His fraudulent temptation thus began.

Floted redundant: pleasing was his shape,

Not terrible, though terrour be in Love [ 490 ]

Hee boulder now, uncalld before her stood;

Scipio the highth of Rome . With tract oblique [ 510 ]

To interrupt, side-long he works his way.

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Shee fair, divinely fair, fit Love for Gods,

Hate stronger, under shew of Love well feignd,

Of her attention gaind, with Serpent Tongue

Curld many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve,

Of rusling Leaves, but minded not, as usd

His gentle dumb expression turnd at length

From every Beast, morｈtｔp://wｗｗ.99ｌｉｂ•nｅte duteous at her call,

Nigh Rivers mouth or Foreland, where the Wind

Fould above fould a surging Maze, his Head

Circular base of rising foulds, that tourd

Addressd his way, not with indented wave,

Hee with Olympias, this with her who bore

Then at Circean call the Herd disguisd.

Hermione and Cadmus, o九九藏书网r the God

Amidst his circling Spires, that on the grass

With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold, erect

To such disport before her through the Field, [ 520 ]

So spake the Enemie of Mankind, enclosd

His turret Crest, and sleek enameld Neck, [ 525 ]

The way which to her ruin now I tend.

So varied hee, and of his tortuous Trai藏书网ne

In Epidaurus; nor to which transformd

Crested aloft, and Carbuncle his Eyes; [ 500 ]

The Eye of Eve to mark his play; he glad

In Serpent, Inmate bad, and toward Eve [ 495 ]

Prone on the ground, as since, but on his reare,

At first, as one who sought access, but feard

Ammonian Jove, or Capitoline was seen,

As when a Ship by

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Lovelier, not those that in Illyria changd [ 505 ]

Organic, or impulse of vocal Air, [ 530 ]

And lovely, never since of Serpent kind

But as in gaze admiring: Oft he bowd

To lure her Eye; shee busied heard the sound

And beautie, not approacht by stronger hate,

Fawning, and lickd the ground whereon she trod.