【】stopportuservehiswiles;andfound</p>

paradiselost</p>

242of374</p>

theserpentsubtlestbeastofallthefield.</p>

hifterloe,irresolute</p>

ofthoughtsrevolved,hisfienhose</p>

fitvessel,fittestioffraud,in</p>

toenter,andhisdarksuggestionshide</p>

froharpestsight:for,inthewilysnake</p>

eversleights,noneark,</p>

asfroisandnativesubtlety</p>

proceeding;herbeastsobserved,</p>

doubtghtbegetofdiabolickpower</p>

activehin,beyondthesenseofbrute.</p>

thusheresolved,butfirstfrrief</p>

hisburstingpassionintoplaintsthuspoured.</p>

rejustly,seathierofgods,asbuilt</p>

ingwasold</p>

oearth,hooheaven,ifnotpreferred</p>

fod,afterbetter,worsewouldbuild</p>

terrestrialheaven,dancedroundbyotherheavens</p>

thatshibeartheirbrightoffips,</p>

lightabovelight,fortheealone,assee,</p>

intheens</p>

ofsacredinfluenceasgodinheaven</p>

ister,yetextendstoall;sothou,</p>

tring,receivestfrollthoseorbs:inthee,</p>

notintheelves,alltheirknoueappears</p>

productiveinherb,plant,andnoblerbirth</p>

ofcreaturesanitehgraduallife</p>

ofgrodupinn.</p>

hdelightuldihaveheeround,</p>

paradiselost</p>

243of374</p>

ifiuldjoyinaught,sinterge</p>

ofhill,andvalley,rivers,woods,andplains,</p>

nohforested,</p>

rocks,dens,andcavesbutiihese</p>

findplaoreisee</p>

pleasuresabout,sochreifeel</p>

tornte,asfrohehatefulsiege</p>

ofntraries:allgoodtobees</p>

bane,andinheavenchystate.</p>

butherhereseeki,nonorinheaven</p>

todasteringheavenssupre;</p>

norhopetobeselflessserable</p>

byakesuch</p>

asi,thoughtherebyeredound:</p>

foronlyiroyingifindease</p>

torelehoughts;and,hiestroyed,</p>

orayterloss,</p>

forallthisade,allthiswillsoon</p>

follolinkedinwealorwoe;</p>

inayrange:</p>

toshallbetheglorysoleang</p>

theinfealpoarred</p>

ightystyled,sixnightsanddays</p>

ntinuedking;andlong</p>

beforehadbeenntrivingthoughperhaps</p>

notlohansincei,inonenight,freed</p>

froervitudeingloriouswellnighhalf</p>

theangelia,andthinhethrong</p>

ofhisadorers:he,tobeavenged,</p>

paradiselost</p>

244of374</p>

andtorepairhishusiaired,</p>

hersuchvirtuespentofoldnowfailed</p>

reaocreate,iftheyatleast</p>

arehisore,</p>

deteroadvan</p>

aedofearth,andhindow,</p>

exaltedfroobaseinal,</p>

hheavenlyspoils,ourspoils:hedecreed,</p>

heeffebuilt</p>

gnifitthishhisseat,</p>

hiordpronounced;and,oindignity</p>

subjectedtohisservigelwings,</p>

andflangodtend</p>

theirearthlycharge:ofthesethevigilance</p>

idread;and,toelude,thusist</p>

ofdnightvaplideobscure,andpry</p>

ineverybushandbrake,ayfind</p>