Say Goddess, w ensud when Raphael, [ 40 ]
the affable Arch-Angel, had forewarnd
Adam by dire example to beware
Apostasie, by w befell in heaven
to tates, least the like befall
In Paradise to Adam or his Race, [ 45 ]
C to toucerdicted tree,
If transgress, and slig sole command,
So easily obeyd amid the choice
Of all tastes else to please tite,
ted Eve [ 50 ]
torie tentive, and was filld
ition, and deep Muse to heare
Of trange, to t
So unimaginable as e in heavn,
And arr so neer the Peace of God in bliss [ 55 ]
it the evil soon
Drivn back redounded as a flood on those
From o mix
ith Blessedness. hence Adam soon repeald
ts t in arose: and now [ 60 ]
Led on, yet sinless, o know
neerer mighis orld
Of began,
ed, for w cause,
was done [ 65 ]
Before h
Yet scarce allayd still eyes t streame,
excites,
Proceeded to ask .
Great things, and full of wonder in our eares, [ 70 ]
Farr differing from t reveald
Divine interpreter, by favour sent
Doo forewarne
Us timely of else have bin our loss,
Unknown, w reach: [ 75 ]
For ly Good we owe
Immortal t
Receave o observe
Immutably he end
Of since t voutsaft [ 80 ]
Gently for our instruction to impart
t, w concernd
Our knoo wisdom seemd,
Deign to descend noe
may no less perhaps availe us known, [ 85 ]
began this heavn which we behold
Distant so h moving Fires adornd
Innumerable, and this which yeelds or fills
All space, t Aire, erfusd
Imbracing round t cause [ 90 ]
Movd tor in
ternitie so late to build
In Che work begun, how soon
Absolvd, if unforbid t unfould
to explore ts aske [ 95 ]
Of ernal Empire, but the more
to magnifie he more we know.