ised,hlooksofrdiallove

hungoverherenaured,andbeheld

beauty,herwakingorasleep,

shotforthpees;thenhvoice

ld,ashes,

herhandsofttoug,hus.awake,

fairest,espoused,latestfound,

heavenslastbestgift,evee

aoingshines,andthefreshfield

callsus;e,torkh

ourtenderplants,hohecitrongrove,

yrrh,andyreed,

hourepaintsherlours,hohebee

sitsontheblooxtragliquids.

suchhstartledeye

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onadaerag,thusshespake.

osoleinthoughtsfindallrepose,

glory,perfegladisee

thyfadretued;forithisnight

suighttillthisineverpassedhavedread,

ifdread,not,asioftaofthee,

orrodesign,

butofoffenind

kneenight:thought,

ineearonecalledforthtowalk

hgentlevoice;ithoughtitthisaid,

thou,evenoe,

theol,thesilent,saveeyields

tothenighthatnowawake

tuhislovelabouredsong;nns

fullorbedtheon,andorepleasinglight

shadosoffthefaceofthings;invain,

ifnard;heavenhallhiseyes,

tobeholdbutthee,naturesdesire

i

attractedbythybeautystilltogaze.

iroseasatthycall,butfou;

tofindtheeidirectedthenwalk;

andon,thought,aloneipassedthroughways

thatbroughtonasuddentothetree

ofinterdictedknoed,

chfairertofancythanbyday:

and,asistood

oneshapedandheaven

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byusoftseen;hisdeilled

arosionthattreehealsogazed;

andofairplant,saidhe,hfruitsurcharged,

deignshyload,andtastethys,

nod,nornisknowledgesodespised

orenvy,orreserveforbidstotaste

forbidhhold

lohyood;here

thissaid,hepausednot,but

heplucked,hetasted;dahorrourchilled

atsuchboldhadeedsobold:

buthethus,overjoyed;ofruitdivine,

suropt,

forbiddesee,asonlyfit

fods,yetabletokegodsofn:

andore

nicated,reabundantgrows,

theauthootiaired,buthonouredre

here,happycreature,fairangelickeve

partakethoualso;happythoughthouart,

happierthouyestbe,hierstnotbe:

tastethis,andbehenongthegods

thyselfagoddess,nottoearthnfined,

butsotisintheair,asetis

aseritthine,andsee

lifethegodslivethere,andsuchlivethou

sosaying,hedreeheld,

eventouthofthatsafruitheldpart

ell

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soquiedappetite,thati,thought,

uldnotbuttaste.forthhuptotheclouds

iflehbeheld