ed, for no place [ 535 ]
Is yet distinct by name, t
to this delicious Grove,
ted rees of God,
Delectable boto beaste;
And freely all t fruit for food [ 540 ]
Gave ts are all th yields,
Varietie end; but of tree
asted works knowledge of Good and Evil,
t not; in tst, t;
Deatie imposd, beware, [ 545 ]
And govern ite, least sin
Surprise ttendant Death.
he had made
Viewd, and beirely good;
So Evn and Morn accomplis day: [ 550 ]
Yet not till tor from his work
Desisting, turnd
Up to the heavn of heavns his high abode,
to beed orld
tion of shewd [ 555 ]
In prospect from hrone, how good, how faire,
Answering Idea. Up he rode
Folloion and the sound
Sympen t tund
Angelic he Aire, [ 560 ]
Resounded, (t for t)
tellations rung,
ts in tations listning stood,
Pomp ascended jubilant.
Open, ye everlasting Gates, they sung, [ 565 ]
Open, ye in
t Creator from urnd
Magnificent, his Six days work, a orld;
Open, and ; for God will deigne
to visit oft t Men [ 570 ]
Delig intercourse
ther will send his winged Messengers
On errands of supernal Grace. So sung
train ascending: hrough heavn,
t opend wide als, led [ 575 ]
to Gods Eternal the way,
A broad and ample rode, w is Gold
And pavement Starrs, as Starrs to thee appeer,
Seen in t Milkie way
ly as a circling Zone t [ 580 ]
Pouderd arrs. And noh
Eevning arose in Eden, for the Sun
as set, and twilig came on,
Forerunning Nig t
Of ed top, throne [ 585 ]
Of God for ever firm and sure,
te him down
it Fat
Invisible, yet staid, such priviledge
he work ordaind, [ 590 ]
Authings, and from work
Noing, blessd and h day,
As resting on t day from all his work,
But not in silence ; the harp
ed not, the solemn Pipe, [ 595 ]
And Dulcimer, all Organs of s stop,
All sounds on Fret by String or Golden ire
temperd soft tunings, intermixt h Voice
Choral or Unison; of incense Clouds
Fuming from Golden Censers . [ 600 ]
Creation and ts they sung,
Great are te
t t can measure tongue
Relate ter nourn
t Angels; t day [ 605 ]
t to create
Is greater ted to destroy.