sd;but,heavenlybo,</p>

beforethehillsappeared,orfountainflowed,</p>

thoudidstnverse,</p>

thysister,andhherdidstplay</p>

inpresenightyfather,pleased</p>

hthycelestialsong.upledbythee</p>

intotheheavenofheavensihavepresud,</p>

ahlyguest,anddrapyrealair,</p>

thyteering:hlikesafetyguideddown</p>

retutonativeelent:</p>

lestfrohisflyingsteedunreined,asonce</p>

bellerophon,thoughfroloe,</p>

disunted,onthealeianfieldifall,</p>

erroheretowander,andforlo.</p>

halfyetreinsunsung,butnarrowerbound</p>

hinthevisiblediualsphere;</p>

standih,notraptabovethepole,</p>

resafeisingortalvoiged</p>

tohoarseorte,thoughfallenonevildays,</p>

onevildaysthoughfallen,aongues;</p>

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indarkness,andpassedround,</p>

andsolitude;yetnotalone,hou</p>

visitestsluersnightly,oro</p>

purplestheeast:stillgovethousong,</p>

urania,andfitaudiend,thoughfew.</p>

butdrivefaroffthebarbarousdissonance</p>

ofbahusandhisrevellers,therace</p>

ofthatthattorethethrabard</p>

inrhodope,kshadears</p>

torapture,tillthesavageclaurdrowned</p>

bothharpandvoiusedefend</p>

herson.sofailnotthou,plores:</p>

forthouartheavenly,sheaydrea</p>

say,goddess,ensuedwhenraphael,</p>

theaffableargel,hadforewaed</p>

adabydireexale,tobeware</p>

apostasy,bybefelinheaven</p>

tothoseapostates;lestthelikebefall</p>

inparadisetoadarhisrace,</p>

chargednottotouchtheinterdictedtree,</p>

iftheytransgress,andslightthatsolend,</p>

soeasilyobeyedadthee</p>

ofalltasteselsetopleasetheirappetite,</p>

thoughhhisnsortedeve,</p>

thestoryheardattentive,andwasfilled</p>

irationanddeepse,tohear</p>

ofthingssohighandstrahings,totheirthought</p>

souniginable,ashateinheaven,</p>

andhepeaceofgodinbliss,</p>

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hsufusion:buttheevil,soon</p>

drivenback,redoundedasafloodonthose</p>

fr;iossibletox</p>

soonrepealed</p>

thedoubtsthatinhisheartarose:andnow</p>

ledosinless,hdesiretoknow</p>

ightncehihohisworld</p>

ofheavehnspicuousfirstbegan;</p>

ause;</p>

hineden,orhout,wasdone</p>

beforehisry;asoneh</p>

yetseallayedstilleyesthecurrentstrea</p>

urheardnehirstexcites,</p>

proceededthustoaskhisheavenlyguest.</p>

greatthings,andfullofwonderinourears,</p>

fardifferingfrohishouhastrevealed,</p>

divierpreterbyfavoursent</p>

dotheeyrean,toforewa</p>

ustilyofightelsehavebeenourloss,</p>

unknoanknoreach;</p>

forotheinfinitelygoodweowe</p>

iortalthanks,andhisadnishnt</p>

receive,npurposetoobserve</p>

iutablyhissovranheend</p>

ofsihouhastvouchsafed</p>

gently,forourinstrupart</p>

thingsaboveearthlythought,nceed</p>

ourknoseed,</p>

deigntodesoe</p>

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