第47节

    【】inherhusbandtoprote.

    yetnotsostriposed

    labour,astodebaruswhenweneed

    refreshnt,herfood,ortalkbetween,

    foodofthend,orthissinterurse

    oflooksandsles;forslesfroeasonflow,

    tobrutedenied,andareoflovethefood;

    love,nottheloanlife.

    foottoirksotoil,buttodelight,

    hedeus,anddelighttoreasonjoined.

    thesepathsandbonotbutourjointhands

    hease,aswide

    asillyoungerhandserelong

    assistus;but,ifverseperhaps

    theesatiate,toshortabsenceiuldyield:

    forsolitudesotisisbestsociety,

    andshortretirenturgessretu.

    butotherdoubtpossesses,lestharbr>

    befalltheeseveredfroe;forthoukno

    hathbeenaliciousfoe

    envyingourhappiness,andofhisown

    despairioe

    byslyassault;andsohand

    ches,nodoubt,hgreedyhopetofind

    hisadvantage,usasunder;

    hopelesstocirtusjoined,h

    paradiselost

    248of374

    tootherspeedyaidghtlendatneed:

    herhisfirstdesigohdraw

    ourfealtyfrood,ortodisturb

    njugallove,thanhperhapsnobliss

    enjoyedbyusexciteshisenvyre;

    orthis,orthefaithfulside

    thatgavetheebeing,stillshadesthee,andprotects.

    thewife,wheredangerordishonourlurks,

    safestabyherhusbandstays,

    heendures.

    tothevirgiyofeve,

    asoneeunkis,

    hsposurethusreplied.

    offspringofheaveh,andallearthslord

    thatsuenewehave,whoseeks

    ourruin,bothbytheeinfordilea,

    andfrohepartingangeloverheard,

    asinashadynookistoodbehind,

    justtheuedatshutofeveningflowers.

    but,thatthoushouldstfiressthereforedoubt

    togodorthee,becausewehaveafoe

    ytetit,iexpeottohear.

    hisviolehoufearestnot,beingsuch

    ascapableofdeathorpain,

    eitheotreceive,orrepel.

    hisfraudisthenthyfear;hplaininfers

    thyequalfear,thatfiraithandlove

    byhisfraudbeshakenorseduced;

    thoughts,heyharbourinthybreast,

    paradiselost

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    adasthoughtofhertotheesodear

    toreplied.

    daughterofgodandn,iortaleve

    forsusinandblaentire:

    notdiffidentoftheedoidissuade

    thyabsenysight,buttoavoid

    theattetitself,intendedbyourfoe.

    forhepts,thoughinvain,atleastasperses

    thetetedhdishonourfoul;supposed

    notinrruptibleoffaith,notproof

    agaiion:thouthyselfhs

    andangerresenttheofferedwrong,

    thoughineffeisdeeotthen,

    ifsuchaffrontilabourtoavert

    froheealoonce

    theehoughbold,willhardlydare;

    ,firstontheassaultshalllight.

    northouhislidfalseguilente;

    subtlehebe,ouldseduce

    angels;northinksuperfluousothersaid.

    i,froheinfluehylooks,receive

    aessineveryvirtue;inthysight

    reorechful,stronger,ifneedwere

    ofoute,thoulookingon,

    shatobeovereoroverreached,

    ostvigourraise,andraisedunite.

    notthoulikeseheefeel

    present,andthytrialchoose

    e,bestnessofthyvirtuetried

    paradiselost

    250of374

    sospakedostiare

    andtriniallove;buteve,hought

    lessattributedtoherfaithsincere,

    thusherreplyhatsrenewed.

    ifthisbeourndition,thustodwell

    innarrostraitenedbyafoe,

    subtleorviolent,endued

    si;

    ho

    butharrecedesnotsin:onlyourfoe,

    teting,affrontsus

    ofouriy:hisfoulesteebr>

    stiodishonouronourfront,buttus

    foulohenwhereforeshunnedorfeared

    byusherdoublehain

    froissurseprovedfalse;findpea,

    favourfroeaven,ourtheevent.

    andisfaith,love,virtue,unassayed

    alone,houtexteriourhelpsustained

    letusnotthensuspectourhappystate

    leftsoierfectbythekerwise,

    asnotsecuretosingleorbined.

    frailisourhappiness,ifthisbeso,

    andedenhusexposed.

    tothusadaerventlyreplied.

    oaareallthingsasthewill

    ofgodordaihehiscreatinghand

    nothingierfectordefitleft

    ofallthathehlessn,

    paradiselost

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    htthatghthishappystatesecure,

    securefroutself

    thedangerlies,yetlieshinhispower:

    againsthis.

    butgodleftfreetheobeys

    reason,isfree;andreasonhederight,

    butbidherillerect;

    lest,bysofairappearinggoodsurprised,

    shedithewill

    todogodexpresslyhathforbid.

    notthenstrust,buttenderlove,enjoins,

    thatishould;andndthou.

    firyetpossibletoswerve;

    sinpossiblyyet

    sospetbythefoesuboed,

    andfalliionunaware,

    notkeepingstrih,asshewaswaed.

    seekionthen,oavoid

    ostlikelyiffroe

    thouseveot:trialeunsought.

    thouapprovethynstancy,approve

    firstthyobedieheotheranknow,

    notseeieted,test

    but,ifthouthink,trialunsoughtyfind

    usbothsecurerthanthusest,

    go;forthystay,notfree,absentstheere;

    gointhynativeinnoce,rely

    onnall

    fodtoheehathdonehispart,dothine.

    paradiselost

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    sospakethepatriarankind;buteve

    persisted;yetsubss,thoughlast,replied.

    issionthen,andthusforewaed

    chieflybythyoreasoningwords

    touchedonly;thatourtrial,sought,

    yfindusbothperhapsfarlessprepared,

    theut

    afoesoproudtheweakerseek;

    sobent,thereshallshahiisrepulse.

    thussaying,froerhusbandshandherhand

    softshephlight,

    oreadordryad,orofdeliastrain,

    betookhertothegrove

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