ised,hlooksofrdiallove</p>
hungoverherenaured,andbeheld</p>
beauty,herwakingorasleep,</p>
shotforthpees;thenhvoice</p>
ld,ashes,</p>
herhandsofttoug,hus.awake,</p>
fairest,espoused,latestfound,</p>
heavenslastbestgift,evee</p>
aoingshines,andthefreshfield</p>
callsus;e,torkh</p>
ourtenderplants,hohecitrongrove,</p>
yrrh,andyreed,</p>
hourepaintsherlours,hohebee</p>
sitsontheblooxtragliquids.</p>
suchhstartledeye</p>
paradiselost</p>
130of374</p>
onadaerag,thusshespake.</p>
osoleinthoughtsfindallrepose,</p>
glory,perfegladisee</p>
thyfadretued;forithisnight</p>
suighttillthisineverpassedhavedread,</p>
ifdread,not,asioftaofthee,</p>
orrodesign,</p>
butofoffenind</p>
kneenight:thought,</p>
ineearonecalledforthtowalk</p>
hgentlevoice;ithoughtitthisaid,</p>
thou,evenoe,</p>
theol,thesilent,saveeyields</p>
tothenighthatnowawake</p>
tuhislovelabouredsong;nns</p>
fullorbedtheon,andorepleasinglight</p>
shadosoffthefaceofthings;invain,</p>
ifnard;heavenhallhiseyes,</p>
tobeholdbutthee,naturesdesire</p>
i</p>
attractedbythybeautystilltogaze.</p>
iroseasatthycall,butfou;</p>
tofindtheeidirectedthenwalk;</p>
andon,thought,aloneipassedthroughways</p>
thatbroughtonasuddentothetree</p>
ofinterdictedknoed,</p>
chfairertofancythanbyday:</p>
and,asistood</p>
oneshapedandheaven</p>
paradiselost</p>
131of374</p>
byusoftseen;hisdeilled</p>
arosionthattreehealsogazed;</p>
andofairplant,saidhe,hfruitsurcharged,</p>
deignshyload,andtastethys,</p>
nod,nornisknowledgesodespised</p>
orenvy,orreserveforbidstotaste</p>
forbidhhold</p>
lohyood;here</p>
thissaid,hepausednot,but</p>
heplucked,hetasted;dahorrourchilled</p>
atsuchboldhadeedsobold:</p>
buthethus,overjoyed;ofruitdivine,</p>
suropt,</p>
forbiddesee,asonlyfit</p>
fods,yetabletokegodsofn:</p>
andore</p>
nicated,reabundantgrows,</p>
theauthootiaired,buthonouredre</p>
here,happycreature,fairangelickeve</p>
partakethoualso;happythoughthouart,</p>
happierthouyestbe,hierstnotbe:</p>
tastethis,andbehenongthegods</p>
thyselfagoddess,nottoearthnfined,</p>
butsotisintheair,asetis</p>
aseritthine,andsee</p>
lifethegodslivethere,andsuchlivethou</p>
sosaying,hedreeheld,</p>
eventouthofthatsafruitheldpart</p>
ell</p>
paradiselost</p>
132of374</p>
soquiedappetite,thati,thought,</p>
uldnotbuttaste.forthhuptotheclouds</p>