And to his message high in honour rise;

All seasons, ripe for use hangs on the stalk;

Abundance, fit to honour and receive [ 315 ]

Wantond as in her prime, and plaid at will [ 295 ]

A Seraph wingd; six wings he wore, to shade

And what thy stores contain, bring forth and poure

Eastward among those Trees, what glorious shape

Thir glittering Tents he passd, and now is come

Her Virgin Fancies, pouring forth more sweet,

But I will hasread.99csw.comte and from each bough and break,

Shaddowd from either heele with featherd maile

Him through the spicie Forrest onward com

True appetite, and not disrelish thirst [ 305 ]

God hath dispenst his bounties as in Heavn. [ 330 ]

For on Som message high they guessd him bound. [ 290 ]

His lineaments Divine; the pair that clad

The circuit wide. Strait knew him all the Bands

For dinner savourie fruits, of taste to please

To 九*九*藏*書us perhaps he brings, and will voutsafe

Save what by frugal storing firmness gains

At once on th Eastern cliff of Paradise [ 275 ]

Of nectarous draughts between, from milkie stream,

He lights, and to his proper shape returns

To nourish, and superfluous moist consumes: [ 325 ]

With regal Ornament; the middle pair [ 280 ]

Her fertil growth, and by disburdning grows

Into the blissful field, through Groves of Myrrhe,

Skie-tinctuhtｔps://ｒeａｄ.9９cｓw•coｍrd grain. Like Maias son he stood, [ 285 ]

To entertain our Angel guest, as hee

Of God inspird, small store will serve, where store,

And Eve within, due at her hour prepard

Our givers thir own gifts, and large bestow

Each shoulder broad, came mantling ore his brest

Wilde above Rule or Art; enormous bliss.

More fruitful, which instructs us not to spare. [ 320 ]

Comes this way moving; seems another Morn [ 310 ]

Haste hither reａｄ.９９ｃsw•comEve, and worth thy sight behold

Shot down direct his fervid Raies, to warme

Of his coole Bowre, while now the mounted Sun [ 300 ]

And flouring Odours, Cassia, Nard, and Balme;

From large bestowd, where Nature multiplies

This day to be our Guest. But goe with speed,

Each Plant and juiciest Gourd will pluck such choice

Girt like a Starrie Zone his waste, and round

And shook his Plumes, that Heavnly fragrance filld

Risn on mid-noon; Som greatread.９９ｃｓw•ｃｏm behest from Heavn

Of Angels under watch; and to his state,

Skirted his loines and thighes with downie Gold

A Wilderness of sweets; for Nature here

Earths inmost womb, more warmth then Adam needs;

Adam discernd, as in the dore he sat

Our Heavnly stranger; well we may afford

And colours dipt in Heavn; the third his feet

Beholding shall confess that here on Earth

Berrie or Grape: to whom thus Adam calld.

To whom thus Eve. Adam, earths hallowd mould,