【】d,seekestnot

soicatio,sopleased,

straisethycreaturetohighththou

ofunionornion,deified:

i,bynversing,ottheseerect

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frorone;norintheirplad.

thusieoldenedspake,andfreedosed

perssive,andaefound;hgained

thisansthegraedivine.

thusfartotrythee,adaileased;

andfindtheeknoofbeastsalone,

ed,butofthyself;

expressinghespirithintheefree,

ige,notiartedtothebrute;

forthee

goodreasonhoufreelyshouldstdislike;

andbesoill:i,erethouspakest,

kobealone;

andnosuyasthenthousa

intehee;fortrialonlybrought,

toseehoeet:

ibringshallpleasethee,beassured,

thylikehyfithelp,thyotherself,

thylytothyheartsdesire.

heended,oriheardnore;foow

earthlybyhisheavenlyoverpowered,

hadlongstooduraihehighth

inthate,

ashahatexcelsthesense

dazzleda,sunkdorepair

ofsleep,e,called

bynatureasinaid,andineeyes.

neeyesheclosed,butopehecell

offantealsight;byh,

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abstractasinatrahoughtisaw,

thoughsleeping,heshape

stillgloriousbeforeaood:

yleftside,andtook

frohencearib,,

andlifeblofresh;hewound,

butsuddenlyhfleshfilledupandhealed:

theribhefordandfashionedhhishands;

underhisfhandsacreaturegrew,

differentsex;solovelyfair,

thatedfairinalltheednow

an,orinhersuedup,iained

andinherlooks;thattiinfused

syheart,ubefore,

andintoallthingsfroerairinspired

thespiritofloveandarousdelight.

shedisappeared,adark;iwaked

tofindher,orforevertodeplore

herloss,andotherpleasuresallabjure:

ofhope,beholdher,notfaroff,

suchasisaydreaadoed

hallearthorheavenuldbestow

tokeheraable:onsheca,

ledbyherheavehoughunseen,

andguidedbyhisvoied

ofnuptialsanctity,andrriagerites:

graceeps,heaveninhereye,

ineverygesturedignityandlove.

i,overjoyed,uldnotforbearaloud.

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thistuhathdeands;thouhastfulfilled

thyorbounteousandbenign,

giverofallthingsfairbutfairestthis

ofallthygiftsnore.inowsee

boneofbone,fleshofflesh,self

before:anisheofn

extracted:forthiscauseheshallfo

fatherandther,andtohiswifeadhere;

andtheyshallbeoneflesh,o,onesoul.

sheheardthus;andthoughdivinelybrought,

yetinnodvirgiy,

hervirtue,andthensceofherh,

thatunsoughtbewon,

notobvious,notobtrusive,but,retired,

theredesirable;or,tosayall,