The one intense, the other still remiss

Thus I presumptuous; and the vision bright,

Can sort, what harmonie or true delight?

As with a smile more brightnd, thus replid.

Cannot be human consort; they rejoyce

Much less can Bird with Beast, or Fish with Fowle [ 395 ]

To come and play before thee九*九*藏*書; knowst thou not

And reason not contemptibly; with these

Thou hast provided all things: but with mee

O by what Name, for thou above all these,

And all this good to man, for whose well being

Which must be mutual, in proportion due [ 385 ]

So spake the Universal Lord, and seemd

Cannot九九藏書 well suite with either, but soon prove

Find pastime, and beare rule; thy Realm is large. [ 375 ]

Such as I seek, fit to participate [ 390 ]

So well converse, nor with the Ox the Ape;

Hast thou not made me here thy substitute,

And these inferiour farr beneath me set?

Thir language and thttps://read.99csw.comhir wayes? They also know,

Wors then can Man with Beast, and least of all.

Or all enjoying, what contentment find?

All rational delight, wherein the brute

My Maker, be propitious while I speak. [ 380 ]

So ordering. I with leave of speech implord,

So fitly them in pairs thou hast comb九-九-藏-書ind;

Adore thee, Author of this Universe, [ 360 ]

Each with thir kinde, Lion with Lioness;

Givn and receivd; but in disparitie

Let not my words offend thee, Heavnly Power,

Tedious alike: Of fellowship I speak

So amply, and with hands so liberal

I see not who partakes. In solitude

Surpassest farr my namhttps://read.99csw.coming, how may I

Above mankinde, or aught then mankinde higher,

Replenisht, and all these at thy command

Among unequals what societie

What callst thou solitude, is not the Earth

What happiness, who can enjoy alone, [ 365 ]

And humble deprecation thus replid.

With various living creatures, and the Aire [ 370 ]