thisglorioussight,hshutalleyes</p>

teneralaorreplied.</p>

daughterofgodandn,acplishedeve,</p>

thesehavetheirursetofinishrouh,</p>

byrrolandtoland</p>

ihoughtonatiounbo,</p>

paradiselost</p>

116of374</p>

nistringlightprepared,theysetandrise;</p>

lesttotaldarknessshouldbynightregain</p>

heroldpossession,ainguishlife</p>

innatureandallthings;hesesoftfires</p>

notonlyenlighten,buthkindlyheat</p>

ofvariousinflueand,</p>

teeroourish,orinpartsheddown</p>

theirstellarvirtueonallkindsthatgrow</p>

oh,deherebyaptertoreceive</p>

perfethesuentray.</p>

thesethen,thoughunbeheldindeepofnight,</p>

shiinvain;northink,thoughnwerenone,</p>

thatheaveodpraise:</p>

llionsofspiritualcreaturesheearth</p>

unseen,bothake,andwhenwesleep:</p>

allthesehceaselesspraisehisworksbehold</p>

bothdayandnight:hothesteep</p>

ofeghillorthickethaveweheard</p>

idnightair,</p>

sole,orresponsiveeachtoothersnote,</p>

singingtheirgreatcreatoroftinbands</p>

heykeepch,oightlyroundingwalk,</p>

entalsounds</p>

infullharniuerjoiheirsongs</p>

dividethenight,andliftourthoughtstoheaven.</p>

thustalking,handinhandaloheypassed</p>

ontotheirblissfulboe</p>

chosenbythesovranplanter,ed</p>

allthingstonsdelightfuluse;theroof</p>

paradiselost</p>

117of374</p>

ofthickestvertwasinwovenshade</p>

laurelandrtle,andhighergrew</p>

offirndfragrantleaf;oherside</p>

athus,andeachodorousbushyshrub,</p>

feheverdanteousflower,</p>

irisallhues,roses,andjessan,</p>

rearedhightheirflourishedheadsbet</p>

saiderfoottheviolet,</p>

us,andhyath,hrilay</p>

broideredtheground,relouredthanhstone</p>

ofstliesteleothercreaturehere,</p>

bird,beast,i,or,durstenteone,</p>

su.inshadierbower</p>

resacredandsequestered,thoughbutfeigned,</p>

panorsylvanusneverslept,noyh</p>

norfaunushaunted.here,iness,</p>

hfloellingherbs,</p>

espousedevedeckedfirstheuptialbed;</p>

andheavenlyquiresthehynaeansung,</p>

daythegenialaooursire</p>

broughtherinnakedbeautyreadoed,</p>

relovely,thanpandora,thegods</p>

endohalltheirgifts,andotoolike</p>

i,otheunwiserson</p>

ofjaphetbroughtbyhers,sheensnared</p>

nkindhherfairlooks,tobeavenged</p>

onhilejovesauthentickfire.</p>

thus,attheirshadylodgearrived,bothstood,</p>

bothtued,andunderopenskyadored</p>

paradiselost</p>

118of374</p>

thegodthatdebothsky,air,earth,andheaven,</p>

oonsrespleglobe,</p>

andstarrypole:thoualsodestthenight,</p>

keroipotent,andthoutheday,</p>

hployed,</p>

havefinished,happyinourtualhelp</p>

andtuallove,theofallourbliss</p>

ordaihee;andthisdelie</p>

fo</p>

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