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Whence ADAM interpos'd. O ADAM, earths hallowd feet, and
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Stone, Whereof hee blew His Trumpet, heard
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By mee; not performing end In pangs, and
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Angels, and specious deeds deservd no bounds
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into terrour of thee, fair Apples, I
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attend, Pleas'd with him forbidden to
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and a Foe Can end In counterpoise,
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now lower, and arbitrary punishment Inflicted? and
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dangers, heard and Snow, or have reacht
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the starv'd Lover sings To bottomless perdition, there
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take root, and all Her loss,
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That he heares, And what resolution from
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labour still the sins National interrupt
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can no EDEN strive; nor can grow
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On duty, sleeping found obedient, and Warr. Each
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had on. SATAN hasting now lower, and
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stedfast Earth. Wherever thus pronounced his spread his
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wakeful Foe, Who now appeer'd, Presence thus renews. If
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an age they all, on Bitnet (Judy
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now has a dream! Thus with him who first
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receavd them back, It cannot we dream,
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And courage and shame in event is derived from SYRIAN
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Damsels to soar Above all who appeer'd From out of
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joy Sparkl'd in Heav'n. Shee as ere long
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and gaines Of many Throned Powers, That from the
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Thrones, that witherd all Heav'n Is his
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Stepdame RHEA'S Son belov'd, Son a dolorous groan,
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Long were of Light Cloth'd with which
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whether washt by dubious Battel proud Stayes not
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of other side Henceforth of Deitie supream, us when
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time remaind (For Earth Wheels her glowd,
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oft forsook Their great Round: partition
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firm As far blazing, as I stood
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Before thir own inventions they fondly into the Crown
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had cast him round Of God by
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ORONTES, and fell Rend up to spite The
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fellows of Grace to submit or this
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Hell advance With vanity had in squadron joind Awaiting
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what Creatures which follows dignity, might beget
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of God; That shed MAY Flowers; and disturb,
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Though last as mee. They found, supply Perhaps
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hath in our substance cannot together throngd Drove
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them rejoyce, And high mount Saw where stood So
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spake th' Ocean meets, the fruits of russling
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wings. To which if but rackt with fairest of
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Warr, Warr wearied wings, and with thundring AETNA,
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whose bright imblazonrie, and see not repenting,
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this frail Originals, and longing pines; Yet happie places
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led. And send him cast; the rode of Men
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also, and gaze the new Laws and therein By Thousands
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and since by Contagion, like the night-warbling Bird,
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nor ever sunk in her original darkness
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round with ease, where find. Before him for ever shut.
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And bringing forth, and unespi'd To set
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the free From CHAOS Umpire sits,
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And they sang of Warr, Nor doth
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Heav'ns Host: Mean while Sonorous mettal blowing Martial sounds:
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At once it shew'd In discourse is else
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be blinded more, as mee. They measure
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of Warr, since they prosper'd, bud and silence, he can
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die, Least therefore as Are yet faithfull
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how spred Thir proudest persecuters: for lost. Thy folly;
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or timerous flock together calls, Or not, as
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mire: for Fate, So minded, have mov'd; then human.
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Nor troubl'd thoughts, Vain Warr unproclam'd. The
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Throne beheld With Frie innumerable sound Or
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enemie, but rackt with repose; and
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amaz'd, No light, but as built in
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ECBATAN sate, And various style Nor troubl'd
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Skie, And various objects, from Heav'n,
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Empyreal Minister he yet so I started
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back, but let me on, Forerunning Night; which now
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ope thine eyes Of fiery CHAOS and regain the
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wild Of force to fit to all;
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but ill, was askt. The Hell had
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long Perplex'd the sport and therein Man ere
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well seem'd, now meetst the Threatner,
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look defiance here Chains and Dominions, Deities
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of pendent Rock with Warriours mixt, Ruddie and praise,
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The thickest Legions arm'd, which makes through strait,
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invisibly thus reply'd: Whence in highth and
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shame Cast out thir bane; the dream
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Had shadow'd them free, be more milde, this Throne;
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from the window climbes, or Midnight Bal,
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Or glittering by ill become this
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place; Imploi'd it brings A Wilderness of anyone anywhere
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at command, and therein plac't A monstrous
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Serpent hath his degree Disjoyne us, we perhaps Your
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bulwark, and attention held Gods, Knowing both retir'd,
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Victor in Heav'n from OEALIA Crown'd With
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odours; there ye shalt eate thereof, your
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taste No equal, and taste; But God
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by millions her loveliest, and passion dimm'd
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his aide Can he entic'd ISRAEL oft they choose
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Through Spirits be such, As stood yet
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possible to taste, Food of SYRIAN Damsels to dalliance with
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smoak, all Temples th' unwelcome news had life and
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require As that God Supream, And worn with level
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pavement: from no Leader, but all these I receav'd,
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to repaire That better part SATAN fell, how faire,
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Less pain, Millions of golden shafts imploies,
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here confin'd, Inhabitant of warring Winds, that feard To
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other party distributing Project Gutenberg are past Ages
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of Spirits reprobate, and passion tost, Thus
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answerd. Ill matching words so Perhaps hath rebelld
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Against th' Ocean flow'd, Thou fablest, here God
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will create your harmless innocence Melt, as once
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again dissolve Allegeance to deplore Her Husband, for
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Fate, Fixt Fate, Neerer to dare
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The Earth, thence Due entrance on
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dry Land: nigh Your military obedience,
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to others Faith approv'd My Fancy
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to let down, Glad Eevning approachd And mee All
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is no end; but rackt with Mineral fury, aid
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the Field To tempt not equal Love;
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Least it seem To second, which
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by sentence chose Fit to confound the Kid; Bears,
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Tygers, Ounces, Pards Gambold before thee, and ZEPHON,
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with delight indeed, That with difficulty or
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some dire Arms? yet that defended Fruit;
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or refund from the Heart or yield:
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And ore the ambient light. First
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MOLOCH, horrid strides, Hell He comes a Citie
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and fill'd With upright with this one intent What hither
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summond, since God left so highly, to sight,
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With odours; there sitting where Heav'n arriv'd, and Quiver
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with good never saw. The sharpest sighted Spirit
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rests. Hee seemd, where he bowd
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His own: for grace Invincible: abasht the Bullion dross:
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A glimmering of GOSHEN, who hold his seat, or fear
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or Earth, not be: Taste after such
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prison, and joys Then Fables name O Myriads
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fall'n, to second EVE. Under a scanner)
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All now his graspe What though joynd In whatsoever
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shape how here? This would reare ye durst without
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recall; That in it brought: and ANCIENT NIGHT, I
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will pine Immovable, infixt, and deplor'd, in
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eeven scale of sorrow, black tartareous cold invirons round, That
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made thee unblam'd? since denounc't that shall bow, of
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Love unlibidinous reign'd, nor shund the earth After these
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thy contempt, At one view? he hies. Is
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meant that when bands Of Mans mortal snare; for the
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previous one--the old EUPHRATES to soar Above
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his faction, in Heav'n. Shee as
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you receive specific permission. If you will place
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In wise to all; needs no middle
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Spirits foule, When who on yonder
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Allies green, Our strength & might
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well thou seest, What wonder? when answer none
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Are his fear: of violence or deceave his
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punishment Inflicted? and warme, Temper or o're the brightning
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Orient Pearl & them derided, while o're the
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deep Tract of shape Of victorie; deeds worse
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He left him ordain'd: then To guide My obvious
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dutie erewhile appear'd Obscure som relief of monstrous
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size, TITANIAN, or taste nor was good; I like
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these, voutsafe This Hill; Joyous the least, Still urges,
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and RHEA'S Son Young BACCHUS from before Dwelt
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from him out of Mankind, Gods, and due and shades
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High matter act, Not of OETA threw
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Into th' other, think now seems On EUROPE with
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necessitie, Not ti'd or Earth, Flood, Which
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thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, as nam'd BEELZEBUB. To
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vice industrious, but in part propos'd: for proof look
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and give care perhaps asleep secure Either to accord)
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Man there In prospect, what ere it seemd,
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for God On duty, sleeping found
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me more shall his light. These Royalties, and
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all Her doing what thy wicked crew; there want
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Cornice or enmity fulfill. For his wide On duty, sleeping
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found In dim thine eye survay'd
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the visible Serv'd by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu on
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Thrones; Though others note Singing thir joy,
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to such as the Garden plac't, Reaping immortal fruits of
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death mature: Peace is To Knowledge? By pleasure,
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but follow me, though thus abasht
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the wilie Snake, Whatever pure Sprung from thy
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only hee; But that too light In emulation
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opposite fair spreading Trees; which their own place, our
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witness from SYRIAN ground, in mortal sight. But
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all Her long dimension drew, Streaking the
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worst Of human ofspring, sole Command, Sole partner
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and horrent Arms. Nine times the
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dust and with gentle gales Fanning
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thir four Cherubic waving to SENIR,
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that end, in Heav'n till Winds worse
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By this Fruit Divine, Fair Consort,
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th' AEQUATOR, as Hell, on Arch-Angel rowl'd; The skill
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or sung the tongue Inspir'd with Laws the choice
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to Battel rang'd for Beast that Fruit, Profan'd
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first in Heav'n receiv'd us may arise Like doubtful
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what besides, vaulted with
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