《Paradise Lost Ⅳ》第6章

she　all　night　long　her　amorous　descant　sung；
silence　was　pleasd：　now　glowd　the　firmament
with　living　saphirs：　hesperus　that　led　＇　605　＇
the　starrie　host；　rode　brightest；　till　the　moon
rising　in　clouded　majestie；　at　length
apparent　queen　unvaild　her　peerless　light；
and　ore　the　dark　her　silver　mantle　threw。
when　adam　thus　to　eve：　fair　consort；　th　hour　＇　610　＇
of　night；　and　all　things　now　retird　to　rest
mind　us　of　like　repose；　since　god　hath　set
labour　and　rest；　as　day　and　night　to　men
successive；　and　the　timely　dew　of　sleep
now　falling　with　soft　slumbrous　weight　inclines　＇　615　＇
our　eye…lids；　other　creatures　all　day　long
rove　idle　unimploid；　and　less　need　rest；
man　hath　his　daily　work　of　body　or　mind
appointed；　which　declares　his　dignitie；
and　the　regard　of　heavn　on　all　his　waies；　＇　620　＇
while　other　animals　unactive　range；
and　of　thir　doings　god　takes　no　account。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ12
（小//说；网/
to　morrow　ere　fresh　morning　streak　the　east
with　first　approach　of　light；　we　must　be　risn；
and　at　our　pleasant　labour；　to　reform　＇　625　＇
yon　flourie　arbors；　yonder　allies　green；
our　walk　at　noon；　with　branches　overgrown；
that　mock　our　scant　manuring；　and　require
more　hands　then　ours　to　lop　thir　wanton　growth：
those　blossoms　also；　and　those　dropping　gumms；　＇　630　＇
that　lie　bestrowne　unsightly　and　unsmooth；
ask　riddance；　if　we　mean　to　tread　with　ease；
mean　while；　as　nature　wills；　night　bids　us　rest。
to　whom　thus　eve　with　perfet　beauty　adornd。
my　author　and　disposer；　what　thou　bidst　＇　635　＇
unargud　i　obey；　so　god　ordains；
god　is　thy　law；　thou　mine：　to　know　no　more
is　womans　happiest　knowledge　and　her　praise。
with　thee　conversing　i　forget　all　time；
all　seasons　and　thir　change；　all　please　alike。　＇　640　＇
sweet　is　the　breath　of　morn；　her　rising　sweet；
with　charm　of　earliest　birds；　pleasant　the　sun
when　first　on　this　delightful　land　he　spreads
his　orient　beams；　on　herb；　tree；　fruit；　and　flour；
glistring　with　dew；　fragrant　the　fertil　earth　＇　645　＇
after　soft　showers；　and　sweet　the　ing　on
of　grateful　eevning　milde；　then　silent　night
with　this　her　solemn　bird　and　this　fair　moon；
and　these　the　gemms　of　heavn；　her　starrie　train：
but　neither　breath　of　morn　when　she　ascends　＇　650　＇
with　charm　of　earliest　birds；　nor　rising　sun
on　this　delightful　land；　nor　herb；　fruit；　floure；
glistring　with　dew；　nor　fragrance　after　showers；
nor　grateful　eevning　mild；　nor　silent　night
with　this　her　solemn　bird；　nor　walk　by　moon；　＇　655　＇
or　glittering　starr…light　without　thee　is　sweet。
but　wherfore　all　night　long　shine　these；　for　whom
this　glorious　sight；　when　sleep　hath　shut　all　eyes？
to　whom　our　general　ancestor　replid。
daughter　of　god　and　man；　acplisht　eve；　＇　660　＇
those　have　thir　course　to　finish；　round　the　earth；
by　morrow　eevning；　and　from　land　to　land
in　order；　though　to　nations　yet　unborn；
ministring　light　prepard；　they　set　and　rise；
least　total　darkness　should　by　night　regaine　＇　665　＇
her　old　possession；　and　extinguish　life
in　nature　and　all　things；　which　these　soft　fires
not　only　enlighten；　but　with　kindly　heate
of　various　influence　foment　and　warme；
temper　or　nourish；　or　in　part　shed　down　＇　670　＇
thir　stellar　vertue　on　all　kinds　that　grow
on　earth；　made　hereby　apter　to　receive
perfection　from　the　suns　more　potent　ray。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ13
，小，说"网
these　then；　though　unbeheld　in　deep　of　night；
shine　not　in　vain；　nor　think；　though　men　were　none；　＇　675　＇
that　heavn　would　want　spectators；　god　want　praise；
millions　of　spiritual　creatures　walk　the　earth
unseen；　both　when　we　wake；　and　when　we　sleep：
all　these　with　ceasless　praise　his　works　behold
both　day　and　night：　how　often　from　the　steep　＇　680　＇
of　echoing　hill　or　thicket　have　we　heard
celestial　voices　to　the　midnight　air；
sole；　or　responsive　each　to　others　note
singing　thir　great　creator：　oft　in　bands
while　they　keep　watch；　or　nightly　rounding　walk；　＇　685　＇
with　heavnly　touch　of　instrumental　sounds
in　full　harmonic　number　joind；　thir　songs
divide　the　night；　and　lift　our　thoughts　to　heaven。
thus　talking　hand　in　hand　alone　they　passd
on　to　thir　blissful　bower；　it　was　a　place　＇　690　＇
chosn　by　the　sovran　planter；　when　he　framd
all　things　to　mans　delightful　use；　the　roofe
of　thickest　covert　was　inwoven　shade
laurel　and　mirtle；　and　what　higher　grew
of　firm　and　fragrant　leaf；　on　either　side　＇　695　＇
acanthus；　and　each　odorous　bushie　shrub
fencd　up　the　verdant　wall；　each　beauteous　flour；
iris　all　hues；　roses；　and　gessamin
reard　high　thir　flourisht　heads　between；　and　wrought
mosaic；　underfoot　the　violet；　＇　700　＇
crocus；　and　hyacinth　with　rich　inlay
broiderd　the　ground；　more　colourd　then　with　stone
of　costliest　emblem：　other　creature　here
beast；　bird；　insect；　or　worm　durst　enter　none；
such　was　thir　awe　of　man。　in　shadie　bower　＇　705　＇
more　sacred　and　sequesterd；　though　but　feignd；
pan　or　silvanus　never　slept；　nor　nymph；
nor　faunus　haunted。　here　in　close　recess
with　flowers；　garlands；　and　sweet…smelling　herbs
espoused　eve　deckt　first　her　nuptial　bed；　＇　710　＇
and　heavnlyly　quires　the　hymen？an　sung；
what　day　the　genial　angel　to　our　sire
brought　her　in　naked　beauty　more　adornd
more　lovely　then　pandora；　whom　the　gods
endowd　with　all　thir　gifts；　and　o　too　like　＇　715　＇
in　sad　event；　when　to　the　unwiser　son
of　japhet　brought　by　hermes；　she　ensnard
mankind　with　her　faire　looks；　to　be　avengd
on　him　who　had　stole　joves　authentic　fire。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ14
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thus　at　thir　shadie　lodge　arrivd；　both　stood　＇　720　＇
both　turnd；　and　under　opn　skie　adord
the　god　that　made　both　skie；　air；　earth　and　heavn
which　they　beheld；　the　moons　resplendent　globe
and　starrie　pole：　thou　also　madst　the　night；
maker　omnipotent；　and　thou　the　day；　＇　725　＇
which　we　in　our　appointed　work　imployd
have　finisht　happie　in　our　mutual　help
and　mutual　love；　the　crown　of　all　our　bliss
ordaind　by　thee；　and　this　delicious　place
for　us　too　large；　where　t