【】creaturesthatpossess</p>

earth,air,aheusnotthinkhard</p>

paradiselost</p>

108of374</p>

oneeasyprohibition,whoenjoy</p>

freeleavesetoallthingselse,ande</p>

unlitedofnifolddelights:</p>

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hisbounty,follofultask,</p>

topruhesegros,aheseflowers,</p>

hthee.</p>

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andfroed,fleshofthyflesh,</p>

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forindeedallpraisesowe,</p>

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likensorttothyselfstnowherefind.</p>

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ofacave,andspread</p>

intoaliquidplaioodunved</p>

pureastheexpanseofheaven;ithither</p>

edown</p>

onthegreenbank,tolookintotheclear</p>

sothlake,thattoseedanothersky.</p>

asibentdoolook,justopposite</p>

ashapeappeared,</p>

paradiselost</p>

109of374</p>

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itstartedback;butpleasedisooued,</p>

pleaseditretuedassoonhansweringlooks</p>

ofsyathyandlove:thereihadfixed</p>

illnohvaindesire,</p>

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therethouseest,faircreature,isthyself;</p>

eandgoes:butfolloe,</p>

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thying,andthysofteraces,he</p>

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ltitudeslikethyself,andthenalled</p>

therofhunrace.uldido,</p>

butfht,invisiblythusled</p>

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underaplatahoughtlessfair,</p>

lessiablyld,</p>

thanthatsothage:backitued;</p>

thoufolloaloud,retu,faireve;</p>

flyestthouthouflyest,ofhihouart,</p>

hisflesh,hisboogivetheebei</p>

outofsidetothee,heart,</p>

substantiallife,tohavetheebyside</p>

hehanindividualsolacedear;</p>

partofsouliseekthee,andtheeclaibr></p>

otherhalf:hthatthygentlehand</p>

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paradiselost</p>

110of374</p>

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ofnjugalattraunreproved,</p>

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eyedtheskahusplained.</p>

sighthateful,sighttorntingthusthesetwo,</p>

iaradisedihersar,</p>

thehappiereden,shallenjoytheirfill</p>