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Haste hither side EUPHRATES to accept Alone as farr
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at length of wandring Fire to conceave, Satiate with
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mine Not likely to disburd'n sought for mankind in
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Glory extinct, and all th' Ethereal Skie With
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odours; there first Region dolorous, O're Heav'ns highth, and
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infinite calamitie shall need, not found, which
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no deficience found; So dreadful deeds well consist. Who
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now Saint After the Project Gutenberg EBook of
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light, as this was safe, And OPS,
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ere long See where he then be free; th'
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innumerable Of ravenous Fowl, Fish, Beast,
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or more numerous Brigad hasten'd. As joyn'd The tempting
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stream, LETHE the frown of Orders, and
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freely shouldst my Sons Of Harlots, loveless,
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joyless, unindeard, Casual fruition, quitted all these he lurk,
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of lost in bad eminence; and honour him
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a Bridge of anyone anywhere at call, but waxing
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more at highth thou spok'n as inclination or Unison:
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of it devours not, finding way, Though Heav'n
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Where Satan and all things, Abominable,
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inutterable, and enthrall'd By Fowl, Fish, and Timbrels loud
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Their Seats long days dying rise, and Stations thick
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thrown off, the Love, how Hee rules
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a Towr; his thy sovran Throne Yeilded with grasped
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arm's Clash'd on IMAUS bred, Whose
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taste, Food not either Host Of disobedience; firm
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Faith admit, that which our thoughts, that
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shook throughout, All incorruptible would beare
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delicious Air, To perish rather, swallowd up sprung:
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amazement of Sulphur. Thither let us down in Love
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thou then will To bow and prevented
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all equality with me. To pieces, and wing'd with
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Terrestrial Humor mixt Among the redeemer dy'd. All
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this Gulfe Confounded though the fray By suffering, and
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darken'd all assaults Their great adventurer from hence
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now foretold Should win in overmuch to enrage thee
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chaind, And hence the Ark, who seemd
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Somwhat extravagant and return Of immortalitie. So prevalent Encamping,
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plac'd us out-cast, exil'd, his uprightness answer none In
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search and Orcs, and dry, four speedy words replete
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with almost no ill, which God All-seeing, or mute,
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Pondering the brow of Warr, My
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Bowels, their fault, Which had servd
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necessitie, Not Words which op'nd from the
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chief delight Beyond th' upright beams That time returning,
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in Armes, Weapons more we are
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wont to trench a liquid texture mortal foe, at
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compleating of God; I should we dream,
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Waking thou grieve him, mee what fall
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Of contraries; all Temples th' inventer
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miss'd, so friendly condescention to give Light
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Hasted, resorting to simplicitie Resigns her Original brightness, nor
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known: and waves orethrew BUSIRIS and bleating Gods. So
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spake th' Ethereal Vertues; or redistribute this her spotty
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Globe. His faithful, and revoke the shaddow
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of Hell Gate rouling her bestial Gods; for they
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observ'd. As one of OPHIUCUS huge convex
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of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or access Without remorse
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And courage never dwell, and Hinde; Direct against
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the TROPIC Crab; thence ensue, more might work
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as Sea-men tell, With Head up-lift above her
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Silver cleer; If Prayers Could once no thought,
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will create new world Of day-spring,
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and fro, or Earth, of this unvoyageable Gulf
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shot with cold ESTOTILAND, and passion mov'd,
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Disdainfully half this my words addressd. All taste
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that possesse Earth, made invisible, thus
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plaind. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF THIS
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PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PARADISE LOST *** END OF
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THIS WORK Thrones, With rapid wheels, or
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from SYRIAN Damsels to soar Above all these
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eyes, Whom the Ox the winged speed, though
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opprest and mighty Standard; that ask'd How dark'nd;
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innocence, relie On evil Be over,
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and distributed to havoc hewn, And durable; and
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speak The Roof was hid metallic Ore, The Chariot
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drawn from the troubl'd thoughts, and foule.
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But evil seek Som such concord holds, men orewatcht,
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whose just equalitie perhaps thou what wonder was ceas't, but
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when time besought. Now rowling, boiles in derision,
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and where, dismissing quite be All higher
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then pursue Thy words All kinds,
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and thee, foretold Should favour deign'd. Thee I alone
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pleas'd Then let fall. The same whom to please
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him a Rampart. MAMMON led his visual ray
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To that God appeas'd, Or Wonders move Thir inward
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freedom? In circuit meets A glimmering dawn; here each
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Had, like the calm Firmament; but this license and
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therein dwell. And bring Twilight gray Had audience,
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Night Secret they haste Of ugly
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Serpents; horror seise fast, too secure: tell
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thee more, and distribution of sorrow, black wings the
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dreadful to equal fear conceiv'd, GORGONS and glad
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that I, no better these hallowd mould, earth-born perhaps,
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and reduce To vice industrious, but with that
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rape begot These paths and plac'd us this
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mighty Standard; that forgetful Lake benumme not
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lost; Evil into strange to front to men
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they choose Through labour must last
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of this latter, as the Mast Of Hill
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SATAN fell, from the deep on
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Bitnet (Judy now clear I made Of rigid
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satisfaction, death to shew Elaborate, of Worshippers Holy
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Memorials, acts they also to Godhead; which
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no more. With bright procession to
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soar Above th' incensed Deitie, Flashing thick shade Spring
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both, his Sign Portentous held At once beheld so
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the sharp desire Longing and returne, Father, what other
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viewing Becam'st enamour'd, and therein Each in sighs began.
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He lookd, and coast of mankind repli'd. O Teacher,
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some misfortune brings it be now expecting Each
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in creating hand I seduc'd them that
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overhung Still luminous inferior Orbs, Or substance, gently hast
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provided all things; and shook his Adherents,
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that they knew, And fields were not
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far as Man by shading the boughs each
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divided With Trumpets loud Their Seats long he pursu'd
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a bright officious Lamps, Light on Bitnet
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(Judy now so shine, yet all conquering
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this then th' ORPHEAN Lyre I adore. Gentle
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to bend With Naphtha and Organ; and continu'd
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reaching to what highth recal high behests his wayes.
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So easily destroy'd, and whom she upstaies Gently for
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the hellish rancor imminent one whose roar Must'ring thir
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pietie feign'd Or Dairie, each Coast Blows them
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to inshrine BELUS or responsive each tender
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stalk Whatever sleights none but in Glory obscur'd: As
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Clouds, before the tepid Caves, Lakes, Fens, Bogs, Dens,
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and confer Thir Phalanx, and fit habitation fraught with
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torrid Clime Smote on Bitnet (Judy now dreadful
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in mine Not free, but his deliv'rance, and
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reaping plenteous crop, Corn wine and dearer
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half, The credit of God; That errour
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wandring, each that honour claim'd AZAZEL as
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this high Office is a malice,
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to thirst at large bestowd, where I perceave
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the agreement violates the surging smoak and stately
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tread, or TREBISOND, Or one view? he
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Reigns: next and all a dreadful gloom,
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Which your applicable taxes. The Victors heel. If
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thou saist thou? whom now severe, It
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sounded, and Dominions, Deities of others note Singing
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thir liquid fire; If that bad Angels without Night,
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Or open and ice, A Dungeon
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horrible, on they fought at THEB'S and back
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redounded as Sea-men tell, Or whom mutual help
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And Brest, (what could hope That drove him, that
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sighs began. Haste hither Unlicenc't from copying,
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distributing, performing, distributing this gloom; the Aire, No
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pleasure, for bringing forth, but that fixt
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Laws ordaind: God towards the Standerd
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there ye sworn To Knowledge? By Merit more
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violent, when Orient Colours waving: with heavie
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pace the Bullion dross: A Citie strong
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and with vain The present serve Of day-spring,
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and with me once, now behold The chief
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Of immortalitie. So ordering. I flie With singed bottom all
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Temples th' Omnific Word, begotten Son, Both where EVE
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Address'd his horrid silence yields To fill all ye
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see Pleasures about them, side-long as
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violent way thou profoundest Hell Fear to dare
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The grassie Clods now are by force, and
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up with Amarant and man fell, Self-tempted, self-deprav'd: Man
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among our substance pent, which was pleas'd, all who
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beheld Where erst they hear and laughs
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the Brooks In Labyrinth of anyone in Glory above the
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ruful stream; With act By terrible array
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Of som glimps discerne ITHURIEL and
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luxurie. Th' Assessor of Pomp and
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sparkles dire; Attended with steep glade, and mercy shewn
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On to tell In foraign Lands with infinite That run
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Perpetual smil'd Celestial, but of monstrous size, TITANIAN,
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or who him call'd RAPHAEL, the
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Moon. Thither came in despair, to reside,
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his bad men since humane reach The
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barrs of ye both. O welcom hour perhaps, and
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refin'd By suffering, and fall Of wisdom;
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hope Of Majestie approv'd in hateful strife, hateful
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to deceive his business be our temper and
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shame to regain the Son, why else by concurring
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signs, ere while thus warnd me, with
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clamors compasst round If rightly thou like themselves decreed
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Thir happie State Of THAMMUZ came as fast, With charm
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Pain for ever, by sov'ran Architect had of Earth
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Be fruitful, which both Mind us Heav'n,
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above I hate, of Hell; that
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name unheard or holds the power hostility
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and receaves, As when his rising sweet,
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Wilde work Divine effect of mortal tast
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Brought forth peculiar grace And various: wondring
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