第19节

    r,thenalone,

    ashesupposed,allunobserved,unseen.

    soonhefares,andtotheborderes

    ofeden,iousparadise,

    nohherenclreen,

    asound,thechaaignhead

    ofasteepwildeess,whosehairysides

    aessdenied;andoverheadupgrew

    insuperableheightofloftiestshade,

    cedar,andpine,andfir,andbrangpal

    asylvanse,and,astheranksasd,

    shadeaboveshade,aheatre

    ofstateliestviehigherthaops

    theverdurouswallofparadiseupsprung;

    paradiselost

    98of374

    00081429

    eneralsiregaveprospectlarge

    intohishereireneighbround.

    andhigherthanthatirgrow

    ofgoodliesttrees,loadenhfairestfruit,

    blossoandfruitsatonceofgoldenhue,

    appeared,elledloursxed:

    ladiressedhisbea

    thaninfaireveningidbow,

    hshoed

    thatlandskip:andofpurenowpurerair

    etshisapproadtotheheartinspires

    vealdelightandjoy,abletodrive

    allsadnessbutdespair:nolegales,

    fanningtheirodoriferouswings,dispense

    nativeperfus,aole

    thosebalspoils.aswhofail

    beyondthecapeofhope,andno

    zaick,offatseanortheastwindsblow

    sabeanodoursfrohespicyshore

    ofarabytheblest;hsuchdelay

    anyaleague

    iles:

    soeaihoseodorousssthefiend,

    etheirbahoughbetterpleased

    thanasdeuse

    thatdrovehithoughenaured,frohespouse

    oftobitsson,andhavengea

    froediaposttoegypt,therefastbound.

    paradiselost

    99of374

    nootheastofthatsteepsavagehill

    satanhadjoueyedon,pensiveandslow;

    butfurtherhitwined,

    asoinuedbrake,theundergrowth

    ofshrubsandtanglingbusheshadperplexed

    allpathofhatpassedthatway.

    oethereonlyhatlookedeast

    oherside:hearchfelonsaw,

    dueentrancehedisdained;and,i,

    atoneflightboundhighoverleapedallbound

    ofhillhesthin

    lightsonhisfeet.asolf,

    hungerdrivestoseekneforprey,

    gheirflocksateve

    inhurdledtesadthefieldsecure,

    leapsoerthefenceheaseintothefold:

    orasathief,benttounhoardthecash

    ofsorichburgher,antialdoors,

    crossbarredandboltedfast,feaoassault,

    inatthebs,oroerthetiles:

    soclothisfirstgrandthiefintogodsfold;

    sosiohishleb.

    thenceupheflehetreeoflife,

    theddletreeandhighesttherethatgrew,

    satlikearratruelife

    therebyregained,butsatdevisih

    totheevirtuethought

    ofthatlifegivingplant,butonlyused

    forprospect,hepledge

    paradiselost

    100of374

    ofiortality.solittleknows

    any,butgodaloovalueright

    thegoodbeforehibutpervertsbestthings

    toeause.

    behhineondeowheviews,

    toalldelightofhunsenseexposed,

    innarro,naturesore,

    aheaveh:forblissfulparadise

    ofgodthegardeni

    ofedenplanted;edechedherline

    frouraotheroyaltowers

    ofgreatseleucia,builtbygrekings,

    ofhesonsofedenlongbefore

    dintelassar:inthispleasantsoil

    hisfarrepleasantgardengodordained;

    outofthefertilegroundhecausedtogrow

    alltreesofkindfht,sll,taste;

    andalladthetoodthetreeoflife,

    highe,bloongarosialfruit

    ofvegetablegold;aolife,

    ourdeath,thetreeofknoby,

    knodearbyknowingill.

    southhroughedenariverlarge,

    norgedhisurse,butthroughtheshaggyhill

    passeduhingulfed;fodhadthrown

    thatuntainashisgardenuldhighraised

    upontherapidcurrent,hroughveins

    ofporousearthhkindlythirstupdrawn,

    roseafreshfountain,andanyarill

    paradiselost

    101of374

    eredthegarden;theedfell

    doettheherflood,

    hisdarksopassagenopears,

    andnoainstrea,

    runsdiverse,anyafausrealbr>

    anduntry,;

    butrathertotellhouldtell,

    hothatsapphirefountthecrispedbrooks,

    rollingopearlandsandsofgold,

    azyerrourunderpendantshades

    raar,visitingeachplant,andfed

    flohyofparadise,

    inbedsandcuriousknots,butnatureboon

    pouredforthprofuseonhill,anddale,andplain,

    bothoingsunfirstlyste

    theopenfield,andheunpiercedshade

    irohenoontidebohisplace

    ahappyruralseatofvariousview;

    grovessandbal

    others,buishedhgoldenrind,

    hungaable,hesperianfablestrue,

    iftrue,hereonly,andofdelicioustaste:

    betlaks

    grazienderherb,erposed,

    orpalhillock;ortheflowerylap

    ofsuousvalleyspreadherstore,

    flohoutthotherose:

    anotherside,urageousgrotsandcaves

    ofolrecess,oerantlingvine

    paradiselost

    102of374

    laysforthherpurplegrape,alycreeps

    luxuriant;anurringersfall

    doheslopehills,dispersed,orinalake,

    thattothefringedbankyrtleed

    hers.

    thebirdstheirquireapply;airs,vealairs,

    breathingtheslloffieldandgrove,attune

    thetrelingleaves,whileuniversalpan,

    kniththegradthehoursindance,

    ledoealspring.notthatfairfield

    ofenna,heringflowers,

    herselfafairerfloydis

    hered,ceresallthatpain

    toseekherthroughthehatsgrove

    ofdaphnebyorontes,andtheinspired

    castalianspring,ghththisparadise

    ofedenstrive;northatnyseianisle

    girt,

    gentilesaoncallandlibyanjove,

    hidalthea,andherfloridson

    youngbaerheaseye;

    norwhere

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