About her, as a guard Angelic plact.

My Storie to the sum of earthly bliss

Greatness of mind and nobleness thir seat

Authority and Reason on her waite,

Not proof enough such Object to sustain, [ 535 ]

And in her self compleat, so well to know

All higher knowledge in her prese九_九_藏_書nce falls

Or from my side subducting, took perhaps

Which I enjoy, and must confess to find

Her loveliness, so absolute she seems

Ore other Creatures; yet when I approach

Transported touch; here passion first I felt, [ 530 ]

And inward Faculties, which most exchttps://read.99csw.comell,

Occasionally; and to consummate all,

More then enough; at least on her bestowd

The character of that Dominion givn [ 545 ]

Elaborate, of inward less exact.

Of Nature her th inferiour, in the mind

Against the charm of Beauties powerful glance.

In outward also h九九藏書er resembling less

As usd or not, works in the mind no change, [ 525 ]

Looses discountnanct, and like folly shewes;

I mean of Taste, Sight, Smell, Herbs, Fruits and Flours,

Or Nature faild in mee, and left some part

Build in her loveliest, and create an awe

His Image who made both九九藏書, and less expressing

Thus I have told thee all my State, and brought

In all things else delight indeed, but such

Seems wisest, vertuousest, discreetest, best; [ 550 ]

Her own, that what she wills to do or say,

Walks, and the melodie of Birds; but here

Too much of Ornament, in outward s九-九-藏-書hew

Degraded, Wisdom in discourse with her

Farr otherwise, transported I behold,

For well I understand in the prime end [ 540 ]

Nor vehement desire, these delicacies

Commotion strange, in all enjoyments else

As one intended first, not after made [ 555 ]

Superiour and unmovd, here onely weake