Save he who reigns above, none can resist.

Befalln us unforeseen, unthought of, know

Wing silently the buxom Air, imbalmd

Myself expose, with lonely steps to tread

Fell with us from on high: from them I go

And me his Parent would full soon devour [ 805 ]

Of dalliance had with thee in Heavn, and joys

For want of other prey, but that he knows

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To search with wandring quest a place foretold [ 830 ]

Soon learnd, now milder, and thus answerd smooth.

To be invulnerable in those bright Arms,

His deadly arrow; neither vainly hope

Destind to that good hour: no less rejoycd

Immeasurably, all things shall be your prey.

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She finishd, and the suttle Fiend his lore [ 815 ]

From out this dark and dismal house of pain,

Grim Death my Son and foe, who sets them on,

Of Spirits that in our just pretenses armd [ 825 ]

Shall dwell at ease, and up and down unseen

Dear Daughter, since thou claimst me for thy Sire,

And my fair Son here showst me, the dear pledge

His en九九藏书d with mine involvd; and knows that I

In the Purlieues of Heavn, and therein plact

Whenever that shall be; so Fate pronouncd.

Before mine eyes in opposition sits

And bring ye to the place where Thou and Death [ 840 ]

A race of upstart Creatures, to supply

Might hap to move new broiles: Be this or aught

Grinnd horrible a gastly smile, to hear

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Both him and thee, and all the heavnly Host

With odours; there ye shall be fed and filld

His famine should be filld, and blest his mawe

I come no enemie, but to set free

Perhaps our vacant room, though more removd, [ 835 ]

Th unfounded deep, and through the void immense

Should be, and, by concurring signs, ere now

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He ceasd, for both seemd highly pleasd, and Death [ 845 ]

Should prove a bitter Morsel, and his bane,

His mother bad, and thus bespake her Sire.

But thou O Father, I forewarn thee, shun [ 810 ]

To know, and this once known, shall soon return,

Then this more secret now designd, I haste

Then sweet, now sad to mention, through dire change [ 820 ]