Long after to blest Marie, second Eve.

With flourets deckt and fragrant smells; but Eve

Adam, I therefore came, nor art thou such

Created, or such place hast here to dwell,

Shee needed, Vertue-proof, no thought infirme

Shall fill the World more numerous with thy Sons

That one Celestial Father gives to all.

As may not of九*九*藏*書t invite, though Spirits of Heavn

Undeckt, save with her self more lovely fair [ 380 ]

Stood to entertain her guest from Heavn; no vaile

Whom thus the Angelic Vertue answerd milde.

Bestowd, the holy salutation usd

And corporeal to incorporeal turn.

Intelligential substances require

Of three that in Mount I九_九_藏_書da naked strove,

Haile Mother of Mankind, whose fruitful Womb

The Earth to yeild; unsavourie food perhaps

Of sense, whereby they hear, see, smell, touch, taste,

And on her ample Square from side to side

Our Authour. Heavnly stranger, please to taste

Within them every lower facultie [ 410 ]

Thir Table was, and mossiread.99csw.come seats had round,

To visit thee; lead on then where thy Bowre [ 375 ]

They came, that like Pomonas Arbour smild

No ingrateful food: and food alike those pure

Then with these various fruits the Trees of God [ 390 ]

Spiritual, may of purest Spirits be found

(Whose praise be ever sung) to man in part [ 405 ]

No fear les九-九-藏-書t Dinner coole; when thus began

To us for food and for delight hath causd [ 400 ]

Oreshades; for these mid-hours, till Eevning rise

All perfet good unmeasurd out, descends,

Have heapd this Table. Raisd of grassie terf

These bounties which our Nourisher, from whom

All Autumn pild, though Spring and Autumn here

Dancd hand in han九_九_藏_書d. A while discourse they hold; [ 395 ]

To spiritual Natures; only this I know,

Tasting concoct, digest, assimilate,

Alterd her cheek. On whom the Angel Haile [ 385 ]

I have at will. So to the Silvan Lodge

To whom the Angel. Therefore what he gives

Then Wood-Nymph, or the fairest Goddess feignd

As doth your Rational; and both contain