rose,theywalked:
thecattleinthefieldsandadowsgreen:
thoserareandsolitary,theseinflocks
paradiselost
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pasturingatonce,andinbroadherdsupsprungthegrassyclodsnoalved;nowhalfappeared
thetaogetfree
hishinderparts,thenspringsasbrokefroonds,andraantshakeshisbrindedne;theounce,
thelibbard,andthetiger,asthele
rising,thethrew
inhillocks:thesunderground
boreuphisbranould
behethbiggestboofearthupheaved
hisvastness:fleecedtheflocksandbleatingrose,asplants:aiguousbetweenseaandland
theriverhorse,andscalycrodile
atoncecaforthevercreepstheground,
insector:thoseberfans
forallestlineantsexact
inalltheliveriesderspride
hspotsofgoldandpurple,azureandgreen:
these,asaline,theirlongdinsiondrew,
streakingthegroundhsinuoustrace;notall
niofnature;soofserpentkind,
handrpulence,involved
theirsnakyfolds,andaddedcrept
theparsiniouseet,provident
offuture;insllrooargeheartenclosed;
patteofjustequalityperhaps
hereafter,joinedinherpopulartribes
ofnalty:singnextappeared
thefelebee,thatfeedsherhusbanddrone
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deliciously,andbuildsherells
berless,
andthoutheiaturesknonas,
needlesstotheerepeated;norunknown
theserpent,subtlestbeastofallthefield,
ofhugeextentsotis,hbrazeneyes
andhairyerrifick,thoughtothee
notnoxious,butobedientatthycall
nowheaveninallhergloryshone,androlled
hertions,asthegreatfirstvershand
firstheirurse:earthinherrichattire
nsuatelovelysled;air,er,earth,
byfo,waswalked,
frequent;andofthesixthdayyetreined:
thereasterheend
ofallyetdone;acreature,prone
andbruteasothercreatures,butendued
ighterect
hisstature,anduprighthfrontserene
govetherest,selfknothence
gnaniustorrespondhheaven,
butgratefultoacknoehisgood
descends,thitherhheart,andvoice,andeyesdirectedindevotion,toadore
ande,adehihief
ofallhisnipotent
etealfatherforhe
presentthustohissonaudiblyspake
letuskenoage,n
paradiselost
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inoursilitude,andlettheule
overthefishandfowlofseaandair,
beastofthefield,andoveralltheearth,
andeverycreepingthingthatcreepsthegroundthissaid,hefordthee,adathee,on,
dustoftheground,andinthynostrilsbreathedthebreathoflife;inhisoagehe
createdthee,intheigeofgod
express;andthoubecastalivingsoul
lehecreatedthee;butthynsort
fele,forrace;thenblessednkind,andsaid,
befruitful,ltiply,andfilltheearth;
subdueit,andthroughoutdonionhold
overfishofthesea,andfoheair,
andeverylivingthingthatvesontheearth
huscreated,fooplace
isyetdistinctbyna,thence,asthoukno,
hebroughttheeintothisdeliciousgrove,
thisgarden,plantedhthetreesofgod,
delectablebothtobeholdandtaste;
andfreelyalltheirpleasantfruitforfood
gavethee;allsortsareherethatalltheearthyields,varietyhoutend;butofthetree,
asted,worksknowledgeofgoodandevil,
thouyestnot;inthedaythoueatest,thoudiest;deathisthepenaltyiosed;beware,
andgovehyappetite;lestsin
surprisethee,andherblackattendantdeath
herefinishedhe,andallthathehadde
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vieirelygood;
soevenandacplishedthesixthday:
yetnottillthehiswork
desisting,thoughunued,
uptotheheavenofheavens,hishighabode;
thencetobeholdthisneedworld,
theadditionofhiseire,hoshowed
inprospectfroisthrone,howgood,howfair,
ansideaupherode
folloation,andthesound
syhoniousoftenthousandharps,thattuned
angelickhaies:theearth,theair
resounded,thoureerest,forthouheardst,
theheavensandallthenstellationsrung,
theplasintheirstationlisteningstood,
pascendedjubilant
open,yeeverlastinggatestheysung,
open,yeheavensyourlivingdoors;letin
thegreathisued
gnificent,hissixdayswork,aworld;
open,andhenceforthoft;forgodwilldeign
tovisitofttheden,
delighted;andhfrequentinterurse
thitheressengers
onerrandsofsupealgracesosung
theglorioustrainascending:hethroughheaven,thatopenedals,led
togodsetealhousedirecttheway;
abroadandaleroad,isgold
paradiselost
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andpaventstars,asstarstotheeappear,
seeninthegalaxy,thatlkyway,
ly,asacirclingzone,thouseest
pohstarsandnohtheseventh
eveningaroseineden,forthesun
eon,
forerunningnight;ount
ofheavenshighseatedtop,theierialthrone
ofgodhead,fixedforeverfidsure,
thefilialpodown
hhisgreatfather;forhealso
invisible,yetstaid,suchprivilege
hathoipresenceandtheworkordained,
authorandendofallthings;and,froork
noing,blessedandhalloheseventhday,
asrestingonthatdayfrollhiswork,
butnotinsilenceholykept:theharp
hadnpipe,
anddulcir,allorgansofsstop,
allsoundsonfretbystringorgoldenwire,
teeredsofttunings,interxedhvoice
choralorunison:ofincenseclouds,
fungfrooldencensers,hidtheunt
creationandthesixdaysactstheysung:
greatarethye
thypoeasurethee,ortongue
relatetheegreateohyretu
thanfrohegiantangels:theethatday
thythundersgnified;buttocreate
paradiselost
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isgreaterthancreatedtodestroy
pairthee,ghtyking,orbound
thyeireeasilytheproudattet
ofspiritsapostate,andtheirunsel
