第52节

    thtreledfroerentrails,asagain

    inpangs;andnaturegaveasendgroan;

    skyloured;and,tteringthunder,sosaddrops

    pletingofthertalsin

    inal:tooknothought,

    eatinghisfill;oiterate

    herforrtrespassfeared,theretosooth

    hiherlovedsociety;thatnow,

    ashneoxicatedboth,

    theysinrth,andfancythattheyfeel

    divinitybreedingwings,

    ostheearth:butthatfalsefruit

    farotheroperationfirstdisplayed,

    paradiselost

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    caaldesireinflang;heoneve

    beganto

    
    tilladahusgaodallianceve.

    eve,nohouartexactoftaste,

    a,ofsapienallpart;

    sineaningsavourly,

    andpalateious;ithepraise

    yieldthee,sohisdaythouhastpurveyed.

    chpleasure,ained

    frohisdelightfulfruit,norknoillnow

    truerelish,tasting;ifsuchpleasurebe

    inthingstousforbidden,itghtbewished,

    forthisoreehadbeenforbiddenten.

    bute,sousplay,

    asetis,aftersuiousfare;

    foeverdidthybeauty,siheday

    isaheefirstandhee,adoed

    esense

    hardourtoenjoythee,faireow

    thanever;bountyofthisvirtuoustree

    sosaidhe,andforborenotglaoy

    ofarousi;ood

    ofeve,edntagiousfire.

    herhandheseised;andtoashadybank,

    thickoverheadbowered,

    heledheothingloth;floheuch,

    pansies,andviolets,andasphodel,

    andhyath;earthsfreshestsoftestlap.

    paradiselost

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    theretheytheirfillofloveandlovesdisport

    toely,oftheirtualguilttheseal,

    thesolaceoftheirsin;tilldewysleep

    oppressedtheorousplay,

    soonastheforceofthatfallaciousfruit,

    thathexhilaratingvapourbland

    abouttheirspiritshadplayed,andinstpowers

    deerr,wasnowexhaled;andgrossersleep,

    bredofunkindlyfus,s

    incuered,no;uptheyrose

    asfro;aheotherviewing,

    soonfoundtheireyeshoinds

    hohatasaveil

    hadshadofronowingill,wasgone;

    justnfidendnativerighteousness,

    andhonour,froboutthenakedleft

    toguiltyshhevered,buthisrobe

    unveredre.sorosethedarong,

    hertheharlotlap

    ofphilisteandalilah,andwaked

    shoofhisstrength.theydestituteandbare

    ofalltheirvirtue:silent,andinface

    nfounded,lo,asstrute:

    tilladathoughhaneveabashed,

    atlengthgaveutteraheserained.

    oeve,inevilhourthoudidstgiveear

    tothatfalse,ofsht

    tounterfeitnsvoice;trueinourfall,

    falseinourprosedrising;sinceoureyes

    paradiselost

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    opened

    bothgoodandevil;goodlost,andevilgot;

    badfruitofknohisbetoknow;

    hus,ofhonourvoid,

    ofinnoce,offaith,ofpurity,

    ourentsnoained,

    andinourfacesevidentthesigns

    offoulne;ore;

    evensha,thelastofevils;ofthefirst

    besurethen.hoheface

    hehofgel,ersthjoy

    andrapturesooftbeheldthoseheavenlyshapes

    hlyhtheirblaze

    insufferablybright.oghtihere

    insolitudelivesavage;insoglade

    obscured,perable

    tostarorsunlight,spreadtheiruragebroad

    andbroe,yepines

    yecedars,erableboughs

    hide,ayneverseetheore

    butletusno,devise

    ayforthepreseohide

    thepartsofeast

    toshaobnoxious,anduseen;

    sotree,oothleavestogethersewed,

    
    thoseddleparts;thatthisneer,sha,

    theresitnot,andreproachusasun.

    sounselledhe,andbothtogether

    paradiselost

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    intothethickestheresoontheychose

    thefigtree;notthatkindforfruitrenowned,

    butsuchasatthisday,toindiansknown,

    inlabarordespreadsherar

    brangsobroadandlong,thatintheground

    thebeakeroot,anddaughtersgrow

    aboutthethertree,apillaredshade

    highoverarched,andegween:

    thereofttheindianherdsn,shunni,

    sheltersinol,andtendshispasturingherds

    atloopholescutthroughthickestshade:thoseleaves

    theygathered,broadasazoniantarge;

    and,hskilltheyhad,togethersewed,

    togirdtheir;vainvering,iftohide

    theirguiltanddreadedshao,howunlike

    tothatfirstnakedglorysuchoflate

    luusfoundtheari,sogirt

    hfeatheredcture;nakedelse,andwild

    areesonislesandwoodyshores.

    thusfeneinpart

    vered,butnotatrestoreaseofnd,

    theysattheooears

    raiheireyes,buthighhin

    begantorise,highpassions,anger,hate,

    strust,suspi,disrd;andshooksore

    theirinind,calegiononce

    andfullofpeaoostandturbulent:

    foruandingrulednot,andthewill

    heardnotherlore;bothinsubjenow

    paradiselost

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    tosensualappetite,beh

    usurpingoversovranreasonclaid

    superioursthusdisteeredbreast,

    adaestrangedinlookandalteredstyle,

    speeterttedthustoeverenewed.

    yaid

    e,asibesoughtthee,hatstrange

    desireofo,

    iknohee;hen

    reiillhappy;not,asnow,despoiled

    ofallood;shad,naked,serable

    letnonehehseekneedlesscausetoapprove

    thefaiththeyolytheyseek

    sulude,theytheofail.

    to,soohuseve.

    severe

    iutestthouthattodefault,orwill

    ofhoucallestit,hwhoknows

    butghtasillhavehappehoubeingby,

    ortothyselfperhapshadstthoubeenthere,

    orheretheattet,thouuldstnothavedisceed

    fraudintheserpent,speakingashe

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