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    Him after loe, irresolute

    Of thoughts revolvd, his final sentence chose

    Fit Vessel, fittest Imp of fraud, in whom

    To enter, and his dark suggestions h<bdo></bdo>ide [ 90 ]

    From sharpest sight: for in the wilie Snake,

    Whatever sleights none would suspiark,

    As from his wit and native suttletie

    Proceeding, whi other Beasts observd

    Doubt might beget of Diabolic powr [ 95 ]

    Active within beyond the sense of brute.

    Thus he resolvd, but first from inward griefe

    His bursting passion into plaints thus pourd:

    O Earth, how like to Heavn, if not preferrd

    More justly, Seat worthier of Gods, as built [ 100 ]

    With sed thoughts, ref what was old!

    For what God after better worse would bu<cite></cite>ild?

    Terrestrial Heavn, danct round by other Heavns

    That shine, yet bear thir bright officious Lamps,

    Light above Light, for thee alone, as seems, [ 105 ]

    In thee tring all thir precious beams

    Of sacred influence: As God in Heavn

    Is ter, yet extends to all, so thou

    tring receavst from all those Orbs; in thee,

    Not in themselves, all thir knowue appeers [ 110 ]

    Productive in Herb, Plant, and nobler birth

    Of Creatures animate with gradual life

    Of Growth, Sense, Reason, all summd up in Man.

    With what delight could I have walkt thee round,

    If I could joy in aught, sweet interge [ 115 ]

    Of Hill, and Vallie, Rivers, Woods and Plaines,

    Now Land, now Sea, and Shores with Forrest d,

    Rocks, Dens, and Caves; but I in none of these

    Find place e; and the more I see

    Pleasu<big>.</big>res about me, so much more I feel [ 120 ]

    Torment within me, as from the hateful siege

    Of traries; all good to me bees

    Bane, and in Heavn much worse would be my state.

    But her here seek I, no nor in Heavn

    To dwell, unless by mais藏书网tring Heavns Supreame; [ 125 ]

    Nor hope to be my self less miserable

    By what I seek, but others to make such

    As I, though thereby worse to me redound:

    For onely iroying I find ease

    To my relehoughts; and him destroyd, [ 130 ]

    Or won to what may work his utter loss,

    For whom all this was made, all this will soon

    Follow, as to him linkt in weal or woe,

    In wo then: that destru wide may range:

    To mee shall be the glorie sole among [ 135 ]

    The infernal Powers, in one day to have marrd

    What he Almightie styld, six Nights and Days

    tinud making, and who knows how long

    Before had bin triving, though perhaps

    Not lohen since I in one Night freed [ 140 ]

    From servitude inglorious welnigh half

    Th Angeliame, and thinner left the throng

    Of his adorers: hee to be avengd,

    And to repaire his hus impaird,

    Whether such vertue spent of old now faild [ 145 ]

    More Ao Create, if they at least

    Are his Created, or to spite us more,

    Determind to advao our room

    A Creature formd of Earth, and him endow,

    Exalted from so base inal, [ 150 ]

    With Heavnly spoils, our spoils: What he decreed

    He effected; Man he made, and for him built

    Magnifit this World, ah his seat,

    Him Lord pronouncd, and, O indignitie!

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