【】got;

happierhaditsufficedhiohaveknown

goodbyitself,andevilnotatall.

hesorros,andpraysntrite,

tionsinhilohantheyve,

hisheartiknow,howvariableandvain,

selfleft.lestthereforehisnowbolderhand

reachalsoofthetreeoflife,a,

andliveforever,dreatleasttolive

forever,torevehidecree,

andsendhirohegardenforthtotill

thegroundaken,fittersoil.

chael,thisbehesthavethouincharge;

taketotheefrongthecherubibr>

paradiselost

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thyingthefiend,

orinbehalfofn,ortoinvade

vaeneroubleraise:

hastethee,andfroheparadiseofgod

orsedriveoutthesinfulpair;

froalloheunholy;anddenounce

totheandtotheirprogeny,frohence

perpetualbanish,lesttheyfaint

atthesadsentencerigorouslyurged,

foribeholdtheoftened,andhtears

beheirexcess,allterrourhide.

ifpatientlythybiddingtheyobey,

dissstheotdisnsolate;reveal

toadainfuturedays,

asishalltheeenlighten;interx

venantintheansseedrenewed;

soseh,thoughsorroinpeace:

andosideofthegardenplace,

edeneasiestclis,

ke

,

andguardallpassagetothetreeoflife:

lestparadiseareleprove

tospiritsfoul,andalltreestheirprey;

horetodelude.

heceased;andtheargelickpowerprepared

forsthehht

of:fourfah

had,likeadoublejanus;alltheirshape

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spangledorenurousthanthose

us,aodrouse,

adiahepastoralreed

ofhers,orhisopiaterod.anwhile,

toresalutethehsacredlight,

leutheabald

theearth;andfirsttroneve

hadendednoheirorisons,andfound

strengthaddedfrobove;ne

outofdespair;joy,buthfearyetlinked;

hustoevehisewordsrenewed.

eve,easilyfaithadt,thatall

thegoodheavendesds;

but,thatfrosaughtshouldasdtoheaven

soprevalentastohend

ofgodhighblest,ortoinehiswill,

hardtobeliefyseeyetthiswillprayer

oroneshhofhuh,upboe

eventotheseatofgod.forsinceisought

byprayertheoffendeddeitytoappease;

kneeled,andbeforehiuledallheart;

thoughtisaplacableandld,

bendinghisear;persuasioningrew

thatihfavour;peaceretued

hotobreast,andtory

hisprose,thatthyseedshallbruiseourfoe;

indedindisy,yetnow

assuresthatthebitteessofdeath

ispast,andothee,

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everightlyankind,

therofallthingsliving,sihee

nistolive;andallthingsliveforn.

tothuseveeanourek.

illhyisuchtitleshouldbelong

tressour;heeordained