Least hee incenst at such eruption bold, [ 235 ]

To see that none thence issud forth a spie,

Of sweet repast; they satiate, and soon fill,

And Day is yet not spent; till then thou seest

My Storie, which perhaps thou hast not heard; [ 205 ]

For God we see hath honourd thee, and set

Th九九藏书网en of our fellow servant, and inquire [ 225 ]

On Man his Equal Love: say therefore on;

Inviting thee to hear while I relate,

Inward and outward both, his image faire:

How suttly to detaine thee I devise,

Farr on excursion toward the Gates of Hell;

A lower flight, and speak九-九-藏-书-网 of things at hand

Squard in full Legion (such command we had)

For I that Day was absent, as befell,

Then Fruits of Palm-tree pleasantest to thirst

Or enemie, while God was in his work,

Nor less think wee in Heavn of thee on Earth

Thee I have heard relating what was don

Therefor九-九-藏-书-网e from this high pitch let us descend

And sweeter thy discourse is to my eare

Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply:

For while I sit with thee, I seem in Heavn, [ 210 ]

To whom thus Raphael answerd heavnly meek.

Speaking or mute all comliness and grace

Bound on a voyage uncouth hｔtp://www•９9ｌｉｂ.ｎｅtand obscure, [ 230 ]

By sufferance, and thy wonted favour deignd.

Of somthing not unseasonable to ask

Abundantly his gifts hath also pourd [ 220 ]

And hunger both, from labour, at the houre

Nor tongue ineloquent; for God on thee

Though pleasant, but thy words with Grace Divine [ 215 ]

Usehttp://ｗｗｗ.９９ｌib.nｅtful, whence haply mention may arise [ 200 ]

Ere my remembrance: now hear mee relate

Nor are thy lips ungraceful, Sire of men,

Gladly into the wayes of God with Man:

Attends thee, and each word, each motion formes

Imbud, bring to thir sweetness no satietie.

Destruction with Creation might have mixt.