【】sn</p>

an;overhislucidar</p>

alitaryvestofpurpleflowed,</p>

livelierthanliboean,rain</p>

ofsarra,wobykingsandheroesold</p>

intioftruce;irishaddiptthewoof;</p>

hisstarryhelnbue</p>

paradiselost</p>

328of374</p>

innhoodhended;byhisside,</p>

asinaglisteringzodiack,hungthesword,</p>

satansdiredread;andinhishandthespear.</p>

adaohisstate</p>

inednot,buthisingthusdeclared.</p>

adaheavenshighbehestnoprefaeeds:</p>

suffitthatthyprayersareheard;ah,</p>

thenduebysentencehoudidsttransgress,</p>

defeatedofhisseisurenydays</p>

giventheeofgrace;ayestrepent,</p>

andonebadaydeedswelldone</p>

yestver:aythenthylord,appeased,</p>

redeeheequitefroeathsrap</p>

butlohisparadisetodwell</p>

pertsnot:torevetheeia,</p>

aheefrohegardenforthtotill</p>

thegroundhoutaken,fittersoil.</p>

headdednot;foradatthenews</p>

heartstruhillinggripeofsorroood,</p>

thatallhissensesbound;eve,whounseen</p>

yetallhadheard,ent</p>

disveredsoontheplaceofherretire.</p>

ouedstroke,hah</p>

stithusleavetheeparadisethusleave</p>

thee,nativesoilthesehappywalksandshades,</p>

fithauntofgodsospend,</p>

quietthoughsad,therespiteofthatday</p>

thatstbertaltousboth.oflowers,</p>

thategrow,</p>

paradiselost</p>

329of374</p>

earlyvisitation,andlastteven,htenderhand</p>

frohefirstopeningbud,andgaveyenas</p>

hesun,orrank</p>

yourtribes,andthearosialfount</p>

theelastly,nuptialboeadoed</p>

hellthee</p>

ho,andherwanderdown</p>

intoaloothisobscure</p>

aherair</p>

lesspure,artalfruits</p>

thustheaerruptedld.</p>

lantnot,eve,butpatientlyresign</p>

justlythouhastlost,hyheart,</p>

thusoverfond,onthatthine:</p>

thygoingisnotlonely;htheegoes</p>

thyhusband;tofollohouartbound;</p>

hihynativesoil.</p>

adabythisfroheldsuddenda</p>

revering,andhisscatteredspiritsretued,</p>

tochaelthushishulewordsaddressed.</p>

ed</p>

ofthehehighest;forsuayseebr></p>

princeaboveprincesgentlyhastthoutold</p>

thyssage,ightelseintellingwound,</p>

andinperfendus;besides</p>

ofsorroion,anddespair,</p>

ourfrailtysustain,thytidingsbring,</p>

departurefrohishappyplace,ours</p>

paradiselost</p>

330of374</p>

recess,andonlynsolatio</p>

faliartooureyesallplaceselse</p>

inhospitableappear,anddesolate;</p>

norknowingus,norknown:and,ifbyprayer</p>

incessantiuldhopetogethewill</p>

ofhiings,icease</p>

toyassiduouscries:</p>

butprayeragainsthisabsolutedecree</p>

noreavailsthahagainstthewind,</p>

blothatbreathesitforth:</p>

thereforetohisgreatbiddingisubt.</p>

thisstafflicts,that,departinghence,</p>

asfroisfaceishallbehid,deprived</p>