aynolessperhapsavailusknown,</p>

hobeganthisheavenhwebehold</p>

distantsohigh,ovingfiresadoed</p>

innurable;andthishyieldsorfills</p>

allspace,theaientairerfused</p>

eragroundthisfloriedearth;cause</p>

vedthecreator,inhisholyrest</p>

throughalleteity,solatetobuild</p>

inchaos;andthewun,howsoon</p>

absolved;ifunforbidthouyestunfold</p>

toexplorethesecretsask</p>

ofhisetealeire,butthere</p>

tognifyhisoreweknow.</p>

andthegreatlightofdayyetstorun</p>

ethoughsteep;suspenseinheaven,</p>

heldbythyvoice,thypotentvoice,hehears,</p>

andlongeroheartheetell</p>

hisgeion,andtherisingbirth</p>

ofnaturefroheunapparentdeep:</p>

orifthestarofeveningandtheon</p>

hastetothyaudienighthherwillbring,</p>

silendsleep,listeningtothee,ch;</p>

orillthysong</p>

end,anddissstheeeretheingshine.</p>

thusadaisillustriousguestbesought:</p>

andthusthegodlikeangelansild.</p>

thisalsothyrequest,hcautionasked,</p>

obtain;thoughtoreuntalghtyworks</p>

ongueofseraphsuffice,</p>

paradiselost</p>

197of374</p>

orheartofnsufficetoprehend</p>

yetayserve</p>

toglorifytheker,andinfer</p>

theealsohappier,shallnotbehheld</p>

thyhearing;suabove</p>

ihavereceived,toanshydesire</p>

ofknohinbounds;beyond,abstain</p>

toask;hineoionshope</p>

thingsnotrevealed,heinvisibleking,</p>

onlyoist,hathsuppressedinnight;</p>

tononenicableihorheaven:</p>

enoughisleftbesidestoseardknow.</p>

butknowledgeisasfood,andneedsnoless</p>

herteeranceoverappetite,toknow</p>

inasureindyain;</p>

oppresseselsehsurfeit,andsoontus</p>

tofolly,asnourishnttowind.</p>

knoheaven</p>

soidstthehost</p>

ofahanthatstarthestarsang,</p>

fellinglegionsthroughthedeep</p>

intohispladthegreatsoued</p>

victoriousnipotent</p>

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alllikehielfrebellious,bywhoseaid</p>

thisinaessiblehighstrength,theseat</p>

ofdeitysupre,usdispossessed,</p>

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198of374</p>

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yetfarthegreaterparthavekept,isee,</p>

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nuersuffis</p>

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inisteriesdue,andsolerites:</p>

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thatdetrint,ifsuchitbetolose</p>

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theyopentotheelvesatlengththeway</p>

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ahbegedtoheaven,andheaveh,</p>

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anwhilei</p>

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