d,seekestnot
socialnication;yet,sopleased,
canstraisethycreaturetohighththou
ofunionoion,deified:
i,bynversing,cannottheseerect
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frorone;norintheirplacencefind
thusieoldenedspake,andfreedosed
perssive,andacceptancefound;hgained
thisansthegraciousvoicedivine
thusfartotrythee,adaiwaspleased;
andfindtheeknoofbeastsalone,
ed,butofthyself;
expressinghespirithintheefree,
ige,notiartedtothebrute;
forthee
goodreasonhoufreelyshouldstdislike;
andbesondedstill:i,erethouspakest,
kneantobealone;
andnosuchpanyasthenthousa
intendedthee;fortrialonlybrought,
toseehoeet:
nextibringshallpleasethee,beassured,
thylikeness,thyfithelp,thyotherself,
thylytothyheartsdesire
heended,oriheardnore;foow
earthlybyhisheavenlyoverpowered,
hadlongstoodunder,strainedtothehighth
inthate,
ashanobjectthatexcelsthesense
dazzledandspent,sunkdorepair
ofsleep,e,called
bynatureasinaid,andineeyes
neeyesheclosed,butopenleftthecell
offancy,intealsight;byh,
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abstractasinatrance,thoughtisaw,
thoughsleeping,heshape
stillgloriousbeforeaood:
yleftside,andtook
frohencearib,,
andlifebloodstreangfresh;hewound,
butsuddenlyhfleshfilledupandhealed:
theribhefordandfashionedhhishands;
underhisfoghandsacreaturegrew,
nlike,butdifferentsex;solovelyfair,
thatedfairinalltheednow
an,orinhersuedup,inhetained
andinherlooks;thattiinfused
syheart,unfeltbefore,
andintoallthingsfroerairinspired
thespiritofloveandarousdelight
shedisappeared,andleftdark;iwaked
tofindher,orforevertodeplore
herloss,andotherpleasuresallabjure:
ofhope,beholdher,notfaroff,
suchasisaydreaadoed
hallearthorheavenuldbestow
tokeheraable:onsheca,
ledbyherheavenlyker,thoughunseen,
andguidedbyhisvoied
ofnuptialsanctity,andrriagerites:
graceeps,heaveninhereye,
ineverygesturedignityandlove
i,overjoyed,uldnotforbearaloud
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thistuhathdeands;thouhastfulfilled
thyorbounteousandbenign,
giverofallthingsfairbutfairestthis
ofallthygiftsnorenviestinowsee
boneofbone,fleshofflesh,self
before:anisheofn
extracted:forthiscauseheshallforego
fatherandther,andtohiswifeadhere;
andtheyshallbeoneflesh,oneheart,onesoulsheheardthus;andthoughdivinelybrought,
yetinnocence,andvirgindesty,
hervirtue,andthenscienceofherh,
thatunsoughtbewon,
notobvious,notobtrusive,but,retired,
theredesirable;or,tosayall,
natureherself,thoughpureofsinfulthought,e,shetued:
ifollowashonourknew,
andajestyapproved
pleadedreasontothenuptialbower
iledherblushinglikethe:allheaven,
andhappynstellations,onthathour
shedtheirselectestinfluence;theearth
gavesignofgratulation,andeachhill;
joyousthebirds;freshgalesandgentleairs
tothetheirwings
flungrose,flungodoursfrohespicyshrub,
disporting,tillthearousbirdofnight
sungspousal,andbidhastetheeveningstar
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onhishilltop,tolightthebridalla
thushaveitoldtheeallstate,andbrought
storytothesufearthlybliss,
ustnfesstofind
inallthingselsedelightindeed,butsuch
as,usedoot,indnochange,
norvehentdesire;thesedelicacies
ianoftaste,sight,sll,herbs,fruits,andflowers,elodyofbirds:buthere
farotherransportedibehold,
transportedtouch;herepassionfirstifelt,tionstrangeinallenjoyntselse
superiourandunved;hereonlyweak
againstthecharfbeautyspoe
oaturefailedin,andleftsopart
notproofenoughsuchobjecttosustain;
or,froysidesubducting,tookperhaps
rethanenough;atleastonherbestowed
tooent,inoutwardshow
elaborate,ofin
foreend
ofnaturehertheinferiour,inthend
andinostexcel;
inoutblingless
hisigeadeboth,andlessexpressing
theiniongiven
oerothercreatures:yeth
herloveliness,soabsoluteshesee
andinherselfplete,sooknow
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herohatsheodoorsay,
see,virtuousest,discreetest,best:
allhigherknoefalls
degraded;indisursehher
losesdisuntenanced,andlikefollyshows;
authorityandreasononher,
asoneintendedfirst,notafterde
oteall,
greatnessofndandnoblenesstheirseat
buildinherloveliest,andcreateanawe
abouther,asaguardangelickplaced
totheangelhntractedbrow
accusenotnature,shehathdoneherpart;
dothoubutthine;andbenotdiffident
of;shedesertstheenot,ifthou
disssnother,ostthouneedestheigh,
byattributingoverchtothings
lessexcellent,asthouthyselfperceivest
for,irestthou,transportstheeso,
anoutsidefair,nodoubt,andhywell
thycherishing,thyhonouring,andthylove;
notthysubjection:hyself;
thenvalue:ofttisnothingprofitsre
thanselfesteegroundedonjustandright
anaged;ofthatskilltherethoukno,
theresheheeherhead,
andtorealitiesyieldallhershows:
desoadoforthydelightthere,
soaayestlove
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thyte,houartseenleastwise
butifthesenseoftouch,ankind
ispropagated,seeuchdeardelight
beyondallother;thinkthesavouc
