第44节

    【】d,seekestnot

    soicatio,sopleased,

    straisethycreaturetohighththou

    ofunionornion,deified:

    i,bynversing,ottheseerect

    paradiselost

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    frorone;norintheirplad.

    thusieoldenedspake,andfreedosed

    perssive,andaefound;hgained

    thisansthegraedivine.

    thusfartotrythee,adaileased;

    andfindtheeknoofbeastsalone,

    ed,butofthyself;

    expressinghespirithintheefree,

    ige,notiartedtothebrute;

    forthee

    goodreasonhoufreelyshouldstdislike;

    andbesoill:i,erethouspakest,

    kobealone;

    andnosuyasthenthousa

    intehee;fortrialonlybrought,

    toseehoeet:

    ibringshallpleasethee,beassured,

    thylikehyfithelp,thyotherself,

    thylytothyheartsdesire.

    heended,oriheardnore;foow

    earthlybyhisheavenlyoverpowered,

    hadlongstooduraihehighth

    inthate,

    ashahatexcelsthesense

    dazzleda,sunkdorepair

    ofsleep,e,called

    bynatureasinaid,andineeyes.

    neeyesheclosed,butopehecell

    offantealsight;byh,

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    abstractasinatrahoughtisaw,

    thoughsleeping,heshape

    stillgloriousbeforeaood:

    yleftside,andtook

    frohencearib,,

    andlifeblofresh;hewound,

    butsuddenlyhfleshfilledupandhealed:

    theribhefordandfashionedhhishands;

    underhisfhandsacreaturegrew,

    differentsex;solovelyfair,

    thatedfairinalltheednow

    an,orinhersuedup,iained

    andinherlooks;thattiinfused

    syheart,ubefore,

    andintoallthingsfroerairinspired

    thespiritofloveandarousdelight.

    shedisappeared,adark;iwaked

    tofindher,orforevertodeplore

    herloss,andotherpleasuresallabjure:

    ofhope,beholdher,notfaroff,

    suchasisaydreaadoed

    hallearthorheavenuldbestow

    tokeheraable:onsheca,

    ledbyherheavehoughunseen,

    andguidedbyhisvoied

    ofnuptialsanctity,andrriagerites:

    graceeps,heaveninhereye,

    ineverygesturedignityandlove.

    i,overjoyed,uldnotforbearaloud.

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    thistuhathdeands;thouhastfulfilled

    thyorbounteousandbenign,

    giverofallthingsfairbutfairestthis

    ofallthygiftsnore.inowsee

    boneofbone,fleshofflesh,self

    before:anisheofn

    extracted:forthiscauseheshallfo

    fatherandther,andtohiswifeadhere;

    andtheyshallbeoneflesh,o,onesoul.

    sheheardthus;andthoughdivinelybrought,

    yetinnodvirgiy,

    hervirtue,andthensceofherh,

    thatunsoughtbewon,

    notobvious,notobtrusive,but,retired,

    theredesirable;or,tosayall,

    natureherself,thoughpureofsinfulthought,

    e,shetued:

    ifollowashonourknew,

    ayapproved

    pleadedreason.tothenuptialbower

    iledherblushinglikethe:allheaven,

    andhappyions,onthathour

    shedtheirselectestinflueheearth

    gavesignofgratulation,andeachhill;

    joyousthebirds;freshgalesaleairs

    tothetheirwings

    flungrose,flungodoursfrohespicyshrub,

    disp,tillthearousbirdofnight

    sungspousal,andbidhastetheeveningstar

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    onhishilltop,tolightthebridalla.

    thushaveitoldtheeallstate,andbrought

    storytothesufearthlybliss,

    ustofind

    inallthingselsedelightindeed,butsuch

    as,usedoot,indnoge,

    desire;thesedeliies

    ianoftaste,sight,sll,herbs,fruits,andflowers,

    elodyofbirds:buthere

    farotherransportedibehold,

    transportedtouch;herepassionfirstifelt,

    tieinallenjoyntselse

    superiourandunved;hereonlyweak

    againstthecharfbeautyspoe.

    oaturefailedin,asopart

    notproofenoughsuttosustain;

    or,froysidesubdug,tookperhaps

    rethanenough;atleastonherbestowed

    tooent,inoutwardshow

    elaborate,ofin.

    foreend

    ofnaturehertheinferiour,inthend

    andinostexcel;

    inoutblingless

    hisigeadeboth,andlessexpressing

    theiniongiven

    oerothercreatures:yeth

    herloveliness,soabsoluteshesee

    andinherselfplete,sooknow

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    herohatsheodoorsay,

    see,virtuousest,discreetest,best:

    allhigherknoefalls

    degraded;indisursehher

    losesdisuntenanced,andlikefollyshows;

    authorityandreasononher,

    asoendedfirst,notafterde

    oteall,

    greatnessofndandnobleheirseat

    buildinherloveliest,aeanawe

    abouther,asaguardangelied.

    tothearactedbrow.

    acotnature,shehathdoneherpart;

    dothoubutthine;adiffident

    of;shedesertstheenot,ifthou

    disssnother,ostthouheigh,

    byattributiothings

    lessexcellent,asthouthyselfperceivest.

    for,irestthou,transportstheeso,

    anoutsidefair,nodoubt,andhywell

    thycherishing,thyh,andthylove;

    notthysubje:hyself;

    thenvalue:ofttisnothingprofitsre

    thanselfesteegroundedonjustandright

    anaged;ofthatskilltherethoukno,

    theresheheeherhead,

    andtorealitiesyieldallhershows:

    desoadoforthydelightthere,

    soaayestlove

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    thyte,houartseewise.

    butiftheseoukind

    ispropagated,seeuchdeardelight

    beyondallother;thinkthesavouc

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