【】inherhusbandtoprote.</p>
yetnotsostriposed</p>
labour,astodebaruswhenweneed</p>
refreshnt,herfood,ortalkbetween,</p>
foodofthend,orthissinterurse</p>
oflooksandsles;forslesfroeasonflow,</p>
tobrutedenied,andareoflovethefood;</p>
love,nottheloanlife.</p>
foottoirksotoil,buttodelight,</p>
hedeus,anddelighttoreasonjoined.</p>
thesepathsandbonotbutourjointhands</p>
hease,aswide</p>
asillyoungerhandserelong</p>
assistus;but,ifverseperhaps</p>
theesatiate,toshortabsenceiuldyield:</p>
forsolitudesotisisbestsociety,</p>
andshortretirenturgessretu.</p>
butotherdoubtpossesses,lestharbr></p>
befalltheeseveredfroe;forthoukno</p>
hathbeenaliciousfoe</p>
envyingourhappiness,andofhisown</p>
despairioe</p>
byslyassault;andsohand</p>
ches,nodoubt,hgreedyhopetofind</p>
hisadvantage,usasunder;</p>
hopelesstocirtusjoined,h</p>
paradiselost</p>
248of374</p>
tootherspeedyaidghtlendatneed:</p>
herhisfirstdesigohdraw</p>
ourfealtyfrood,ortodisturb</p>
njugallove,thanhperhapsnobliss</p>
enjoyedbyusexciteshisenvyre;</p>
orthis,orthefaithfulside</p>
thatgavetheebeing,stillshadesthee,andprotects.</p>
thewife,wheredangerordishonourlurks,</p>
safestabyherhusbandstays,</p>
heendures.</p>
tothevirgiyofeve,</p>
asoneeunkis,</p>
hsposurethusreplied.</p>
offspringofheaveh,andallearthslord</p>
thatsuenewehave,whoseeks</p>
ourruin,bothbytheeinfordilea,</p>
andfrohepartingangeloverheard,</p>
asinashadynookistoodbehind,</p>
justtheuedatshutofeveningflowers.</p>
but,thatthoushouldstfiressthereforedoubt</p>
togodorthee,becausewehaveafoe</p>
ytetit,iexpeottohear.</p>
hisviolehoufearestnot,beingsuch</p>
ascapableofdeathorpain,</p>
eitheotreceive,orrepel.</p>
hisfraudisthenthyfear;hplaininfers</p>
thyequalfear,thatfiraithandlove</p>
byhisfraudbeshakenorseduced;</p>
thoughts,heyharbourinthybreast,</p>
paradiselost</p>
249of374</p>
adasthoughtofhertotheesodear</p>
toreplied.</p>
daughterofgodandn,iortaleve</p>
forsusinandblaentire:</p>
notdiffidentoftheedoidissuade</p>
thyabsenysight,buttoavoid</p>
theattetitself,intendedbyourfoe.</p>
forhepts,thoughinvain,atleastasperses</p>
thetetedhdishonourfoul;supposed</p>
notinrruptibleoffaith,notproof</p>
agaiion:thouthyselfhs</p>
andangerresenttheofferedwrong,</p>
thoughineffeisdeeotthen,</p>
ifsuchaffrontilabourtoavert</p>
froheealoonce</p>
theehoughbold,willhardlydare;</p>
,firstontheassaultshalllight.</p>
northouhislidfalseguilente;</p>
subtlehebe,ouldseduce</p>
angels;northinksuperfluousothersaid.</p>
i,froheinfluehylooks,receive</p>
aessineveryvirtue;inthysight</p>
reorechful,stronger,ifneedwere</p>
ofoute,thoulookingon,</p>