《Paradise Lost Ⅳ》第5章

mother　of　human　race：　what　could　i　doe；　＇　475　＇
but　follow　strait；　invisibly　thus　led？
till　i　espid　thee；　fair　indeed　and　tall；
under　a　platan；　yet　methought　less　faire；
less　winning　soft；　less　amiablie　milde；
then　that　smooth　watry　image；　back　i　turnd；　＇　480　＇
thou　following　crydst　aloud；　return　faire　eve；
whom　flist　thou？　whom　thou　flist；　of　him　thou　art；
his　flesh；　his　bone；　to　give　thee　being　i　lent
out　of　my　side　to　thee；　neerest　my　heart
substantial　life；　to　have　thee　by　my　side　＇　485　＇
henceforth　an　individual　solace　dear；
part　of　my　soul　i　seek　thee；　and　thee　claim
my　other　half：　with　that　thy　gentle　hand
seisd　mine；　i　yielded；　and　from　that　time　see
how　beauty　is　excelld　by　manly　grace　＇　490　＇
and　wisdom；　which　alone　is　truly　fair。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ10
＜小＞说？网
so　spake　our　general　mother；　and　with　eyes
of　conjugal　attraction　unreprovd；
and　meek　surrender；　half　imbracing　leand
on　our　first　father；　half　her　swelling　breast　＇　495　＇
naked　met　his　under　the　flowing　gold
of　her　loose　tresses　hid：　he　in　delight
both　of　her　beauty　and　submissive　charms
smild　with　superior　love；　as　jupiter
on　juno　smiles；　when　he　impregns　the　clouds　＇　500　＇
that　shed　may　flowers；　and　pressd　her　matron　lip
with　kisses　pure：　aside　the　devil　turnd
for　envie；　yet　with　jealous　leer　maligne
eyd　them　askance；　and　to　himself　thus　plaind。
sight　hateful；　sight　tormenting！　thus　these　two　＇　505　＇
imparadist　in　one　anothers　arms
the　happier　eden；　shall　enjoy　thir　fill
of　bliss　on　bliss；　while　i　to　hell　am　thrust；
where　neither　joy　nor　love；　but　fierce　desire；
among　our　other　torments　not　the　least；　＇　510　＇
still　unfulfilld　with　pain　of　longing　pines；
yet　let　me　not　forget　what　i　have　gaind
from　thir　own　mouths；　all　is　not　theirs　it　seems：
one　fatal　tree　there　stands　of　knowledge　calld；
forbidden　them　to　taste：　knowledge　forbiddn？　＇　515　＇
suspicious；　reasonless。　why　should　thir　lord
envie　them　that？　can　it　be　sin　to　know；
can　it　be　death？　and　do　they　onely　stand
by　ignorance；　is　that　thir　happie　state；
the　proof　of　thir　obedience　and　thir　faith？　＇　520　＇
o　fair　foundation　laid　whereon　to　build
thir　ruine！　hence　i　will　excite　thir　minds
with　more　desire　to　know；　and　to　reject
envious　mands；　invented　with　designe
to　keep　them　low　whom　knowledge　might　exalt　＇　525　＇
equal　with　gods；　aspiring　to　be　such；
they　taste　and　die：　what　likelier　can　ensue？
but　first　with　narrow　search　i　must　walk　round
this　garden；　and　no　corner　leave　unspid；
a　chance　but　chance　may　lead　where　i　may　meet　＇　530　＇
some　wandring　spirit　of　heavn；　by　fountain　side；
or　in　thick　shade　retird；　from　him　to　draw
what　further　would　be　learnt。　live　while　ye　may；
yet　happie　pair；　enjoy；　till　i　return；
short　pleasures；　for　long　woes　are　to　succeed。　＇　535　＇
so　saying；　his　proud　step　he　scornful　turnd；
but　with　sly　circumspection；　and　began
through　wood；　through　waste；　ore　hill；　ore　dale　his　roam。
mean　while　in　utmost　longitude；　where　heavn
with　earth　and　ocean　meets；　the　setting　sun　＇　540　＇
slowly　descended；　and　with　right　aspect
against　the　eastern　gate　of　paradise
leveld　his　eevning　rayes：　it　was　a　rock
of　alablaster；　pild　up　to　the　clouds；
conspicuous　farr；　winding　with　one　ascent　＇　545　＇
accessible　from　earth；　one　entrance　high；
the　rest　was　craggie　cliff；　that　overhung
still　as　it　rose；　impossible　to　climbe。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ11
？小｜说网
betwixt　these　rockie　pillars　gabriel　sat
chief　of　th　angelic　guards；　awaiting　night；　＇　550　＇
about　him　exercisd　heroic　games
th　unarmed　youth　of　heavn；　but　nigh　at　hand
celestial　armourie；　shields；　helmes；　and　speares
hung　high　with　diamond　flaming；　and　with　gold。
thither　came　uriel；　gliding　through　the　eeven　＇　555　＇
on　a　sun　beam；　swift　as　a　shooting　starr
in　autumn　thwarts　the　night；　when　vapors　fird
impress　the　air；　and　shews　the　mariner
from　what　point　of　his　pass　to　beware
impetuous　winds：　he　thus　began　in　haste。　＇　560　＇
gabriel；　to　thee　thy　course　by　lot　hath　givn
charge　and　strict　watch　that　to　this　happie　place
no　evil　thing　approach　or　enter　in；
this　day　at　highth　of　noon　came　to　my　spheare
a　spirit；　zealous；　as　he　seemd；　to　know　＇　565　＇
more　of　th　almighties　works；　and　chiefly　man
gods　latest　image：　i　describd　his　way
bent　all　on　speed；　and　markt　his　aerie　gate；
but　in　the　mount　that　lies　from　eden　north；
where　he　first　lighted；　soon　discernd　his　looks　＇　570　＇
alien　from　heavn；　with　passions　foul　obscurd：
mine　eye　pursud　him　still；　but　under　shade
lost　sight　of　him；　one　of　the　banisht　crew
i　fear；　hath　venturd　from　the　deep；　to　raise
new　troubles；　him　thy　care　must　be　to　find。　＇　575　＇
to　whom　the　winged　warriour　thus　returnd：
uriel；　no　wonder　if　thy　perfet　sight；
amid　the　suns　bright　circle　where　thou　sitst；
see　farr　and　wide：　in　at　this　gate　none　pass
the　vigilance　here　plact；　but　such　as　e　＇　580　＇
well　known　from　heavn；　and　since　meridian　hour
no　creature　thence：　if　spirit　of　other　sort；
so　minded；　have　oreleapt　these　earthie　bounds
on　purpose；　hard　thou　knowst　it　to　exclude
spiritual　substance　with　corporeal　barr。　＇　585　＇
but　if　within　the　circuit　of　these　walks；
in　whatsoever　shape　he　lurk；　of　whom
thou　tellst；　by　morrow　dawning　i　shall　know。
so　promisd　hee；　and　uriel　to　his　charge
returnd　on　that　bright　beam；　whose　point　now　raisd　＇　590　＇
bore　him　slope　downward　to　the　sun　now　falln　
beneath　th　azores；　whither　the　prime　orb；
incredible　how　swift；　had　thither　rowld
diurnal；　or　this　less　volubil　earth
by　shorter　flight　to　th　east；　had　left　him　there　＇　595　＇
arraying　with　reflected　purple　and　gold
the　clouds　that　on　his　western　throne　attend：
now　came　still　eevning　on；　and　twilight　gray
had　in　her　sober　liverie　all　things　clad；
silence　acpanied；　for　beast　and　bird；　＇　600　＇
they　to　thir　grassie　couch；　these　to　thir　nests
were　slunk；　all　but　the　wakeful　nightingale；
she　all　night　long　her　amorous　descant　sung；
silence　was　pleasd：　now　glowd