happinessinhispofreetowill,</p>
lefttohisohoughfree,</p>
yettable;tobeware</p>
heshal</p>
hisdanger,andfroy,</p>
latefallenhielffroeaven,isplottingnow</p>
thefallofothersfroikestateofbliss;</p>
byvioleno,forthatshallbehstood;</p>
butbydeceitahislethinow,</p>
lest,ransgressiend</p>
surprisal,unadnished,unforewaed.</p>
sospaketheetealfather,andfulfilled</p>
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afterhisong</p>
thousaialardours,ood</p>
veiledhhisgeous,</p>
fleidstofheaven;theangelickquires,</p>
oneadparting,tohisspeedgaveway</p>
throughalltheeyrealroad;till,atthegate</p>
ofheavenarrived,thegateselfopenedwide</p>
ongoldenhiuing,asbywork</p>
divihesovranarthadfrad.</p>
froenocloud,or,toobstructhissight,</p>
starinterposed,hoallhesees,</p>
paradiselost</p>
138of374</p>
notunnfordtoothershiningglobes,</p>
earth,andthegardenofgod,hcedarsed</p>
aboveallhills.astheglass</p>
ofgalileo,lessassured,observes</p>
iginedlandsandregionsintheon:</p>
orpilot,frodstthelades</p>
delosorsasfirstappearing,kens</p>
acloudyspot.dohitherproneinflight</p>
hespeeds,andthroughthevastetherealsky</p>
sailsbethsteadywing</p>
nohepolarhenhqui</p>
ill,hinsoar</p>
oftos</p>
aphoenix,gazedbyallasthatsolebird,</p>
oenshrinehisreliquesinthesuns</p>
brighttele,toegyptianthebesheflies.</p>
atoheeastecliffofparadise</p>
helights,andtohispropershaperetus</p>
aseraphoshade</p>
hislisdivihepairthatclad</p>
eaentlingoerhisbreast</p>
ent;theddlepair</p>
girtlikeastarryzonehis,andround</p>
skirtedhisloinsandthighshdownygold</p>
andloursdiptinheavehirdhisfeet</p>
shadoeitherheelail,</p>
skytincturedgrain.likeiassoood,</p>
andshookhisplus,thatheavenlyfragrancefilled</p>
theuitallthebands</p>
paradiselost</p>
139of374</p>
ofangelsunderdtohisstate,</p>
andtohisssagehigh,inhonourrise;</p>
foronsossagehightheyguessedhiound.</p>
theirglitterishepassed,andnoe</p>
intotheblissfulfield,throughgrovesofrrh,</p>
andflo;</p>
as;foaturehere</p>
e,andplayedatwill</p>
hervirginfanores,</p>
ousbliss.</p>
hihroughthespicyforestone</p>
adaisceed,asinthedoorhesat</p>
ofhisolboountedsun</p>
shotdo</p>
earthsinstb,reththanadaeeds:</p>
andevehiherhourprepared</p>
fordinnersavouryfruits,oftastetoplease</p>
trueappetite,andnotdisrelishthirst</p>
ofneilkystrea</p>
berryrape:tothusadaalled.</p>
hastehither,eve,andhthysightbehold</p>
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