Of this new wondrous Pontifice, unhopt

That thou on Earth hadst prosperd, which thy looks [ 360 ]

To Paradise first tending, when behold

Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing

Met who to meet him came, his Ofspring dear.

That I must after thee with this thy Son;

O Parent, these are thy magnific deeds,

Such fataｒｅａｄ•99csw•ｃoml consequence unites us three:

My Heart, which by a secret harmonie

The present, fearing guiltie what his wrauth [ 340 ]

Not instant, but of future time. With joy [ 345 ]

Hee fled, not hoping to escape, but shun

Hee after Eve seduct, unminded slunk

Might suddenly inflict; that past, returnd

Of thatread.99csw.com stupendious Bridge his joy encreasd.

Sate in thir sad discourse, and various plaint,

Hell could no longer hold us in her bounds, [ 365 ]

Thou art thir Author and prime Architect:

Satan in likeness of an Angel bright

And at the brink of Chaos, neer the foot

Now also evidence, but straight I felt

The Son of God to hｔtｐs://ｒｅａd.９9csw•coｍjudge them terrifid

Thy Trophies, which thou viewst as not thine own, [ 355 ]

Thence gatherd his own doom, which understood

Nor this unvoyageable Gulf obscure

Thir Parent soon discernd, though in disguise.

By Eve, though all unweeting, seconded [ 335 ]

Long hee admiring stood, till Sin, his faire

Vain covertures; bhttps://read.99csw.comut when he saw descend

For I no sooner in my Heart divind,

His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose:

Upon her Husband, saw thir shame that sought

Though distant from thee Worlds between, yet felt

By Night, and listening where the hapless Paire

And now thir way to Earth they had descrid, [ 325 ]

Detain from following thy illustri九九藏書ous track.

Still moves with thine, joind in connexion sweet,

And tidings fraught, to Hell he now returnd,

Great joy was at thir meeting, and at sight [ 350 ]

Disguisd he came, but those his Children dear [ 330 ]

Inchanting Daughter, thus the silence broke.

Into the Wood fast by, and changing shape

To observe the sequel, saw his guileful act