adabysadexperintiknow</p>
hoyhtheefind,</p>
foundsoerroneous;thencebyjustevent</p>
foundsounfortunate:heless,</p>
restoredbythee,vileasiatoplace</p>
ofneance,hopefultain</p>
paradiselost</p>
314of374</p>
thylove,thesoleofheart</p>
livingordying,froheeihide</p>
yubreastarerisen,</p>
tendingtosoreliefofourextres,</p>
orend;thoughsharpandsad,yettolerable,</p>
asinourevils,andofeasiere.</p>
ifost,</p>
ustbebotocertainwoe,devoured</p>
bydeathatlast;andserableitis</p>
tobetoothersisery,</p>
ouroten,andofourloinst</p>
intothiscursede,</p>
thatafterustbeatlast</p>
foodforsofoulanster;inthypower</p>
itlies,yetereiontoprevent</p>
therablest,tobeiu.</p>
ain:sodeath</p>
shallbedeceivedhisglut,andhustwo</p>
beforaw.</p>
butifthoujudgeithardanddifficult,</p>
nversing,looking,loving,toabstain</p>
froovesduerights,nuptialeracess;</p>
andhdesiretolanguishhouthope,</p>
beforethepresentobjeguishing</p>
hlikedesire;isery</p>
andtorhannoneofwedread;</p>
then,bothourselvesaoofree</p>
frokeshort,</p>
letusseekdeath;or,henotfound,supply</p>
paradiselost</p>
315of374</p>
houroeonourselves:</p>
andwelongershiveringunderfears,</p>
thatshodeath,andhavethepower,</p>
ofnyodietheshortestchoosing,</p>
destruhdestrutodestroy</p>
sheendedhere,orvehentdespair</p>
brokeofftherest:sochofdeathherthoughts</p>
hadeained,asdyedhercheekshpale.</p>
butadahsuselnothingswayed,</p>
tobetterhopeshisreattentivend</p>
labhadraised;andthustoevereplied.</p>
eve,thyoflifeandpleasuresee</p>
tueihingresubli</p>
andexcellent,thanindntes;</p>
butselfdestruthereforesought,refutes</p>
thatexplies,</p>
notthy,butanguisha</p>
forlossoflifeandpleasureoverloved.</p>
orifthouvetdeath,asutstend</p>
ofsery,sothinkingtoevade</p>
thepenaltypronounced;doubtnotbutgod</p>
hathedhisvengefulire,thanso</p>
tobeforestalled;chreifearlestdeath,</p>
sosnatched,ptusfrohepain</p>
topay;rather,suts</p>
ofntucyhehighest</p>
tokedeathinuslive:theusseek</p>
sosaferresolutiohinks</p>
ihaveinvieindhheed</p>
paradiselost</p>
316of374</p>
partofoursentehatthyseedshallbruise</p>
theserpentshead;piteousandsunless</p>
beant,iure,randfoe,</p>
satan;heserpent,hathntrived</p>
againstusthisderushhishead</p>
wouldberevengeindeed</p>
bydeathbroughtonourselves,orchildlessdays</p>
resolved,asthouproposest;soourfoe</p>
shalscapehispunishntordained,andwe</p>
insteadshalldoubleoursuponourheads.</p>
iohenofviolence</p>
againstourselves;andwilfulb</p>
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