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paradiselost</p>

204of374</p>

thenherbsofeveryleaf,thatsuddenflowered</p>

openingtheirvariouslours,anddegay</p>

herbososllings:and,theseseblown,</p>

forthflourishedthilusteringvine,forthcrept</p>

thesoodtheyreed</p>

eattledinherfield,andthehuleshrub,</p>

andbushplicit:last</p>

rose,asindahestatelytrees,andspread</p>

theirbrancheshungd</p>

theirblosso:hhighhehillsrowned;</p>

htuftsthevalleys,andeachfountainside;</p>

hborderslongtherivers:thatearthnow</p>

seedliketoheaveightdwell,</p>

orhdelight,andlovetohaunt</p>

hersacredshades:thoughgodhadyetnotrained</p>

upoh,andntotilltheground</p>

hadeist</p>

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plantofthefield;heearth,</p>

godde,andeveryherb,befrew</p>

onthegreenstegodsahatitwasgood:</p>

soevenandrerdedthethirdday.</p>

againthealghtyspake,lettherebelights</p>

highintheexpanseofheaven,todivide</p>

thedayfroight;aheefns,</p>

forseasons,andfordays,andcirgyears;</p>

aheefhts,asiordain</p>

theiroffithefirntofheaven,</p>

togivelightoh;anditwasso.</p>

paradiselost</p>

205of374</p>

andgoddetlights,greatfortheiruse</p>

ton,thegreatertohaverulebyday,</p>

thelessbynight,alte;ahestars,</p>

ahenthefirntofheaven</p>

toilluheearth,andruletheday</p>

intheirvicissitude,andrulethenight,</p>

andlightfroarkodivide.godsaw,</p>

surveyinghisgreathatitwasgood:</p>

forofcelestialbodiesfirstthesun</p>

aghtyspherehefrad,unlightsofirst,</p>

thoughofetherealuld:thenfordtheon</p>

globose,andeverygnitudeofstars,</p>

andsohstarstheheaven,thickasafield:</p>

oflightbyfarthegreaterparthetook,</p>

transplantedfroercloudyshrine,andplaced</p>

inthesunsorb,deporoustoreceive</p>

anddrinktheliquidlight;firoretain</p>

hergatheredbea,greatpalao.</p>

hither,astotheirfountain,otherstars</p>

repairing,intheirgoldenusdra,</p>

aheingplagildsherhos;</p>

byti</p>

theirsllpehunsight</p>

sofarrete,inutionseen,</p>

firstihegloriouslawasseen,</p>

regentofday,andallthehorizonround</p>

iedhbrightrays,jodtorun</p>

hislongitudethroughheavenshighroad;thegray</p>

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paradiselost</p>

206of374</p>

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butoppositeinlevelled,</p>

hisrrour,hfullfaceborro</p>

froiforhtsheneedednone</p>

inthataspedstillthatdistancekeeps</p>

tillnight;thenihertusheshines,</p>

revolvedonheaveaxle,andherreign</p>

hthousandlesserlightsdividualholds,</p>

hthousandthousandstars,thatthenappeared</p>

spanglingthehesphere:thenfirstadoed</p>

ihatsetandrose,</p>