【】fspiritandtruth;therest,fargreaterpart,
inouts
religionsatisfied;truthshallretire
bestuckhslanderousdarts,andh
rarelybefound:soshallthewoon,
togoodlignant,tobadnbenign;
underherogroaning;tilltheday
appearofrespirationtothejust,
andvengeaheretu
ofhiolatelyprosedtothyaid,
theansseed;obscurelytheold,
noplerknohysaviourandthylord;
last,intheheaventoberevealed
ingloryofthefather,todissolve
satanhhispervertedhenraise
frohenflagrantss,purgedandrefined,
paradiselost
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neh,agesofendlessdate,
foundedinrighteousness,andpeadlove;
tforthfruits,joyaealbliss.
heended;andthusadaastreplied.
hohthypredi,seerblest,
asuredthistrae,
tilltistandfixedbeyondisallabyss,
eteity,anreach.
greatlyinstructedishallhe;
greatlyinpeayfill
ofknothisvesseltain;
beyondyfollytoaspire.
hehilea,thattoobeyisbest,
andlovehfeartheonlygod;towalk
asinhispreseoobserve
hisprovidensoledepend,
rcifuloverallhishgood
stillevil,andbysll
acplishihings,bythingsdeedweak
subvertingrong,andworldlywise
bysilyek:thatsufferingfortruthssake
isfortitudetohighestvictory,
and,tothefaithful,deaththegateoflife;
taughtthisbyhisexale,inow
aereverblest.
tothusalsotheangellastreplied.
thishavingleaed,thouhastattaihesubr>
of;hopenohigher,thoughallthestars
thouknee,andalltheetherealpowers,
paradiselost
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allsecretsofthedeep,allnaturesworks,
orh,orsea,
andalltherichesofthis,
andalltherule,oneeire;onlyadd
deedstothyknoh,
addvirtue,patieeerance;addlove,
bynatoeharity,thesoul
ofalltherest:thenthouh
toleavethisparadise,butshaltpossess
aparadisehinthee,happierfar.
letusdesothistop
ofspeculation;forthehourprecise
exactsourpartinghendseetheguards,
byencaedonyonderhill,expect