【】d,seekestnot</p>
soicatio,sopleased,</p>
straisethycreaturetohighththou</p>
ofunionornion,deified:</p>
i,bynversing,ottheseerect</p>
paradiselost</p>
231of374</p>
frorone;norintheirplad.</p>
thusieoldenedspake,andfreedosed</p>
perssive,andaefound;hgained</p>
thisansthegraedivine.</p>
thusfartotrythee,adaileased;</p>
andfindtheeknoofbeastsalone,</p>
ed,butofthyself;</p>
expressinghespirithintheefree,</p>
ige,notiartedtothebrute;</p>
forthee</p>
goodreasonhoufreelyshouldstdislike;</p>
andbesoill:i,erethouspakest,</p>
kobealone;</p>
andnosuyasthenthousa</p>
intehee;fortrialonlybrought,</p>
toseehoeet:</p>
ibringshallpleasethee,beassured,</p>
thylikehyfithelp,thyotherself,</p>
thylytothyheartsdesire.</p>
heended,oriheardnore;foow</p>
earthlybyhisheavenlyoverpowered,</p>
hadlongstooduraihehighth</p>
inthate,</p>
ashahatexcelsthesense</p>
dazzleda,sunkdorepair</p>
ofsleep,e,called</p>
bynatureasinaid,andineeyes.</p>
neeyesheclosed,butopehecell</p>
offantealsight;byh,</p>
paradiselost</p>
232of374</p>
abstractasinatrahoughtisaw,</p>
thoughsleeping,heshape</p>
stillgloriousbeforeaood:</p>
yleftside,andtook</p>
frohencearib,,</p>
andlifeblofresh;hewound,</p>
butsuddenlyhfleshfilledupandhealed:</p>
theribhefordandfashionedhhishands;</p>
underhisfhandsacreaturegrew,</p>
differentsex;solovelyfair,</p>
thatedfairinalltheednow</p>
an,orinhersuedup,iained</p>
andinherlooks;thattiinfused</p>
syheart,ubefore,</p>
andintoallthingsfroerairinspired</p>
thespiritofloveandarousdelight.</p>
shedisappeared,adark;iwaked</p>
tofindher,orforevertodeplore</p>
herloss,andotherpleasuresallabjure:</p>
ofhope,beholdher,notfaroff,</p>
suchasisaydreaadoed</p>
hallearthorheavenuldbestow</p>
tokeheraable:onsheca,</p>
ledbyherheavehoughunseen,</p>
andguidedbyhisvoied</p>
ofnuptialsanctity,andrriagerites:</p>
graceeps,heaveninhereye,</p>
ineverygesturedignityandlove.</p>
i,overjoyed,uldnotforbearaloud.</p>
paradiselost</p>
233of374</p>
thistuhathdeands;thouhastfulfilled</p>
thyorbounteousandbenign,</p>
giverofallthingsfairbutfairestthis</p>
ofallthygiftsnore.inowsee</p>
boneofbone,fleshofflesh,self</p>
before:anisheofn</p>
extracted:forthiscauseheshallfo</p>
fatherandther,andtohiswifeadhere;</p>
andtheyshallbeoneflesh,o,onesoul.</p>
sheheardthus;andthoughdivinelybrought,</p>
yetinnodvirgiy,</p>
hervirtue,andthensceofherh,</p>
thatunsoughtbewon,</p>
notobvious,notobtrusive,but,retired,</p>
theredesirable;or,tosayall,</p>