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    creatorhatpeopledhighestheaven

    ase,createatlast

    thisyoh,thisfairdefect

    ofnature,andnotfilltheonce

    en,asangels,inine;

    orfindsoee

    nkindthisschiefhadnotbeenbefallen,

    ashallbefall;innurable

    disturbanalesnares,

    andstraitnjunhthissex:foreither

    henevershallfindoutfitte,butsuch

    assosfortunebringshiorstake;

    orheostshallseldoain

    throughherperverseness,butshallseehergained

    byafarhheld

    byparents;orhishappiestetoolate

    shallet,alreadylinkedandkbound

    toafelladversary,hishateorsha:

    ityshallcause

    tohunlife,andhousholdpeafound.

    headdednot,andfroertued;buteve,

    notsorepulsed,htearsthatceasednotflowing

    andtressesalldisordered,athisfeet

    fellhule;and,eragthebesought

    hispeadthusproceededinherplaint.

    forsakenotthus,adaessheaven

    paradiselost

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    yheart

    ibearthee,anduninghaveoffended,

    unhappilydeceivedthysuppliant

    ibeg,andclaspthyknees;bereavenot,

    hygentlelooks,thyaid,

    thyunsel,inthisutterstdistress,

    onlystrengthandstay:forloofthee,

    e,

    hourperhaps,

    bettherebepeace;bothjoining,

    asjoinedininjuries,oy

    againstafoebydooxpressassignedus,

    thateexerot

    thyhatredforthisserybefallen;

    onalreadylost,thanthyself

    reserablebothhavesinned;butthou

    againstgodonly;iagainstgodandthee;

    andtotheplaentu,

    thereycriesiortuneheaven;thatall

    thesentenoved,ylight

    on,solecausetotheeofallthiswoe;

    ,only,justobjectofhisire

    sheended,

    ioveable,tillpeafault

    ao

    seration:soonhisheartrelented

    toe,andsoledelight,

    noissiveindistress;

    entseeking,

    paradiselost

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    hisunsel,shehaddispleased,hisaid:

    asonedisard,hisangerallhelost,

    andthushpeacefulwordsupraisedhersoon.

    unoodesirous,asbefore,

    sonothouknonot,

    thepunishntallonthyself;alas

    bearthineo,illabletosustain

    hisfullh,houfeelestasyetleastpart,

    anddispleasurebearestsoill.ifprayers

    uldalterhighdecrees,itothatplace

    hee,andbelouderheard,

    thatonheadallghtbevisited;

    thyfrailtyandinfirrsexfiven,

    totted,andbyexposed.

    butrise;letusend,norbla

    eaedenoughelsestrive

    inofficesoflove,hoaylighten

    eachothersburden,inourshareofwoe;

    sihisdaysdeathdenounced,ifaughtisee,

    asloedevil;

    alongdaysdying,toaugntourpain;

    andtoourseedohaplessseedderived.

    tothuseve,reveri,replied.

    adabysadexperintiknow

    hoyhtheefind,

    foundsoerroneous;thencebyjustevent

    foundsounfortunate:heless,

    restoredbythee,vileasiatoplace

    ofneance,hopefultain

    paradiselost

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    thylove,thesoleofheart

    livingordying,froheeihide

    yubreastarerisen,

    tendingtosoreliefofourextres,

    orend;thoughsharpandsad,yettolerable,

    asinourevils,andofeasiere.

    ifost,

    ustbebotocertainwoe,devoured

    bydeathatlast;andserableitis

    tobetoothersisery,

    ouroten,andofourloinst

    intothiscursede,

    thatafterustbeatlast

    foodforsofoulanster;inthypower

    itlies,yetereiontoprevent

    therablest,tobeiu.

    ain:sodeath

    shallbedeceivedhisglut,andhustwo

    beforaw.

    butifthoujudgeithardanddifficult,

    nversing,looking,loving,toabstain

    froovesduerights,nuptialeracess;

    andhdesiretolanguishhouthope,

    beforethepresentobjeguishing

    hlikedesire;isery

    andtorhannoneofwedread;

    then,bothourselvesaoofree

    frokeshort,

    letusseekdeath;or,henotfound,supply

    paradiselost

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    houroeonourselves:

    andwelongershiveringunderfears,

    thatshodeath,andhavethepower,

    ofnyodietheshortestchoosing,

    destruhdestrutodestroy

    sheendedhere,orvehentdespair

    brokeofftherest:sochofdeathherthoughts

    hadeained,asdyedhercheekshpale.

    butadahsuselnothingswayed,

    tobetterhopeshisreattentivend

    labhadraised;andthustoevereplied.

    eve,thyoflifeandpleasuresee

    tueihingresubli

    andexcellent,thanindntes;

    butselfdestruthereforesought,refutes

    thatexplies,

    notthy,butanguisha

    forlossoflifeandpleasureoverloved.

    orifthouvetdeath,asutstend

    ofsery,sothinkingtoevade

    thepenaltypronounced;doubtnotbutgod

    hathedhisvengefulire,thanso

    tobeforestalled;chreifearlestdeath,

    sosnatched,ptusfrohepain

    topay;rather,suts

    ofntucyhehighest

    tokedeathinuslive:theusseek

    sosaferresolutiohinks

    ihaveinvieindhheed

    paradiselost

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    partofoursentehatthyseedshallbruise

    theserpentshead;piteousandsunless

    beant,iure,randfoe,

    satan;heserpent,hathntrived

    againstusthisderushhishead

    wouldberevengeindeed

    bydeathbroughtonourselves,orchildlessdays

    resolved,asthouproposest;soourfoe

    shalscapehispunishntordained,andwe

    insteadshalldoubleoursuponourheads.

    iohenofviolence

    againstourselves;andwilfulb

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