In Pontus or the Punic Coast, or where [ 340 ]

Whatever Earth all-bearing Mother yields

She crushes, inoffensive moust, and meathes [ 345 ]

Alcinous reignd, fruit of all kindes, in coate,

More solemn then the tedious pomp that waits

Taste after taste upheld with kindliest change,

In India East or West,九九藏书 or middle shoare

On Princes, when thir rich Retinue long [ 355 ]

Rough, or smooth rind, or bearded husk, or shell

Mean while our Primitive great Sire, to meet [ 350 ]

What order, so contrivd as not to mix

Those happie places thou hast deignd a while

She turns, on hospitable thoughts intent

Wants her fit vessels pure, then strews the ground

Bestirs her then, and from each tender stalk

None can then Heavn such glorious shape contain;

Of Horses led, and Grooms besmeard with Gold

Be over, and the Sun more coole decline. [ 370 ]

Thus said. Native of Heavn, for other place

To rest, and w九九藏书hat the Garden choicest bears

His god-like Guest, walks forth, without more train

Dazles the croud, and sets them all agape.

Tastes, not well joynd, inelegant, but bring [ 335 ]

Heaps with unsparing hand; for drink the Grape

This spacious ground, in yonder shadie Bowre

Perfections; in himself was all hisｗwｗ.９9lｉｂ.nｅｔ state,

She gathers, Tribute large, and on the board

What choice to chuse for delicacie best,

With Rose and Odours from the shrub unfumd.

As to a superior Nature, bowing low, [ 360 ]

To sit and taste, till this meridian heat

She tempers dulcet creams, nor these to hold

Neerer his presence Adam though not aw九-九-藏-书-网d,

Yet with submiss approach and reverence meek,

From many a berrie, and from sweet kernels prest

To want, and honour these, voutsafe with us [ 365 ]

Accompanied then with his own compleat

Two onely, who yet by sovran gift possess

Since by descending from the Thrones above,

So saying, with dispatchful looks in haste