adabysadexperintiknow</p>

hoyhtheefind,</p>

foundsoerroneous;thencebyjustevent</p>

foundsounfortunate:heless,</p>

restoredbythee,vileasiatoplace</p>

ofneance,hopefultain</p>

paradiselost</p>

314of374</p>

thylove,thesoleofheart</p>

livingordying,froheeihide</p>

yubreastarerisen,</p>

tendingtosoreliefofourextres,</p>

orend;thoughsharpandsad,yettolerable,</p>

asinourevils,andofeasiere.</p>

ifost,</p>

ustbebotocertainwoe,devoured</p>

bydeathatlast;andserableitis</p>

tobetoothersisery,</p>

ouroten,andofourloinst</p>

intothiscursede,</p>

thatafterustbeatlast</p>

foodforsofoulanster;inthypower</p>

itlies,yetereiontoprevent</p>

therablest,tobeiu.</p>

ain:sodeath</p>

shallbedeceivedhisglut,andhustwo</p>

beforaw.</p>

butifthoujudgeithardanddifficult,</p>

nversing,looking,loving,toabstain</p>

froovesduerights,nuptialeracess;</p>

andhdesiretolanguishhouthope,</p>

beforethepresentobjeguishing</p>

hlikedesire;isery</p>

andtorhannoneofwedread;</p>

then,bothourselvesaoofree</p>

frokeshort,</p>

letusseekdeath;or,henotfound,supply</p>

paradiselost</p>

315of374</p>

houroeonourselves:</p>

andwelongershiveringunderfears,</p>

thatshodeath,andhavethepower,</p>

ofnyodietheshortestchoosing,</p>

destruhdestrutodestroy</p>

sheendedhere,orvehentdespair</p>

brokeofftherest:sochofdeathherthoughts</p>

hadeained,asdyedhercheekshpale.</p>

butadahsuselnothingswayed,</p>

tobetterhopeshisreattentivend</p>

labhadraised;andthustoevereplied.</p>

eve,thyoflifeandpleasuresee</p>

tueihingresubli</p>

andexcellent,thanindntes;</p>

butselfdestruthereforesought,refutes</p>

thatexplies,</p>

notthy,butanguisha</p>

forlossoflifeandpleasureoverloved.</p>

orifthouvetdeath,asutstend</p>

ofsery,sothinkingtoevade</p>

thepenaltypronounced;doubtnotbutgod</p>

hathedhisvengefulire,thanso</p>

tobeforestalled;chreifearlestdeath,</p>

sosnatched,ptusfrohepain</p>

topay;rather,suts</p>

ofntucyhehighest</p>

tokedeathinuslive:theusseek</p>

sosaferresolutiohinks</p>

ihaveinvieindhheed</p>

paradiselost</p>

316of374</p>

partofoursentehatthyseedshallbruise</p>

theserpentshead;piteousandsunless</p>

beant,iure,randfoe,</p>

satan;heserpent,hathntrived</p>

againstusthisderushhishead</p>

wouldberevengeindeed</p>

bydeathbroughtonourselves,orchildlessdays</p>

resolved,asthouproposest;soourfoe</p>

shalscapehispunishntordained,andwe</p>

insteadshalldoubleoursuponourheads.</p>

iohenofviolence</p>

againstourselves;andwilfulb</p>

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