【】stopportuservehiswiles;andfound

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theserpentsubtlestbeastofallthefield.

hifterloe,irresolute

ofthoughtsrevolved,hisfienhose

fitvessel,fittestioffraud,in

toenter,andhisdarksuggestionshide

froharpestsight:for,inthewilysnake

eversleights,noneark,

asfroisandnativesubtlety

proceeding;herbeastsobserved,

doubtghtbegetofdiabolickpower

activehin,beyondthesenseofbrute.

thusheresolved,butfirstfrrief

hisburstingpassionintoplaintsthuspoured.

rejustly,seathierofgods,asbuilt

ingwasold

oearth,hooheaven,ifnotpreferred

fod,afterbetter,worsewouldbuild

terrestrialheaven,dancedroundbyotherheavens

thatshibeartheirbrightoffips,

lightabovelight,fortheealone,assee,

intheens

ofsacredinfluenceasgodinheaven

ister,yetextendstoall;sothou,

tring,receivestfrollthoseorbs:inthee,

notintheelves,alltheirknoueappears

productiveinherb,plant,andnoblerbirth

ofcreaturesanitehgraduallife

ofgrodupinn.

hdelightuldihaveheeround,

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ifiuldjoyinaught,sinterge

ofhill,andvalley,rivers,woods,andplains,

nohforested,

rocks,dens,andcavesbutiihese

findplaoreisee

pleasuresabout,sochreifeel

tornte,asfrohehatefulsiege

ofntraries:allgoodtobees

bane,andinheavenchystate.

butherhereseeki,nonorinheaven

todasteringheavenssupre;

norhopetobeselflessserable

byakesuch

asi,thoughtherebyeredound:

foronlyiroyingifindease

torelehoughts;and,hiestroyed,

orayterloss,

forallthisade,allthiswillsoon

follolinkedinwealorwoe;

inayrange:

toshallbetheglorysoleang

theinfealpoarred

ightystyled,sixnightsanddays

ntinuedking;andlong

beforehadbeenntrivingthoughperhaps

notlohansincei,inonenight,freed

froervitudeingloriouswellnighhalf

theangelia,andthinhethrong

ofhisadorers:he,tobeavenged,

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andtorepairhishusiaired,

hersuchvirtuespentofoldnowfailed

reaocreate,iftheyatleast

arehisore,

deteroadvan

aedofearth,andhindow,

exaltedfroobaseinal,

hheavenlyspoils,ourspoils:hedecreed,

heeffebuilt

gnifitthishhisseat,

hiordpronounced;and,oindignity

subjectedtohisservigelwings,

andflangodtend

theirearthlycharge:ofthesethevigilance

idread;and,toelude,thusist

ofdnightvaplideobscure,andpry

ineverybushandbrake,ayfind