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to do what god expresly hath forbid;

not then mistrust; but tender love enjoynes;

that i should mind thee oft; and mind thou me。

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firm we subsist; yet possible to swerve;

since reason not impossibly may meet ' 360 '

some specious object by the foe subornd;

and fall into deception unaware;

not keeping strictest watch; as she was warnd。

seek not temptation then; which to avoide

were better; and most likelie if from mee ' 365 '

thou sever not: trial will e unsought。

wouldst thou approve thy constancie; approve

first thy obedience; th other who can know;

not seeing thee attempted; who attest?

but if thou think; trial unsought may finde ' 370 '

us both securer then thus warnd thou seemst;

go; for thy stay; not free; absents thee more;

go in thy native innocence; relie

on what thou hast of vertue; summon all;

for god towards thee hath done his part; do thine。 ' 375 '

so spake the patriarch of mankinde; but eve

persisted; yet submiss; though last; replid。

with thy permission then; and thus forewarnd

chiefly by what thy own last reasoning words

touchd onely; that our trial; when least sought; ' 380 '

may finde us both perhaps farr less prepard;

the willinger i goe; nor much expect

a foe so proud will first the weaker seek;

so bent; the more shall shame him his repulse。

thus saying; from her husbands hand her hand ' 385 '

soft she withdrew; and like a wood…nymph light

oread or dryad; or of delias traine;

betook her to the groves; but delias self

in gate surpassd and goddess…like deport;

though not as shee with bow and quiver armd; ' 390 '

but with such gardning tools as art yet rude;

guiltless of fire had formd; or angels brought。

to pales; or pomona; thus adornd;

likeliest she seemd; pomona when she fled

vertumnus; or to ceres in her prime; ' 395 '

yet virgin of proserpina from jove。

her long with ardent look his eye pursud

delighted; but desiring more her stay。

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oft he to her his charge of quick returne

repeated; shee to him as oft engagd ' 400 '

to be returnd by noon amid the bowre;

and all things in best order to invite

noontide repast; or afternoons repose。

o much deceavd; much failing; hapless eve;

of thy presumd return! event perverse! ' 405 '

thou never from that houre in paradise

foundst either sweet repast; or sound repose;

such ambush hid among sweet flours and shades

waited with hellish rancour imminent

to intercept thy way; or send thee back ' 410 '

despoild of innocence; of faith; of bliss。

for now; and since first break of dawne the fiend;

meer serpent in appearance; forth was e;

and on his quest; where likeliest he might finde

the onely two of mankinde; but in them ' 415 '

the whole included race; his purposd prey。

in bowre and field he sought; where any tuft

of grove or garden…plot more pleasant lay;

thir tendance or plantation for delight;

by fountain or by shadie rivulet ' 420 '

he sought them both; but wishd his hap might find

eve separate; he wishd; but not with hope

of what so seldom chancd; when to his wish;

beyond his hope; eve separate he spies;

veild in a cloud of fragrance; where she stood; ' 425 '

half spid; so thick the roses bushing round

about her glowd; oft stooping to support

each flour of slender stalk; whose head though gay

carnation; purple; azure; or spect with gold;

hung drooping unsustaind; them she upstaies ' 430 '

gently with mirtle band; mindless the while;

her self; though fairest unsupported flour;

from her best prop so farr; and storm so nigh。

neerer he drew; and many a walk traversd

of stateliest covert; cedar; pine; or palme; ' 435 '

then voluble and bold; now hid; now seen

among thick…wovn arborets and flours

imborderd on each bank; the hand of eve:

spot more delicious then those gardens feignd

or of revivd adonis; or renownd ' 440 '

alcinous; host of old laertes son;

or that; not mystic; where the sapient king

held dalliance with his fair egyptian spouse。

much hee the place admird; the person more。

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as one who long in populous city pent; ' 445 '

where houses thick and sewers annoy the aire;

forth issuing on a summers morn to breathe

among the pleasant villages and farmes

adjoynd; from each thing met conceaves delight;

the smell of grain; or tedded grass; or kine; ' 450 '

or dairie; each rural sight; each rural sound;

if chance with nymphlike step fair virgin pass;

what pleasing seemd; for her now pleases more;

she most; and in her look summs all delight。

such pleasure took the serpent to behold ' 455 '

this flourie plat; the sweet recess of eve

thus earlie; thus alone; her heavnly forme

angelic; but more soft; and feminine;

her graceful innocence; her every aire

of gesture or lest action overawd ' 460 '

his malice; and with rapine sweet bereavd

his fierceness of the fierce intent it brought:

that space the evil one abstracted stood

from his own evil; and for the time remaind

stupidly good; of enmitie disarmd; ' 465 '

of guile; of hate; of envie; of revenge;

but the hot hell that alwayes in him burnes;

though in mid heavn; soon ended his delight;

and tortures him now more; the more he sees

of pleasure not for him ordaind: then soon ' 470 '

fierce hate he recollects; and all his thoughts

of mischief; gratulating; thus excites。

thoughts; whither have ye led me; with what sweet

pulsion thus transported to forget

what hither brought us; hate; not love; nor hope ' 475 '

of paradise for hell; hope here to taste

of pleasure; but all pleasure to destroy;

save what is in destroying; other joy

to me is lost。 then let me not let pass

occasion which now smiles; behold alone ' 480 '

the woman; opportune to all attempts;

her husband; for i view far round; not nigh;

whose higher intellectual more i shun;

and strength; of courage hautie; and of limb

heroic built; though of terrestrial mould; ' 485 '

foe not informidable; exempt from wound;

i not; so much hath hell debasd; and paine

infeebld me; to what i was in heavn。

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shee fair; divinely fair; fit love for gods;

not terrible; though terrour be in love ' 490 '

and beautie; not approacht by stronger hate;

hate stronger; under shew of love well feignd;

the way which to her ruin now i tend。

so spake the enemie of mankind; enclosd

in serpent; inmate bad; and toward eve ' 495 '

addressd his way; not with indented wave;

prone on the ground; as since; but on his reare;

circular base of rising foulds; that tourd

fould above fould a surging maze; his head

crested aloft; and carbuncle his eyes; ' 500 '

with burnisht neck of verdant gold; erect

amidst his circling spires; that on the grass

floted redundant: pleasing was his shape;

and lovely; never since of serpent kind

lovelier; not those that in illyria changd ' 505 '

hermione and cadmus; or the god

in epidaurus; nor to which transformd

ammonian jove; or capitoline was seen;

hee with olympias; this with her who bore

scipio the highth of rome 。 with tract oblique ' 510 '

at first; as one who sought access; but feard

to interrupt; side…long he works his way。

as when a ship by skilful stearsman wrought

nigh rivers mouth or foreland; where the wind

veres oft; as oft so steers; and shifts her saile; ' 515 '

so varied hee; and of his tortuous traine

curld many a wanton wreath in sight of eve;

to lure her eye; shee busied heard the sound

of rusling leaves; but minded not; as usd

to such disport before her through the field; ' 520 '

from every beast; more duteous at her call;

then at circean call the herd disguisd。

hee boulder now; uncalld before her stood;

but as in gaze admiring: oft he bowd

his turret crest; and sleek enameld neck; ' 525 '

fawning; and lickd the ground whereon she trod。

his gentle dumb expression turnd at length

the eye of eve to mark his play; he glad

of her attention gaind; with serpent tongue

organic; or impulse of vocal air; ' 530 '

his fraudulent temptation thus began。

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wonder not; sovran mistress; if perhaps

thou canst; who art sole wonder; much less arm

thy looks; the heavn of mildness; with disdain;

displeasd that i approach thee thus; and gaze ' 535 '

insatiate; i thus single; nor have feard

thy awful brow; more awful thus retird。

fairest resemblance of thy maker faire;

thee all things living gaze on; all things thine

by gift; and thy celestial beautie adore ' 540 '

with ravishment beheld; there best beheld

where universally admird; but here

in this enclosure wild; these beasts among;

beholders rude; and shallow to discerne

half what in thee is fair; one man except; ' 545 '

who sees thee? (and what is one?) who shouldst be seen

a goddess among gods; adord and servd

by angels numberless; thy daily train。

so glozd the tempter; an

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