Through wood, through waste, ore hill, ore dale his roam.

Can it be death? and do they onely stand

That shed May Flowers; and pressd her Matron lip

But first with narrow search I must walk round

Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed. [ 535 ]

The happier Eden, shall enjoy thir fill

Of her loose tresses hid: he in delight

On Juno smiles, when he impregns the Clouds [ 500 ]

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Some wandring Spirit of Heavn, by Fountain side,

The rest was craggie cliff, that overhung

Envious commands, invented with designe

Envie them that? can it be sin to know,

Eyd them askance, and to himself thus plaind.

On our first Father, half her swelling Breast [ 495 ]

For envie, yet with jealous leer maligne

Of Alablaster, pild up to the Clouds,

Slowly descended, and with right aspect

O fair f九-九-藏-书-网oundation laid whereon to build

Leveld his eevning Rayes: it was a Rock

Smild with superior Love, as Jupiter

Among our other torments not the least, [ 510 ]

Accessible from Earth, one entrance high;

Suspicious, reasonless. Why should thir Lord

Against the eastern Gate of Paradise

Thir ruine! Hence I will excite thir minds

Still unfulfilld with pain of longing pines;

And meek surrender, half imbracing leand

Mea九_九_藏_书_网n while in utmost Longitude, where Heavn

This Garden, and no corner leave unspid;

But with sly circumspection, and began

Of conjugal attraction unreprovd,

Of bliss on bliss, while I to Hell am thrust,

Forbidden them to taste: Knowledge forbiddn? [ 515 ]

Yet happie pair; enjoy, till I return,

With more desire to know, and to reject

Still as it rose, impossible to climbe.

So saying, his proud step he scornful turnd,

Fr九九藏书网om thir own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:

Equal with Gods; aspiring to be such,

By Ignorance, is that thir happie state,

Naked met his under the flowing Gold

Where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,

To keep them low whom knowledge might exalt [ 525 ]

One fatal Tree there stands of Knowledge calld,

Both of her Beauty and submissive Charms

Imparadist in one anothers arms

With Earth and Ocean meets, the setting Sunｗｗw.9９ｌib.nｅｔ [ 540 ]

Conspicuous farr, winding with one ascent [ 545 ]

The proof of thir obedience and thir faith? [ 520 ]

Or in thick shade retird, from him to draw

Sight hateful, sight tormenting! thus these two [ 505 ]

A chance but chance may lead where I may meet [ 530 ]

They taste and die: what likelier can ensue?

Yet let me not forget what I have gaind

So spake our general Mother, and with eyes

With kisses pure: aside the Devil turnd