Into his neather Empire neighbouring round. [ 145 ]

Access denid; and over head up grew

Insuperable highth of loftiest shade,

From granting hee, as I from begging peace:

Shade above shade, a woodie Theatre

The way he went, and on th Assyrian mount

As he supposd all unobservd, unseen. [ 130 ]

Of us out-cast, exild九*九*藏*書, his new delight,

So farewel Hope, and with Hope farewel Fear,

Farewel Remorse: all Good to me is lost;

Now nearer, Crowns with her enclosure green,

Which to our general Sire gave prospect large

Him counterfet, if any eye beheld.

As Man ere long, and this new World shall know.

Of stateliest vie九*九*藏*書w. Yet higher then thir tops

Of a steep wilderness, whose hairie sides [ 135 ]

Saw him disfigurd, more then could befall

Deep malice to conceale, coucht with revenge:

Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,

By thee, and more then half perhaps will reigne;

Artificer of fraud; and was the first

He markd and mad deme九*九*藏*書anour, then alone,

As with a rural mound the champain head

Which marrd his borrowd visage, and betraid

Thus while he spake, each passion dimmd his face

Yet not anough had practisd to deceive

Are ever cleer. Whereof hee soon aware,

This knows my punisher; therefore as farr

Thrice changd with pale, ire, envie and dehttps://read.99csw.comspair, [ 115 ]

A Silvan Scene, and as the ranks ascend [ 140 ]

For heavnly mindes from such distempers foule

So on he fares, and to the border comes

Cedar, and Pine, and Firr, and branching Palm

All hope excluded thus, behold in stead [ 105 ]

Evil be thou my Good; by thee at least [ 110 ]

Spirit of happie sort: his gehttps://read.99csw.comstures fierce

Each perturbation smoothd with outward calme, [ 120 ]

That practisd falshood under saintly shew,

Uriel once warnd; whose eye pursud him down [ 125 ]

Divided Empire with Heavns King I hold

The verdurous wall of paradise up sprung:

Mankind created, and for him this World.

With thicket overgrown, grottesque and wilde,