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an;overhislucidar

alitaryvestofpurpleflowed,

livelierthanliboean,rain

ofsarra,wobykingsandheroesold

intioftruce;irishaddiptthewoof;

hisstarryhelnbue

paradiselost

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innhoodhended;byhisside,

asinaglisteringzodiack,hungthesword,

satansdiredread;andinhishandthespear.

adaohisstate

inednot,buthisingthusdeclared.

adaheavenshighbehestnoprefaeeds:

suffitthatthyprayersareheard;ah,

thenduebysentencehoudidsttransgress,

defeatedofhisseisurenydays

giventheeofgrace;ayestrepent,

andonebadaydeedswelldone

yestver:aythenthylord,appeased,

redeeheequitefroeathsrap

butlohisparadisetodwell

pertsnot:torevetheeia,

aheefrohegardenforthtotill

thegroundhoutaken,fittersoil.

headdednot;foradatthenews

heartstruhillinggripeofsorroood,

thatallhissensesbound;eve,whounseen

yetallhadheard,ent

disveredsoontheplaceofherretire.

ouedstroke,hah

stithusleavetheeparadisethusleave

thee,nativesoilthesehappywalksandshades,

fithauntofgodsospend,

quietthoughsad,therespiteofthatday

thatstbertaltousboth.oflowers,

thategrow,

paradiselost

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earlyvisitation,andlastteven,htenderhand

frohefirstopeningbud,andgaveyenas

hesun,orrank

yourtribes,andthearosialfount

theelastly,nuptialboeadoed

hellthee

ho,andherwanderdown

intoaloothisobscure

aherair

lesspure,artalfruits

thustheaerruptedld.

lantnot,eve,butpatientlyresign

justlythouhastlost,hyheart,

thusoverfond,onthatthine:

thygoingisnotlonely;htheegoes

thyhusband;tofollohouartbound;

hihynativesoil.

adabythisfroheldsuddenda

revering,andhisscatteredspiritsretued,

tochaelthushishulewordsaddressed.

ed

ofthehehighest;forsuayseebr>

princeaboveprincesgentlyhastthoutold

thyssage,ightelseintellingwound,

andinperfendus;besides

ofsorroion,anddespair,

ourfrailtysustain,thytidingsbring,

departurefrohishappyplace,ours

paradiselost

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recess,andonlynsolatio

faliartooureyesallplaceselse

inhospitableappear,anddesolate;

norknowingus,norknown:and,ifbyprayer

incessantiuldhopetogethewill

ofhiings,icease

toyassiduouscries:

butprayeragainsthisabsolutedecree

noreavailsthahagainstthewind,

blothatbreathesitforth:

thereforetohisgreatbiddingisubt.

thisstafflicts,that,departinghence,

asfroisfaceishallbehid,deprived

hisblesseduntenance:hereiuldfrequent