【】stopportuservehiswiles;andfound</p>
paradiselost</p>
242of374</p>
theserpentsubtlestbeastofallthefield.</p>
hifterloe,irresolute</p>
ofthoughtsrevolved,hisfienhose</p>
fitvessel,fittestioffraud,in</p>
toenter,andhisdarksuggestionshide</p>
froharpestsight:for,inthewilysnake</p>
eversleights,noneark,</p>
asfroisandnativesubtlety</p>
proceeding;herbeastsobserved,</p>
doubtghtbegetofdiabolickpower</p>
activehin,beyondthesenseofbrute.</p>
thusheresolved,butfirstfrrief</p>
hisburstingpassionintoplaintsthuspoured.</p>
rejustly,seathierofgods,asbuilt</p>
ingwasold</p>
oearth,hooheaven,ifnotpreferred</p>
fod,afterbetter,worsewouldbuild</p>
terrestrialheaven,dancedroundbyotherheavens</p>
thatshibeartheirbrightoffips,</p>
lightabovelight,fortheealone,assee,</p>
intheens</p>
ofsacredinfluenceasgodinheaven</p>
ister,yetextendstoall;sothou,</p>
tring,receivestfrollthoseorbs:inthee,</p>
notintheelves,alltheirknoueappears</p>
productiveinherb,plant,andnoblerbirth</p>
ofcreaturesanitehgraduallife</p>
ofgrodupinn.</p>
hdelightuldihaveheeround,</p>
paradiselost</p>
243of374</p>
ifiuldjoyinaught,sinterge</p>
ofhill,andvalley,rivers,woods,andplains,</p>
nohforested,</p>
rocks,dens,andcavesbutiihese</p>
findplaoreisee</p>
pleasuresabout,sochreifeel</p>
tornte,asfrohehatefulsiege</p>
ofntraries:allgoodtobees</p>
bane,andinheavenchystate.</p>
butherhereseeki,nonorinheaven</p>
todasteringheavenssupre;</p>
norhopetobeselflessserable</p>
byakesuch</p>
asi,thoughtherebyeredound:</p>
foronlyiroyingifindease</p>
torelehoughts;and,hiestroyed,</p>
orayterloss,</p>
forallthisade,allthiswillsoon</p>
follolinkedinwealorwoe;</p>
inayrange:</p>
toshallbetheglorysoleang</p>
theinfealpoarred</p>
ightystyled,sixnightsanddays</p>
ntinuedking;andlong</p>
beforehadbeenntrivingthoughperhaps</p>
notlohansincei,inonenight,freed</p>
froervitudeingloriouswellnighhalf</p>
theangelia,andthinhethrong</p>
ofhisadorers:he,tobeavenged,</p>
paradiselost</p>
244of374</p>
andtorepairhishusiaired,</p>
hersuchvirtuespentofoldnowfailed</p>
reaocreate,iftheyatleast</p>
arehisore,</p>
deteroadvan</p>
aedofearth,andhindow,</p>
exaltedfroobaseinal,</p>
hheavenlyspoils,ourspoils:hedecreed,</p>
heeffebuilt</p>
gnifitthishhisseat,</p>
hiordpronounced;and,oindignity</p>
subjectedtohisservigelwings,</p>
andflangodtend</p>
theirearthlycharge:ofthesethevigilance</p>
idread;and,toelude,thusist</p>
ofdnightvaplideobscure,andpry</p>
ineverybushandbrake,ayfind</p>