第46节

    【】stopportuservehiswiles;andfound

    paradiselost

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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

    theserpentsleeping;inazyfolds

    tohide,andthedarkiibring.

    ofouldestthati,ntended

    norained

    intoabeast;and,xede,

    thisessenbrute,

    thattothehighthofdeityaspired

    butbitionandrevenge

    desdtoustdownaslow

    ashighhesoared;obnoxious,firstorlast,

    tobasestthings.revefirstthoughs,

    bittererelong,baitselfreils:

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    letit;ireot,soitlighted,

    sin

    provokesenvy,thisnee

    ofheaven,thisnofclay,soe,

    ,ustheretospite,hiskerraised

    froust:spitethenhspiteisbestrepaid.

    sosaying,througheaketdankordry,

    likeablackstloreeping,heheldon

    hisdnightsearch,ightfind

    theserpent;hiastsleepingsoonhefound

    inlabyrinthofnyaroundselfrolled,

    hisheadthedst,oredhsubtilewiles:

    inhorridshadeordislden,

    yet;but,onthegrassyherb,

    fearlessunfearedheslept:inathisuth

    thedevilentered;andhisbrutalsense,

    iorhead,possessing,sooninspired

    hatelligential;buthissleep

    disturbednot,o.

    odawn

    ihehudflohatbreathed

    theiringinse,hings,thatbreathe,

    froheearthsgreataltarsendupsilentpraise

    tothecreator,andhisnostrilsfill

    ell,forthcathehunpair,

    andjoiheirvocalothequire

    ofcreaturesingvoice;thatdone,partake

    theseasonpriforseststsandairs:

    thenne,hoayply

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    theirgrouchtheirgrew

    thehandsdispatchoftwogardeningsowide,

    andevefirsttoherhusbandthusbegan.

    adaayilltodress

    thisgarden,stilltotendplant,herb,andflower,

    ourpleasanttaskenjoined;but,tillrehands

    aidus,theworkunderourlabrows,

    luxuriousbyrestraint;webyday

    loprown,orprune,orprop,orbind,

    onenightorthongrowthderides

    tendingtohereforenowadvise,

    orbearyndfirstthoughtspresent:

    letusdivideourlabours;thou,hoice

    leadsthee,orostneeds,hertowind

    thehisarbour,ordirect

    theclaspingivyb;whilei,

    inyonderspringofrosesinterxed

    yrtle,findtoredresstillnoon:

    for,herthusallday

    ourtaskwonderifsonear

    looksinterveneandsles,orobjeew

    casualdisursedraits

    ourdaystolittle,thoughbegun

    early,andthehourofsupperesuneaed

    toldansthusretued.

    soleeve,assoebeyond

    pareaboveallliviuresdear

    otioned,ployed,

    hoightbestfulfilthehhere

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    godhathassignedus;norofshaltpass

    unpraised:foothinglovelierbefound

    inan,thantostudyhousholdgood,

    andgoodworks

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