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xrreour RelzY~r, There was no Ar&ment at fim b-.
tended to the Book, but for the fitafa&ion of many
that have defited it,I have procur'd it, and withall a reafon
ofthat whish it~tmbledmany o,thecs,why the Poem Rimrs
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lrsg arrotker world and another Ri?td ofcreatare equail ar
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infirioatr to t & m f i I w ~&a@ tbis time to be
crpatd 3 .T& doub~,who
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r i r s b t .Sqaeq thjr dig wndqrtakr floy tbe voysge,
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aa thir incbnntions ledti them, to entertain the time till
Satan tetrsm. He pa& on bir Tu#r#ey to He# Gntes,
find~rba f i t , dnd rhr Jar t6we to gvrrd the? by
whom at length they areop'nd, altd d$over to him the
g~ ~ x l befwecn
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Hell a#d Hemen ; wit6 ahat d@cuI@ h e p ~ f i through,
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direlied 11 Cbaor, the Pomero/
t h r place,
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to tbe/ight ofthis new fiVorldabich hr/exgbt.
He,~ o $ r 3 t u t o begrm, Satan debates whether anothe?:Bilttetbeto baoardedfp recovery ofHe,+
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him who rpext zn.~rder
and ~ i g ~ i g h&dim
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om, w b h till
~ the# i n thefime w m n t ~.~otzfomded,j
jrhey rfe, tbip.XwJberr, rfrrq of Rottej, thiac$zef kesd, ers #antad,according to the ~dob44omrs afbmuedr k
Cmaan mdthe countries uljqaing. 70 tb@ &tan
dircWr h a Speech, comforts. t h p$b
~ hopejet o j * e .
gninitz~Heaven, bnt tells them la& of a new World and
nca'kind oj'Creatfire to be created, a c c o r d i ~to~ An an.
cient ~ropbejeor report ia-Hedug ;,fpr tbt Angels 1
were Ion baforeqhis ~1jble_$req..ai~,-.~as
the ol
pinidn of ~ " a n ~ a n c i e Faiher~.
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ToFnL! OM* ?he
trntb ofthis ~ropheJie,and what to determiff thereon
he r~fersto a fnI1 Counceif. what his Alociater theme
attrmpc. Pandemonium the Palace of Saran r+r,
fiddtnk built ont ofthe Deep : 2 h i i~firtaaC-Peersthere
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hlr exdltat~onabov? a(I N ~ r r i l ~ ~
f f ei dnZ ~ : ) 2 find Edrfh j
c o n t ~ a ~ dalls t l e ~ n g e l rto adore hi% ; they o t y
dnd hymaing to thir HCzrpi i n fnll &ir2, celebr~te
the ~.ttberand the Son- Benn wbrle Satan alights
npon the L ~ r rronvrx of t h b YVorlcls outerr~opOrb ;
tvkre m~ndl-inghe ,fhJt jads a plsce Jnce c a r d 7 1 5 2
L ~ Z Z ~ofO lT.z~zity j
whdt prlons and things jy up
tbithcr ; thence coriles to the Gate ofHeaven , ciejcrib'd
~fcencirngbj Jairs,and the lasters rbozle the Firfijirjnzent
tkst$%zvabotlt it : Hl;r pad@ge thence to the orb of the
run ;bcfinds there Uriel thp Regent of t h ~~rb,LutfirF
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c h . a s g kimfilf
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into thzfiape of a mednrer gel? and
pretCt4di4g 6 BMIO#T dejre to behold thenem CreatioH
ond ~ ~ i r iwhom
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God had plnc't here, inquires ofhim the
~1,tceofhis b.zbitation, and is d i r e a d j alightsrf;r/z
on Monnt Niphates.
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and6 ~ppyjtute, but irzrh rsfilfi/ton to war4 tbir $211 3
ov..rh:ar, thir d{cuurfi4 ihcnce grtbzrr i b ~ the
t l , r e of1
4nowiedge ads jorhiikien them to e,it of, u 4 t . r yenn!ry
of dc.:th ; nnd thereort intends t ~ f o ~ n
hkd temptstion,
hyJidnci#x the#z to trdnkrefi: then banis t h ~ tai ~while,
&nonotvfrrthrr of tbirjidte byfirne o r L r r ~ c a d r .-Uem
nhiieZIrie1 d~fietldingon a Ssn-beum mms Gabriel,
who hnd ?re charge the Gdte of ~ a r a d f i ,that jlme evii
irit had ej2ap'A the Deep, a ~ l dp d f t at hToonhJ hi$
sphere in thefinpe 5 . 1 good Angel doan to Pdrudqe, ATcevtredafier By hk ~ Y ~ I O Hg$itrss
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ite the Mount. Gabriel gromijer t ~ f i n him
d out ere morrring, %ht corn. l
i#g otr, Adam ~ n Eve
d di$co~rfi o f going io tbir reit;'
tbir Eower dqcrib'd j thir E v ~ ~ i #Wg D Y - ~ P . Gabriel
draroingforthh k Ba;nd~of Night- zvatch to walk the r o ~ ~ d
of ~arddt&,appoht~
two ~lrotlj:
Angeb to Adams Booer,
ieap the evil! j j i r i t fiogld be there doing fim harm zo
Adam M Evefiepiag 5 there thyptrd him at the etar of
Eve,tmpting her in a dream, uwd bring hiti$, t h o ~ g h
~nwilling,to Gabriel j by whoas q~e/2ianil,Be /corn.
df' spiJwcr~, prepares rejjtance, bat binderad by a s i p
rom Heaven, pies OH^ ~aradzji',
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Eve r e k t u to Adam her trow
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i ~ b obe is, and why his erzcmy, and whattwer e@ mdy
javril Adsm to b o w . Raphael COaeJ down to Paradge,
hi, appearnnce d$cribad, hir comtng dijicrn'd by Adam
afir offitting rot the dear o f k i ~Bower j he goer out
to Meet hrm, b r i ~ g bs i to~hrs lodge, el~tertainshim with
the choycel)frrl~trof Pdrddi&egot together by E ve j tkir
dqtorrfe ~t Table Raphael performs his mefrfge,mkdr
Adam of his pate and ofhis enemy ; relates at Adarns
reqzey who tbat enenzy is, and &ow he came to befi, Begiaaing porn bisfirJt revolt t n Heavzn, and the occafin
thereof j how he drew his Legions after him t o the parts
oftbe n'ortb, and there itrcitedthem to rebel witb him,
gerfwaditrg all k t - O A ~Abdiel a seraph, who irr Argue
mettt dfluades and oppi&!shim, #Len fofakes him.
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Aphael continner to relrrte born Michael artd Gabritfwerejnt forth to ~ a t t c l a ~ . z i #Satan
p and hzr
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: He callr a councel, inventr de'c'ihp Eslginer, wbcb i?z*t b e f i c s d dflyer Fizht. put Michacl nndiftis An2els tojbzedijorclrr; but thy at leargth I
pnllrq up U ~ o l i n t ~ iowrmheln~'d
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Lcth tbe force q d i i
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fhe third day fiud~'Mciliah611 Sm, fir wboax!,e Ii
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R w b c r e f i r e t h b World .US f r ~ 5created j that GO^,
after the expelling of Satan and hir Asagels outsofHervcn, declar'd his pfeahre to create atzother M'erld and
ogber Creatures $0 h e l l therezpr 5 fisds hak sos with
Glory a ~ attendance
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of ~ l ~ g eto
l s perform tbe workof
Creation i n j x dayes :the~tsgehscelebrate with Hymn$
the performa#ee thereof,and his reapention into Havrn.
Adam the% inquires concerning cefe/fiad motions, i s
dowbtfrrllyanJwer'd,and exborted tofearch rather thjtoej
more worthy of knodedg :Adam afints, a n d ~ l d $ r o w to eletaia Raphael, relates to him wbjt be remes.
&er"$rzce h2s oatr Cueatiota, Rk platin ia ~amdi{e,biz
talkwitb ~ o concerning/blitnde
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an f i t f i c i e ~ , hir
firp meeting and
f i d s with Eve, bid di/^coufe with
$heringee ~ ~ ~ ~ C U jP Qrrho
P S after rdmotlitionr ,.e~eated
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had rtferu'd the glory of rhnt Viaory : Hee trs the POWW
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Legion$ to/tandjill ozczthcrjfde, 1~1th
bk Lnariot s a d ;
~ b ~ n d driving
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into tbeamidjt of h i finernier, plrr/wes I
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to'rejijt towards 169 ~9allofFiedvrn which
o p ~ z ~t h~ yg1t.y
, down with hort-ourmzd confwjien into I
the p l ~ ofprn1~3ment
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prepilr'd fir them is the Deep:
Mefliah retnrnr wzth triamph to his F,zthcr,
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into tbcserp'ntJJ:.e=ping. Adairi nnd Eve :n ibt A,l.)rna ;
Ere propoiz~t o di'u!:lc I
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, G~ardianAsgel,
~ / ~ v i r a ! p i r ~ e< rd e, b i r h v i r i g Rp.lr* i Adam cc$Bts
oh'&{jhg fhd a g r r , f j i ail?En+, of i r k o m i
mere :;!rim.zrn'd, jiJow1rl nttrnzpt hrr ibund ,rlcne :I
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Eve lorib to be thought not circunjprEf orfir*, min~h,
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h c y j j r c q t b j. A d ~ mLIL
jiclds : T h e serpent
hir , z . " I ~ P ; hi,/rrttfc;tpprbrih,~~$f i ~ ~ i tht"
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h ~ c hj7tzttcrj cextalling Eve above ah! o d r r /
trt7~f;ir:.c. Eve ~ o t t d r i n gto hzar the S e r p e n t k I z 4 , / ~ ~ , k c
horn he attain'd to brtt/:unfpsecb ~nd,%chtisdcqtznil:~gi
cot iiL!vo~; the Sefperzt unrmtrr, tbrt hj. t l t j i a g of, s
1 c~::,ijn' T ' ~ C ~in the G,srdzn h- att'gin'rl both to ~pcr:k-~;rcl
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(f b o t h : Eve riqnircs him ts [
:: :nLq her t o thjt Ire?, ,1e:1 JCz.is it to LZ the Tree of!
I ;;;;,,,!,Jgc forbiriti'zn : '1 rirz se,;priz.t Z i Z gr0E.n hekler, /
; 11-i;bn . . I l j y mi!cs ;id:~rp:tnini
j j . ~ ~ ' ~ :her
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*itb tht! s,t,/ic:iLji$<y.+:~j:::vhilc gethe her ,
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1 Death j god foretels /he fin z l Viaory of his Sor over I
the,, ,ind th2 ren:rnr#'q u f a k ' i h ~ n ~; bst i t for theprefirt
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I I ~ hJr f d ' n condrtron bcauih brZV.Zl1;r, rejc#s rhr con.
cloluiji~ntof Eve j P J ~
p e ~ f l r nnd ~t length appeafi~
Theh to ev~deI& fr~rfiI4ely t s f d t l h thir of,
propofis to Adam v~oltntm.ijes 1r4rch he dp.
b ~rotlcelumq
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made thcnt, t bst l~erseed fiodd be
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j'h~(/Le;his ~ n c r m u t i o n , ~ e . ~ ! h , ~ ~ l ~ f r e~ficntian 5 !he O ~ t eof the Church trll 6ir /tlcan:f Coming.
Adarngre~tQratirfjecf and recawf;7rtcd by tthfi Rebtion, clnd ~romgel;.s
de/cends the i h f f m ~ t bMichael ;
a > a k t ~ Eve,
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who all thjr while bad jkpt, L?t with
gentle dreams couppur'ul t o quiet@ of mind and fib.
mflion. Michael is either Band Ic.sbs them oo#t of
Paradife , t be j ~ r ysword wauitag behind them, d i d
the ~ R e r ~ bra&ng
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qood Verlc, in longer Works r@eciilly, but the Invci~rionof a barbarous
Age, to fet off wretched matter and*
lame M e ~ e r ;grac't indeed fince by
the uie of foins firnous modern Poets,
carried away by C~~iiorn,
but inuch
to thir own vexation, hindrance, and
to exprcfs many things 0for the moll part work
:then elk they ~ , ~ o u have
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b m e both i t n l i L i e and Sylrnip poets ;
ofprime note haverejt&edRi~ne
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the CcnL C.;rididlY d An-ndutfiompile
Verk into L~cc:;hc!-,not in the jingling :
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Of that Forbidden Tree,
mortal tail
Brought Death i n r ~the WorId,
and- all our woe,
With lofi of Eden, till one @eater Man .
efto ore us, and regain the blififkl Seat,
Sing Heafnlp Mufe, that on the fecret top
Of oreb, or of Sitlai, didfi inf ire
That Shepherd,who firlt tnughr t e chofen Seed,
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In the Beginning how t h Heav'ns
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that 'flo\vaj ,
pafi by the Oracle'ofGod ; I ab&q '
:Invoke thy aid to my,adventrods Song,
:That with no middle flight intends to foar
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