All path of Man or Beast that past that way:

Lights on his feet. As when a prowling Wolfe,

Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole

Of Tobits Son, and with a vengeance sent [ 170 ]

Leaps ore the fence with ease into the Fould:

Then Asmodeus with the fishie fume,

Appeerd, with gay enameld colours mixt:

Meets his approach, and to the heart inspires

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Of shrubs and tangling bushes had perplext

On which the Sun more glad impressd his beams [ 150 ]

So entertaind those odorous sweets the Fiend

Of Arabie the blest, with such delay

As one continud brake, the undergrowth [ 175 ]

In at the window climbs, or ore the tiles;

On th other side: which when th arch-

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Watching where Shepherds pen thir Flocks at eeve [ 185 ]

In hurdld Cotes amid the field secure,

Blossoms and Fruits at once of golden hue

Beyond the Cape of Hope, and now are past [ 160 ]

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All sadness but despair: now gentle gales

From Media post to Ægypt, there fast bound.

Those balmie spoiles. As when to them who saile

Now to th ascent of that steep savage Hill

So since into his Church lewd Hirelings climbe.

Cheard with the grateful smell old Ocean smiles. [ 165 ]

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Mozambic, off at Sea North-East windes blow

Sabean Odours from the spicie shoare

That Lantskip: And of pure now purer aire

When God hath showrd the earth; so lovely seemd

At one slight bound high over leapd all bound

So clomb this first grand Thief into Gods Fould:

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Of some rich Burgher, whose substantial dores,

Fanning thir odoriferous wings dispense

And higher then that Wall a circling row

One Gate there only was, and that lookd East

Well pleasd they slack thir course, and many a League

Of goodliest Trees loaden with fairest Fruit,

Then in fair Evening Cloud, or humid Bow,