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Mine eyes till now, and pind with vain desire,
Out of my side to thee, neerest my heart
Thou following crydst aloud, Return faire Eve,
My other half: with that thy gentle hand
I first awakt, and found my self reposd [ 450 ]
Whom flist thou? whom thou flist, of him thou art,
Then that smooth watry image; back I turnd, [ 480 ]
And Head, what thou hast said is just and right.
And fromrｅａｄ•９9cｓw.ｃｏｍ whom I was formd flesh of thy flesh,
To whom thus Eve replid. O thou for whom [ 440 ]
Into a liquid Plain, then stood unmovd [ 455 ]
So farr the happier Lot, enjoying thee
For wee to him indeed all praises owe,
How beauty is excelld by manly grace [ 490 ]
A Shape within the watry gleam appeard
And wisdom, which alone is truly fair.
As I bent down to look, just oppo
https://read.99csw.comsite, [ 460 ]Till I espid thee, fair indeed and tall,
Under a shade of flours, much wondring where
On the green bank, to look into the cleer
Bending to look on me, I started back,
Had not a voice thus warnd me, What thou seest,
With thee it came and goes: but follow me,
Seisd mine, I yielded, and from that time see
Under a Platan, yet methought less faire,
Henceforth ｒｅad.９9ｃｓw•ｃｏｍan individual solace dear;
Substantial Life, to have thee by my side [ 485 ]
Thy coming, and thy soft imbraces, hee
His flesh, his bone; to give thee being I lent
And daily thanks, I chiefly who enjoy [ 445 ]
But follow strait, invisibly thus led?
And without whom am to no end, my Guide
Less winning soft, less amiablie milde,
With unexperienct thought, and laid me downe
And what 九*九*藏*書I was, whence thither brought, and how.
Mother of human Race: what could I doe, [ 475 ]
Of sympathie and love; there I had fixt [ 465 ]
Whose image thou art, him thou shalt enjoy
Præeminent by so much odds, while thou
Pleasd it returnd as soon with answering looks
What there thou seest fair Creature is thy self,
And I will bring thee where no shadow staies [ 470 ]
Pure as th expanse of Heavn; read.99csw.comI thither went
Part of my Soul I seek thee, and thee claim
That day I oft remember, when from sleep
Multitudes like thy self, and thence be calld
Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound
Smooth Lake, that to me seemd another Skie.
Like consort to thy self canst no where find.
It started back, but pleasd I soon returnd,
Inseparablie thine, to him shalt beare
Of waters issud from a Cave and spread