ofchoicestflooado
hertresses,andherrurallabourscrown;
asreapersoftaretheirharvestqueen
greatjoyheprosedtohisthoughts,andnew
solaceinherretu,solongdelayed:
yetoft
... </P></TD>
andnotpraise
paradiselost
263of374
ratheryourdauntlessvirtue,thepain
ofdeathdenounced,everthingdeathbe,
deterrednotfrochievingightlead
tohappierlife,knowledgeofgoodandevil;
ofgood,hoofevil,ifisevil
bereal,knoeeasiershunned
godthereforecannothurtye,andbejust;
notjust,notgod;notfearedthen,norobeyed:
yourfearitselfofdeathrevesthefear
henhisforbidtoawe;
tokeepyelo,
hishatintheday
yeeatthereof,youreyesthatseeoclear,
yetarebutdishallperfectlybethen
openedandcleared,andyeshallbeasgods,
knohgoodandevil,astheyknow
thatyeshallbeasgods,sinceiasn,
intealn,isbutproportionet;
i,ofbrute,hun;ye,ofhun,gods
soyeshalldieperhaps,byputtingoff
hun,toputongods;deathtobewished,
thoughthreatened,hanthiscanbring
andaynotbee
asthey,participatinggodlikefood
thegodsarefirst,andthatadvantageuse
onourbelief,thatallfroheroceeds:
iquestionit;forthisfairearthisee,
edbythesun,producingeverykind;
thenothing:iftheyallthings,losed
paradiselost
264of374
knohistree,
thatsthereof,forthhattains
houttheirleaveandwhereinlies
theoffence,thatnshouldthusattaintoknow
canyourkno,orthistree
iartagainsthiswill,ifallbehis
orisitenvyandcanenvydwell
inheavenlybreaststhese,these,andnyre
causesiortyoueedofthisfairfruit
goddesshune,reachthen,andfreelytaste
heended;andhisehguile,
intoherhearttooeasyentrancewon:
fixedonthefruitshegazed,obehold
ghttetalone;andinherearsthesound
yetrungofhispersuasivepregned
ing,andhtruth:
anhehourofnoondrewon,andwaked
aneagerappetite,raisedbythesll
sosavouryofthatfruit,hdesire,
inclinablenootouchortaste,
solicitedherlongingeye;yetfirst
pausingaused
greatarethyvirtues,doubtless,bestoffruits,
thoughkeptfroan,andired;
aste,toolongforbo,atfirstassay
gaveeloute,andtaught
thetonguenotdeforspeechtospeakthypraise:
thypraisehealso,hyuse,
nus,nangtheethetree
paradiselost
265of374
ofknohofgoodandevil;
forbidsusthentotastebuthisforbidding
ndstheere,infersthegood
bytheenicated,andour:
forgoodunknohad;or,had
andyetunknohadatall
inplainthen,forbidshebuttoknow,
forbidsusgood,forbidsustobewise
suchprohibitionsbindnotbut,ifdeath
bindushafterbands,profitsthen
ourinintheday
ofthisfairfruit,ourdoos,weshalldie
hoheserpenthehatheatenandlives,
andknoes,
irrationaltillthenforusalone
hinventedortousdenied
thisintellectualfood,forbeastsreserved
forbeastsitsee:yetthatonebeast
hathtastedenviesnot,butbringshjoy
thegoodbefallenhiauthorunsuspect,
friendlyton,farfroeceitorguile
fearithenrather,knoofear
underthisignoranceofgoodandevil,
ofgodordeath,oflay
heregrohecureofall,thisfruitdivine,
fairtotheeye,invitingtothetaste,
ofvirtuetokehindersthen
toreaind
sosaying,herrashhandinevilhour
paradiselost
266of374
forthreachingtothefruit,sheplucked,sheeat
earthfelttheherseat,
sighingthroughallherworks,gavesignsofwoe,
thatallbacktothethicketslunk
theguiltyserpent;andight;foreve,
intentnoaste,noughtelse
regarded;suchdelighttillthen,asseed,
infruitshenevertasted,hertrue
orfanciedso,throughexpectationhigh
ofknoherthought
greedilysheingorgedhoutrestraint,
andkneeatingdeath:satiateatlength,
andhightenedashundandboon,
thustoherselfshepleasinglybegan
osovran,virtuous,preciousofalltrees
inparadiseofoperationblest
tosapiened
andthyfairfruitlethang,astonoend
yearlycare,
notoing,andduepraise,
shalltendthee,andthefertileburdenease
ofthyfullbranchesofferedfreetoall;
till,dietedbythee,igroature
inknohegods,hingsknow;
thoughothersenvytheycannotgive:
for,hadthegiftbeentheirs,ithadnothere
thusgro,totheeiowe,
bestguide;notfolloained
inignorance;thouopenestsway,
paradiselost
267of374
andgivestaccess,thoughsecretsheretire
andiperhapsaecret:heavenishigh,
high,andretetoseefrohencedistinct
eachthingonearth;andothercareperhaps
yhavedivertedfrotinualch
ourgreatforbidder,safehallhisspies
abouthibuttoadansort
shalliappearshallitohiakeknown
asyetchange,andgivehiopartake
fullhappinesse,orratheot,
butkeepstheoddsofknoypower
houtpartnersotoadds
infelesex,theretodrawhislove,
andrenderreequal;andperhaps,
athingnotundesirable,soti
superiour;for,inferiour,whoisfree
thisybeifgodhaveseen,
anddeathensuethenishallbenore
andadaoanothereve,
shalllivehherenjoying,iextinct;
adeathtothinknfirdtheniresolve,
adahallshareeinblissorwoe:
sodearilovehithatalldeaths
iuldendure,livenolife
sosaying,frohetreeherstepshetued;
butfirstloothepower
thatdhin,ehadinfused
intotheplantscientialsap,derived
froewhile,
paradiselost
268of374
ingdesirousherretu,hadwove
ofchoicestflooado
hertresses,andherrurallabourscrown;
asreapersoftaretheirharvestqueen
greatjoyheprosedtohisthoughts,andnew
solaceinherretu,solongdelayed:
yetoft
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