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yettable;tobeware</p>

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hisdanger,andfroy,</p>

latefallenhielffroeaven,isplottingnow</p>

thefallofothersfroikestateofbliss;</p>

byvioleno,forthatshallbehstood;</p>

butbydeceitahislethinow,</p>

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surprisal,unadnished,unforewaed.</p>

sospaketheetealfather,andfulfilled</p>

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afterhisong</p>

thousaialardours,ood</p>

veiledhhisgeous,</p>

fleidstofheaven;theangelickquires,</p>

oneadparting,tohisspeedgaveway</p>

throughalltheeyrealroad;till,atthegate</p>

ofheavenarrived,thegateselfopenedwide</p>

ongoldenhiuing,asbywork</p>

divihesovranarthadfrad.</p>

froenocloud,or,toobstructhissight,</p>

starinterposed,hoallhesees,</p>

paradiselost</p>

138of374</p>

notunnfordtoothershiningglobes,</p>

earth,andthegardenofgod,hcedarsed</p>

aboveallhills.astheglass</p>

ofgalileo,lessassured,observes</p>

iginedlandsandregionsintheon:</p>

orpilot,frodstthelades</p>

delosorsasfirstappearing,kens</p>

acloudyspot.dohitherproneinflight</p>

hespeeds,andthroughthevastetherealsky</p>

sailsbethsteadywing</p>

nohepolarhenhqui</p>

ill,hinsoar</p>

oftos</p>

aphoenix,gazedbyallasthatsolebird,</p>

oenshrinehisreliquesinthesuns</p>

brighttele,toegyptianthebesheflies.</p>

atoheeastecliffofparadise</p>

helights,andtohispropershaperetus</p>

aseraphoshade</p>

hislisdivihepairthatclad</p>

eaentlingoerhisbreast</p>

ent;theddlepair</p>

girtlikeastarryzonehis,andround</p>

skirtedhisloinsandthighshdownygold</p>

andloursdiptinheavehirdhisfeet</p>

shadoeitherheelail,</p>

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andshookhisplus,thatheavenlyfragrancefilled</p>

theuitallthebands</p>

paradiselost</p>

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andevehiherhourprepared</p>

fordinnersavouryfruits,oftastetoplease</p>

trueappetite,andnotdisrelishthirst</p>

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hastehither,eve,andhthysightbehold</p>

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