【】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>