Before the Angel, and of him to ask

Chose rather: hee, she knew would intermix

That bodies bright and greater should not serve

Yet went she not, as not with such discourse

Nor glistering, may of solid good containe

Or Bright inferrs not Excellence: the Earth

Into all Eyes to wish her still in sight.

And Grace that won who saw to wish her stay,

With conjugal Caresses, from his Lip

Adam relating, she sole Auditress;

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Not Words alone pleasd her. O when meet now

Wherein to read his wondrous Works, and learne

Delighted, or not capable her eare

Alreadie by thy reasoning this I guess, [ 85 ]

Rather admire; or if they list to try [ 75 ]

And toucht by her fair tendance gladlier grew.

Whose vertue on it self workes no effect, [ 95 ]

A pomp of winning Graces waited still,

Grateful digread.99csw.comressions, and solve high dispute [ 55 ]

Conjecture, he his Fabric of the Heavns

Her Nurserie; they at her coming sprung

But in the fruitful Earth; there first receavd

Not unattended, for on her as Queen [ 60 ]

With Goddess-like demeanour forth she went;

To save appeerances, how gird the Sphear

The benefit: consider first, that Great [ 90 ]

And from about her shot Darts of desire

His beams, unactive else, thir vigour finｈtｔｐs://ｒeａｄ•99cｓw•cｏｍd.

Rose, and went forth among her Fruits and Flours,

Who art to lead thy ofspring, and supposest

To ask or search I blame thee not, for Heavn

Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge

And calculate the Starrs, how they will weild [ 80 ]

The mightie frame, how build, unbuild, contrive

With lowliness Majestic from her seat,

Of what was high: such pleasure she reservd, [ 50 ]

Such pairs, in Love and mutual Honour joynd?

Earth sitti九_九_藏_書ng still, when she alone receaves

Though, in comparison of Heavn, so small,

Perceaving where she sat retird in sight,

His laughter at thir quaint Opinions wide

With Centric and Eccentric scribld ore,

From Man or Angel the great Architect

Her Husband the Relater she preferrd

Hath left to thir disputes, perhaps to move

And Raphael now to Adams doubt proposd

This to attain, whether Heavn move or Earth, [ 70 ]

To visit how they prosperd, bud andhttps://read.99csw.com bloom, [ 45 ]

Hereafter, when they come to model Heavn

His secrets to be scannd by them who ought

Entring on studious thoughts abstruse, which Eve [ 40 ]

Benevolent and facil thus replid. [ 65 ]

Imports not, if thou reckn right, the rest

Cycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb:

So spake our Sire, and by his countnance seemd

Is as the Book of God before thee set,

The less not bright, nor Heavn such journies run,

More plenty then the Sun that barren shines,