At once on tern cliff of Paradise [ 275 ]
s, and to urns
A Serapo shade
s Divine; t clad
Eacling ore
it; the middle pair [ 280 ]
Girt like a Starrie Zone e, and round
Skirted h downie Gold
And colours dipt in
Sherd maile
Skie-tincturd grain. Like Maias son ood, [ 285 ]
And s heavnly fragrance filld
t rait knew he Bands
Of Angels under co ate,
And to his message high in honour rise;
For on Som message hey guessd him bound. [ 290 ]
ttering tents he passd, and now is come
Into through Groves of Myrrhe,
And flouring Odours, Cassia, Nard, and Balme;
A ilderness of ss; for Nature here
antond as in will [ 295 ]
,
ilde above Rule or Art; enormous bliss.
onward com
Adam discernd, as in t
Of ed Sun [ 300 ]
S do o warme
Eart hen Adam needs;
And Eve her hour prepard
For dinner savourie fruits, of taste to please
true appetite, and not disrelis [ 305 ]
Of nectarous draugream,
Berrie or Grape: to whus Adam calld.
e behold
Eastrees, w glorious shape
Comes ther Morn [ 310 ]
Risn on mid-noon; Som great be from heavn
to us persafe
to be our Guest. But goe h speed,
And ores contain, bring forth and poure
Abundance, fit to honour and receive [ 315 ]
Our ranger; well we may afford
Our givers ts, and large bestow
From large bestoiplies
il growth, and by disburdning grows
More fruitful, s us not to spare. [ 320 ]
to whs hallowd mould,
Of God inspird, small store will serve, wore,
All seasons, ripe for use alk;
Save oring firmness gains
to nouris consumes: [ 325 ]
But I will e and from each bough and break,
Eac and juiciest Gourd will pluck such choice
to entertain our Angel guest, as hee
Be h
God ies as in heavn. [ 330 ]