《Paradise Lost Ⅴ》第4章

more　solemn　then　the　tedious　pomp　that　waits
on　princes；　when　thir　rich　retinue　long　＇　355　＇
of　horses　led；　and　grooms　besmeard　with　gold
dazles　the　croud；　and　sets　them　all　agape。
neerer　his　presence　adam　though　not　awd；
yet　with　submiss　approach　and　reverence　meek；
as　to　a　superior　nature；　bowing　low；　＇　360　＇
thus　said。　native　of　heavn；　for　other　place
none　can　then　heavn　such　glorious　shape　contain；
since　by　descending　from　the　thrones　above；
those　happie　places　thou　hast　deignd　a　while
to　want；　and　honour　these；　voutsafe　with　us　＇　365　＇
two　onely；　who　yet　by　sovran　gift　possess
this　spacious　ground；　in　yonder　shadie　bowre
to　rest；　and　what　the　garden　choicest　bears
to　sit　and　taste；　till　this　meridian　heat
be　over；　and　the　sun　more　coole　decline。　＇　370　＇
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～
whom　thus　the　angelic　vertue　answerd　milde。
adam；　i　therefore　came；　nor　art　thou　such
created；　or　such　place　hast　here　to　dwell；
as　may　not　oft　invite；　though　spirits　of　heavn
to　visit　thee；　lead　on　then　where　thy　bowre　＇　375　＇
oreshades；　for　these　mid…hours；　till　eevning　rise
i　have　at　will。　so　to　the　silvan　lodge
they　came；　that　like　pomonas　arbour　smild
with　flourets　deckt　and　fragrant　smells；　but　eve
undeckt；　save　with　her　self　more　lovely　fair　＇　380　＇
then　wood…nymph；　or　the　fairest　goddess　feignd
of　three　that　in　mount　ida　naked　strove；
stood　to　entertain　her　guest　from　heavn；　no　vaile
shee　needed；　vertue…proof；　no　thought　infirme
alterd　her　cheek。　on　whom　the　angel　haile　＇　385　＇
bestowd；　the　holy　salutation　usd
long　after　to　blest　marie；　second　eve。
haile　mother　of　mankind；　whose　fruitful　womb
shall　fill　the　world　more　numerous　with　thy　sons
then　with　these　various　fruits　the　trees　of　god　＇　390　＇
have　heapd　this　table。　raisd　of　grassie　terf
thir　table　was；　and　mossie　seats　had　round；
and　on　her　ample　square　from　side　to　side
all　autumn　pild；　though　spring　and　autumn　here
dancd　hand　in　hand。　a　while　discourse　they　hold；　＇　395　＇
no　fear　lest　dinner　coole；　when　thus　began
our　authour。　heavnly　stranger；　please　to　taste
these　bounties　which　our　nourisher；　from　whom
all　perfet　good　unmeasurd　out；　descends；
to　us　for　food　and　for　delight　hath　causd　＇　400　＇
the　earth　to　yeild；　unsavourie　food　perhaps
to　spiritual　natures；　only　this　i　know；
that　one　celestial　father　gives　to　all。
to　whom　the　angel。　therefore　what　he　gives
（whose　praise　be　ever　sung）　to　man　in　part　＇　405　＇
spiritual；　may　of　purest　spirits　be　found
no　ingrateful　food：　and　food　alike　those　pure
intelligential　substances　require
as　doth　your　rational；　and　both　contain
within　them　every　lower　facultie　＇　410　＇
of　sense；　whereby　they　hear；　see；　smell；　touch；　taste；
tasting　concoct；　digest；　assimilate；
and　corporeal　to　incorporeal　turn。
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for　know；　whatever　was　created；　needs
to　be　sustaind　and　fed；　of　elements　＇　415　＇
the　grosser　feeds　the　purer；　earth　the　sea；
earth　and　the　sea　feed　air；　the　air　those　fires
ethereal；　and　as　lowest　first　the　moon；
whence　in　her　visage　round　those　spots；　unpurgd
vapours　not　yet　into　her　substance　turnd。　＇　420　＇
nor　doth　the　moon　no　nourishment　exhale
from　her　moist　continent　to　higher　orbes。
the　sun　that　light　imparts　to　all；　receives
from　all　his　alimental　repence
in　humid　exhalations；　and　at　even　＇　425　＇
sups　with　the　ocean：　though　in　heavn　the　trees
of　life　ambrosial　frutage　bear；　and　vines
yield　nectar；　though　from　off　the　boughs　each　morn
we　brush　mellifluous　dewes；　and　find　the　ground
coverd　with　pearly　grain：　yet　god　hath　here　＇　430　＇
varied　his　bounty　so　with　new　delights；
as　may　pare　with　heaven；　and　to　taste
think　not　i　shall　be　nice。　so　down　they　sat；
and　to　thir　viands　fell；　nor　seemingly
the　angel；　nor　in　mist；　the　mon　gloss　＇　435　＇
of　theologians；　but　with　keen　dispatch
of　real　hunger；　and　concoctive　heate
to　transubstantiate；　what　redounds；　transpires
through　spirits　with　ease；　nor　wonder；　if　by　fire
of　sooty　coal　the　empiric　alchimist　＇　440　＇
can　turn；　or　holds　it　possible　to　turn
metals　of　drossiest　ore　to　perfet　gold
as　from　the　mine。　mean　while　at　table　eve
ministerd　naked；　and　thir　flowing　cups
with　pleasant　liquors　crownd：　o　innocence　＇　445　＇
deserving　paradise！　if　ever；　then；
then　had　the　sons　of　god　excuse　to　have　bin
enamourd　at　that　sight；　but　in　those　hearts
love　unlibidinous　reignd；　nor　jealousie
was　understood；　the　injurd　lovers　hell。
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thus　when　with　meats　and　drinks　they　had　sufficd　＇　450　＇
not　burdnd　nature；　sudden　mind　arose
in　adam；　not　to　let　th　occasion　pass
given　him　by　this　great　conference　to　know
of　things　above　his　world；　and　of　thir　being　＇　455　＇
who　dwell　in　heavn；　whose　excellence　he　saw
transcend　his　own　so　farr；　whose　radiant　forms
divine　effulgence；　whose　high　power　so　far
exceeded　human；　and　his　wary　speech
thus　to　th　empyreal　minister　he　framd。　＇　460　＇
inhabitant　with　god；　now　know　i　well
thy　favour；　in　this　honour　done　to　man；
under　whose　lowly　roof　thou　hast　voutsaft
to　enter；　and　these　earthly　fruits　to　taste；
food　not　of　angels；　yet　accepted　so；　＇　465　＇
as　that　more　willingly　thou　couldst　not　seem
at　heavns　high　feasts　to　have　fed：　yet　what　pare？
to　whom　the　winged　hierarch　replid。
o　adam；　one　almightie　is；　from　whom
all　things　proceed；　and　up　to　him　return；　＇　470　＇
if　not　depravd　from　good；　created　all
such　to　perfection；　one　first　matter　all；
indud　with　various　forms；　various　degrees
of　substance；　and　in　things　that　live；　of　life；
but　more　refind；　more　spiritous；　and　pure；　＇　475　＇
as　neerer　to　him　plact　or　neerer　tending
each　in　thir　several　active　sphears　assignd；
till　body　up　to　spirit　work；　in　bounds
proportiond　to　each　kind。　so　from　the　root
springs　lighter　the　green　stalk；　from　thence　the　leaves　＇　480　＇
more　aerie；　last　the　bright　consummate　floure
spirits　odorous　breathes：　flours　and　thir　fruit
mans　nourishment；　by　gradual　scale　subl