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yehills,anddales,yerivers,woods,andplains,</p>

aliveandve,faircreatures,tell,</p>

tell,ifyesaethus,howhere</p>

notofself;bysogreatkerthen,</p>

ingoodnessandinpoi:</p>

tell,hoayikno,howadore,</p>

frohavethatthusiveandlive,</p>

ahatiaappierthaniknow.</p>

husicalled,andstrayedikneher,</p>

frorebeheld</p>

thishappylight;ued,</p>

onagreenshadybank,profuseofflowers,</p>

pedolesleep</p>

paradiselost</p>

226of374</p>

firstfound,andhsoftoppressionseised</p>

drousedseroubled,thoughithought</p>

ithenyforrstate</p>

insensible,andforthhtodissolve:</p>

yheadadrea</p>

whoseinoved</p>

fancytobelieveiyethadbeing,</p>

andlived:ohought,ofshapedivine,</p>

andsaid,thynsion;rise,</p>

firstn,ofninnurableordained</p>

firstfathercalledbythee,iethyguide</p>

tothegardenofbliss,thyseatprepared.</p>

sosaying,bythehaookraised,</p>

andoverfieldsanders,asinair</p>

sothslidingeup</p>

aountain;oplain,</p>

auithgoodliesttrees</p>

planted,hhatisaw</p>

ofearthbeforesepleasantseed.eachtree,</p>

loadenhfairestfruitthathungtotheeye</p>

teting,stirredinsuddee</p>

topludeat;iwaked,andfound</p>

beforeneeyesallreal,asthedreabr></p>

hadlivelyshadowed:herehadnewbegun</p>

yguide</p>

uphither,froreesappeared,</p>

presencedivine.rejoig,buthawe,</p>

inadorationathisfeetifell</p>

subss:hereared,andthousoughtestia</p>

paradiselost</p>

227of374</p>

saidldly,authorofallthisthouseest</p>

above,orroundaboutthee,orbeh.</p>

thisparadiseigivethee,untitthine</p>

totillandkeep,andofthefruittoeat:</p>

ofeverytreethatinthegardengrows</p>

eatfreelyhgladheart;fearhereh:</p>

butofthetreeis</p>

kno</p>

thepledgeofthyobediehyfaith,</p>

adthegardenbythetreeoflife,</p>

reerihee,shuntotaste,</p>

andshuernsequence:forknow,</p>

thedaythoueatestthereof,solend</p>

transgressed,iablythoushaltdie,</p>

frohatdayrtal;andthishappystate</p>

shaltlose,expelledfroeoaworld</p>

ofelyhepronounced</p>

therigidinterdi,hresounds</p>

yetdreadfulihoughine</p>

nottoincur;butsoonhist</p>

retued,andgraciouspurposethusrenewed.</p>

notonlythesefairbounds,butalltheearth</p>

totheeandtothyraceigive;aslords</p>

possessit,andallthingsthatthereinlive,</p>

orliveinsea,orair;beast,fish,andfowl.</p>

insignbehold</p>

aftertheirkinds;ibringtheoreceive</p>

froheetheias,andpaytheefealty</p>

hloe</p>

paradiselost</p>

228of374</p>

offishhintheireryresidence,</p>

nothithersuoned,siheyotge</p>

theirelent,todrahethinnerair.</p>

asthushespake,eachbirdabehold</p>

approagtheseweringlow</p>