第51节

    【】hisheart,divineofsothingill,

    sgavehihethefalteringasurefelt;

    andforthtoether,theook

    thattheyparted:bythetree

    ofknoustpass;therehehert,

    sefrohetreeretuing;inherhand

    aboughoffairestfruit,thatdoiled,

    nebrosialslldiffused.

    tohihehasted;inherfause

    pt;

    h,hblandhusaddressed.

    hastthounot,atstay

    theeihavessed,andthoughtitlong,deprived

    thypresence;agonyoflovetillnow

    ,norshallbetore

    anitotry,rashuntriedisought,

    thepainofabsencefrohysight.butstrange

    hathbeenthecause,andohear:

    thistreeisnot,asold,atree

    ofdaasted,nortoevilunknown

    openingtheofdivineeffect

    toopeneyes,aheodsaste;

    andhathbeentastedsuch:theserpentwise,

    paradiselost

    269of374

    ootrestrainedasobeying,

    hatheatenofthefruit;andisbee,

    notdead,ashreatened,buttheh

    enduedanvoidhunsense,

    reasoningtoadration;ande

    persuasivelyhathsoprevailed,thati

    havealsotasted,andhavealsofound

    theeffeineeyes,

    dirst,dilatedspirits,alerheart,

    andgroogodhead;hee

    chieflyisought,houttheedespise.

    forbliss,asthouhastpart,toisbliss;

    tedious,unsharedhthee,andodioussoon.

    thouthereforealsotaste,thatequallot

    yjoinus,equaljoy,asequallove;

    lest,thounottasting,differentdegree

    disjoinus,andithentoolaterenounce

    deityforthee,it.

    thusevehunteheherstorytold;

    butinhercheekdisteerflushingglowed.

    ohersideadasoonasheheard

    thefataltrespassdonebyeve,azed,

    astooodandblank,hill

    ranthroughhisveins,andallhisjointsrelaxed;

    froissladthegarlandhedforeve

    do,andallthefadedrosesshed:

    speechlesshestoodandpale,tillthusatlength

    firsttohielfheinebroke.

    ofairestofcreation,lasta

    paradiselost

    270of374

    ofallgodsexcelled

    ed,

    holy,divine,good,aable,ors

    hothoulostho,

    defaced,defloodeathdevote

    rather,hothouyieldedtress

    thestrictforbiddance,hooviolate

    thesaecursedfraud

    ofehbeguiledthee,yetunknown,

    andhtheehathruined;forhthee

    certainresolutionistodie:

    hohouttheeho

    thysnverse,andlovesodearlyjoined,

    toliveagaininthesewildwoodsforlo

    shouldgodcreateanothereve,andi

    anotherribafford,yetlossofthee

    heart:no,noifeel

    thelinkofnaturedrae:fleshofflesh,

    boneofbohouart,andfrohystate

    nenevershallbeparted,blissorwoe.

    sohavingsaid,asonefroaddisy

    reforted,andafterthoughtsdisturbed

    subttingtoedrediless,

    thusincaloodhisoevehetued.

    bolddeedthouhastpresud,adventurouseve,

    andperilgreatprovoked,hushastdared,

    haditbeenoingtoeye

    thatsacredfruit,sacredtoabstinence,

    chretotasteitunderbantotouch.

    paradiselost

    271of374

    butpastanrecall,ordoneundo

    notgodoipotent,norfate;yetso

    perhapsthoushaltnotdie,perhapsthefact

    isnotsoheinousnoastedfruit,

    profanedfirstbytheserpent,byhiirst

    den,andunhalloaste;

    onhiounddeadly;yethelives;

    lives,asthousaidst,andgainstolive,asn,

    higherdegreeoflife;irong

    tous,aslikelytastingtoattain

    proportionalast;be

    buttobegods,els,degods.

    norithinkthatgod,creatorwise,

    thoughthreatening,sodestroy

    ushispricreatures,dignifiedsohigh,

    setoverallhishinourfall,

    foruscreated,needsustfail,

    dependantde;sogodshallue,

    befrustrate,do,undo,andlabourlose;

    nothoughhispower

    creationuldrepeat,yeth

    ustoabolish,lesttheadversary

    triuh,andsay;fickletheirstategod

    stfavours;longfirst

    heruined,no

    tterofs,nottobegiventhefoe.

    hoylot,

    :ifdeath

    nsorteaslife;

    paradiselost

    272of374

    soforcibleyheartifeel

    thebondofnaturedraetoown;

    oine;

    ourstateotbesevered;weareone,

    oolosetheeyself.

    soadaandthusevetohieplied.

    oglorioustrialofexceedinglove,

    illustriousevidence,exalehigh

    engagie;but,short

    ofthyperfe,hotain,

    adafr,

    andgladlyofourunioheespeak,

    o,onesoulinboth;whereofgoodproof

    thisdayaffords,declaringtheeresolved,

    ratherthah,htthahredread,

    shallseparateus,linkedinlovesodear,

    toundergoeoneguilt,onecri,

    ifaastingthisfairfruit;

    uefoodstillgoodproceeds,

    direasion,hathpresented

    thishappytrialofthylove,helse

    soelyneverhadbeenknown

    enacedwouldensue

    thisattet,iainalone

    the,andnotpersuadethee,ratherdie

    deserted,thanobligetheehafact

    peicioustothypeahieflyassured

    rerkablysolateofthysotrue,

    sofaithful,loveunequalled:butifeel

    paradiselost

    273of374

    farotherheevent;h,butlife

    augnted,openedeyes,newhopes,newjoys,

    tastesodivihatofsbefore

    hathtouchedsense,flatseetothis,andharsh.

    onexperience,adafreelytaste,

    andfearofdeathdelivertothewinds.

    sosaying,sheeracedhiandforjoy

    tenderlyuchhathehislove

    hadsoennobled,asofetoincur

    divinedispleasureforhersake,ordeath.

    inrepenhpliancebad

    suchreperitsfrohebough

    shegavehifthatfairentigfruit

    hliberalhand:hescruplednottoeat,

    againsthisbetterknodeceived,

    butfondlyoverealechar

    ear

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