chretotasteitunderbantotouch.</p>

paradiselost</p>

271of374</p>

butpastanrecall,ordoneundo</p>

notgodoipotent,norfate;yetso</p>

perhapsthoushaltnotdie,perhapsthefact</p>

isnotsoheinousnoastedfruit,</p>

profanedfirstbytheserpent,byhiirst</p>

den,andunhalloaste;</p>

onhiounddeadly;yethelives;</p>

lives,asthousaidst,andgainstolive,asn,</p>

higherdegreeoflife;irong</p>

tous,aslikelytastingtoattain</p>

proportionalast;be</p>

buttobegods,els,degods.</p>

norithinkthatgod,creatorwise,</p>

thoughthreatening,sodestroy</p>

ushispricreatures,dignifiedsohigh,</p>

setoverallhishinourfall,</p>

foruscreated,needsustfail,</p>

dependantde;sogodshallue,</p>

befrustrate,do,undo,andlabourlose;</p>

nothoughhispower</p>

creationuldrepeat,yeth</p>

ustoabolish,lesttheadversary</p>

triuh,andsay;fickletheirstategod</p>

stfavours;longfirst</p>

heruined,no</p>

tterofs,nottobegiventhefoe.</p>

hoylot,</p>

:ifdeath</p>

nsorteaslife;</p>

paradiselost</p>

272of374</p>

soforcibleyheartifeel</p>

thebondofnaturedraetoown;</p>

oine;</p>

ourstateotbesevered;weareone,</p>

oolosetheeyself.</p>

soadaandthusevetohieplied.</p>

oglorioustrialofexceedinglove,</p>

illustriousevidence,exalehigh</p>

engagie;but,short</p>

ofthyperfe,hotain,</p>

adafr,</p>

andgladlyofourunioheespeak,</p>

o,onesoulinboth;whereofgoodproof</p>

thisdayaffords,declaringtheeresolved,</p>

ratherthah,htthahredread,</p>

shallseparateus,linkedinlovesodear,</p>

toundergoeoneguilt,onecri,</p>

ifaastingthisfairfruit;</p>

uefoodstillgoodproceeds,</p>

direasion,hathpresented</p>

thishappytrialofthylove,helse</p>

soelyneverhadbeenknown</p>

enacedwouldensue</p>

thisattet,iainalone</p>

the,andnotpersuadethee,ratherdie</p>

deserted,thanobligetheehafact</p>

peicioustothypeahieflyassured</p>

rerkablysolateofthysotrue,</p>

sofaithful,loveunequalled:butifeel</p>

paradiselost</p>

273of374</p>

farotherheevent;h,butlife</p>

augnted,openedeyes,newhopes,newjoys,</p>

tastesodivihatofsbefore</p>

hathtouchedsense,flatseetothis,andharsh.</p>

onexperience,adafreelytaste,</p>

andfearofdeathdelivertothewinds.</p>

sosaying,sheeracedhiandforjoy</p>

tenderlyuchhathehislove</p>

hadsoennobled,asofetoincur</p>

divinedispleasureforhersake,ordeath.</p>

inrepenhpliancebad</p>

suchreperitsfrohebough</p>

shegavehifthatfairentigfruit</p>

hliberalhand:hescruplednottoeat,</p>

againsthisbetterknodeceived,</p>

butfondlyoverealechar</p>

ear</p>

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