Now nearer, Crowns with her enclosure green,

As he supposd all unobservd, unseen. [ 130 ]

Divided Empire with Heavns King I hold

Each perturbation smoothd with outward calme, [ 120 ]

Thus while he spake, each passion dimmd his face

Of us out-cast, exild, his new delight,

Mankind created, and for him this World.

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Access denid; and over head up grew

Are ever cleer. Whereof hee soon aware,

The way he went, and on th Assyrian mount

As Man ere long, and this new World shall know.

Him counterfet, if any eye beheld.

Of a steep wilderness, whose hairie sides [ 135 九九藏书网]

Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,

From granting hee, as I from begging peace:

Uriel once warnd; whose eye pursud him down [ 125 ]

Deep malice to conceale, coucht with revenge:

Insuperable highth of loftiest shade,

Farewel Remorse: all Good to me is lost;

Spirit of happie sort: his gestures fierce

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changd with pale, ire, envie and despair, [ 115 ]

This knows my punisher; therefore as farr

For heavnly mindes from such distempers foule

The verdurous wall of paradise up sprung:

Saw him disfigurd, more then could befall

That practisd falshood under saintly shew,

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Cedar, and Pine, and Firr, and branching Palm

Artificer of fraud; and was the first

Which marrd his borrowd visage, and betraid

So farewel Hope, and with Hope farewel Fear,

A Silvan Scene, and as the ranks ascend [ 140 ]

Evil be thou my Good; by thee at least [ 110 ]

With thicket overgrown, grottesque and wilde,

Of stateliwww.99lib.netest view. Yet higher then thir tops

Which to our general Sire gave prospect large

He markd and mad demeanour, then alone,

Yet not anough had practisd to deceive

Shade above shade, a woodie Theatre

Into his neather Empire neighbouring round. [ 145 ]

So on he fares, and to the border comes

All hope excluded thus, behold in stead [ 105 ]