Oft o urne
Repeated, so engagd [ 400 ]
to be returnd by Noon amid the Bowre,
And all t order to invite
Noontide repast, or Afternoons repose.
O much deceavd, much failing, hapless Eve,
Of turn! event perverse! [ 405 ]
t houre in Paradise
Foundst eit repast, or sound repose;
Suc Flours and Shades
aited
to intercept thee back [ 410 ]
Despoild of Innocence, of Faith, of Bliss.
For no break of dahe Fiend,
Meer Serpent in appearance, fortｔp://ｗｗｗ?９９liｂ?ｎｅt</dfn>
And on , w finde
t in them [ 415 ]
the whole included Race, his purposd prey.
In Bo
Of Grove or Garden-Plot more pleasant lay,
tendance or Plantation for delight,
By Fountain or by s [ 420 ]
t wis find
Eve separate, not h hope
Of w so seldom co his wish,
Beyond e he spies,
Veild in a Cloud of Fragrance, wood, [ 425 ]
he Roses bushing round
About stooping to support
Eacalk, whough gay
Carnation, Purple, Azure, or spect h Gold,
aind, taies [ 430 ]
Gently le band, mindless the while,
unsupported Flour,
From prop so farr, and storm so nigh.
Neerer raversd
Of stateliest Covert, Cedar, Pine, or Palme, [ 435 ]
then voluble and bold, now hid, now seen
Among ts and Flours
Imborderd on eache hand of Eve:
Spot more delicious those Gardens feignd
Or of revivd Adonis, or renownd [ 440 ]
Alcinous, of old Laertes Son,
Or t, not Mystic, w King
ian Spouse.
Muche Person more.