So spake the Enemie of Mankind, enclosd

Organic, or impulse of vocal Air, [ 530 ]

Hee boulder now, uncalld before her stood;

Prone on the ground, as since, but on his reare,

Not terrible, though terrour be in Love [ 490 ]

And beautie, not approacht by stronger hate,

Shee fair, divinely fair, fit Love for Gods,

Theｒeaｄ.9９csｗ.cｏｍ Eye of Eve to mark his play; he glad

To lure her Eye; shee busied heard the sound

Hee with Olympias, this with her who bore

To such disport before her through the Field, [ 520 ]

His gentle dumb expression turnd at length

Crested aloft, and Carbuncle his Eyes; [ 500 ]

And lovely, never since of Serhtｔｐs://read.９９cｓw•compent kind

But as in gaze admiring: Oft he bowd

Ammonian Jove, or Capitoline was seen,

Scipio the highth of Rome . With tract oblique [ 510 ]

Then at Circean call the Herd disguisd.

Addressd his way, not with indented wave,

Floted redundant: pleasing was his shape,

Hermione and Cadmus, or the God

Of r九*九*藏*書usling Leaves, but minded not, as usd

To interrupt, side-long he works his way.

At first, as one who sought access, but feard

Curld many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve,

Of her attention gaind, with Serpent Tongue

So varied hee, and of his tortuous Traine

The way which to her ruin now I tend.

Lovelier, not those that 九-九-藏-書in Illyria changd [ 505 ]

Fawning, and lickd the ground whereon she trod.

With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold, erect

Nigh Rivers mouth or Foreland, where the Wind

Amidst his circling Spires, that on the grass

His turret Crest, and sleek enameld Neck, [ 525 ]

Circular base of rising foulds, that tourd

Veres oft, as oft so steerhｔtｐs://rｅａd.９９cｓw•ｃｏｍs, and shifts her Saile; [ 515 ]

As when a Ship by skilful Stearsman wrought

In Epidaurus; nor to which transformd

In Serpent, Inmate bad, and toward Eve [ 495 ]

His fraudulent temptation thus began.

From every Beast, more duteous at her call,

Hate stronger, under shew of Love well feignd,

Fould above fould a surging Maze, his Head