《Paradise Lost Ⅷ》第3章

so　spake　the　godlike　power；　and　thus　our　sire。
for　man　to　tell　how　human　life　began　＇　250　＇
is　hard；　for　who　himself　beginning　knew？
desire　with　thee　still　longer　to　converse
inducd　me。　as　new　wakt　from　soundest　sleep
soft　on　the　flourie　herb　i　found　me　laid
in　balmie　sweat；　which　with　his　beames　the　sun　＇　255　＇
soon　drid；　and　on　the　reaking　moisture　fed。
strait　toward　heavn　my　wondring　eyes　i　turnd；
and　gazd　a　while　the　ample　skie；　till　raisd
by　quick　instinctive　motion　up　i　sprung；
as　thitherward　endevoring；　and　upright　＇　260　＇
stood　on　my　feet；　about　me　round　i　saw
hill；　dale；　and　shadie　woods；　and　sunnie　plaines；
and　liquid　lapse　of　murmuring　streams；　by　these；
creatures　that　livd；　and　movd；　and　walkd；　or　flew；
birds　on　the　branches　warbling；　all　things　smild；　＇　265　＇
with　fragrance　and　with　joy　my　heart　oreflowd。
my　self　i　then　perusd；　and　limb　by　limb
surveyd；　and　sometimes　went；　and　sometimes　ran
with　supple　joints；　as　lively　vigour　led：
but　who　i　was；　or　where；　or　from　what　cause；　＇　270　＇
knew　not；　to　speak　i　trid；　and　forthwith　spake；
my　tongue　obeyd　and　readily　could　name
what　ere　i　saw。　thou　sun；　said　i；　faire　light；
and　thou　enlightnd　earth；　so　fresh　and　gay；
ye　hills　and　dales；　ye　rivers；　woods；　and　plaines；　＇　275　＇
and　ye　that　live　and　move；　fair　creatures；　tell；
tell；　if　ye　saw；　how　came　i　thus；　how　here？
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅷ7
ｄａｕｅｅｎｇｉａｏｕｏａｎｇ
not　of　my　self；　by　some　great　maker　then；
in　goodness　and　in　power　pr？eminent；
tell　me；　how　may　i　know　him；　how　adore；　＇　280　＇
from　whom　i　have　that　thus　i　move　and　live；
and　feel　that　i　am　happier　then　i　know。
while　thus　i　calld；　and　strayd　i　knew　not　whither；
from　where　i　first　drew　aire；　and　first　beheld
this　happie　light；　when　answer　none　returnd；　＇　285　＇
on　a　green　shadie　bank　profuse　of　flours
pensive　i　sate　me　down；　there　gentle　sleep
first　found　me；　and　with　soft　oppression　seisd
my　droused　sense；　untroubld；　though　i　thought
i　then　was　passing　to　my　former　state　＇　290　＇
insensible；　and　forthwith　to　dissolve：
when　suddenly　stood　at　my　head　a　dream；
whose　inward　apparition　gently　movd
my　fancy　to　believe　i　yet　had　being；
and　livd：　one　came；　methought；　of　shape　divine；　＇　295　＇
and　said；　thy　mansion　wants　thee；　adam；　rise；
first　man；　of　men　innumerable　ordaind
first　father；　calld　by　thee　i　e　thy　guide
to　the　garden　of　bliss；　thy　seat　prepard。
so　saying；　by　the　hand　he　took　me　raisd；　＇　300　＇
and　over　fields　and　waters；　as　in　aire
smooth　sliding　without　step；　last　led　me　up
a　woodie　mountain；　whose　high　top　was　plaine；
a　circuit　wide；　enclosd；　with　goodliest　trees
planted；　with　walks；　and　bowers；　that　what　i　saw　＇　305　＇
of　earth　before　scarce　pleasant　seemd。　each　tree
loadn　with　fairest　fruit；　that　hung　to　the　eye
tempting；　stirrd　in　me　sudden　appetite
to　pluck　and　eate；　whereat　i　wakd；　and　found
before　mine　eyes　all　real；　as　the　dream　＇　310　＇
had　lively　shadowd：　here　had　new　begun
my　wandring；　had　not　hee　who　was　my　guide
up　hither；　from　among　the　trees　appeerd；
presence　divine。　rejoycing；　but　with　aw；
in　adoration　at　his　feet　i　fell　＇　315　＇
submiss：　he　reard　me；　and　whom　thou　soughtst　i　am；
said　mildely；　author　of　all　this　thou　seest
above；　or　round　about　thee　or　beneath。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅷ8
（小//说；网/
this　paradise　i　give　thee；　count　it　thine
to　till　and　keep；　and　of　the　fruit　to　eate：　＇　320　＇
of　every　tree　that　in　the　garden　growes
eate　freely　with　glad　heart；　fear　here　no　dearth：
but　of　the　tree　whose　operation　brings
knowledg　of　good　and　ill；　which　i　have　set
the　pledge　of　thy　obedience　and　thy　faith；　＇　325　＇
amid　the　garden　by　the　tree　of　life；
remember　what　i　warne　thee；　shun　to　taste；
and　shun　the　bitter　consequence：　for　know；
the　day　thou　eatst　thereof；　my　sole　mand
transgrest；　inevitably　thou　shalt　dye；　＇　330　＇
from　that　day　mortal；　and　this　happie　state
shalt　loose；　expelld　from　hence　into　a　world
of　woe　and　sorrow。　sternly　he　pronouncd
the　rigid　interdiction；　which　resounds
yet　dreadful　in　mine　eare；　though　in　my　choice　＇　335　＇
not　to　incur；　but　soon　his　cleer　aspect
returnd　and　gracious　purpose　thus　renewd。
not　onely　these　fair　bounds；　but　all　the　earth
to　thee　and　to　thy　race　i　give；　as　lords
possess　it；　and　all　things　that　therein　live；　＇　340　＇
or　live　in　sea；　or　aire；　beast；　fish；　and　fowle。
in　signe　whereof　each　bird　and　beast　behold
after　thir　kindes；　i　bring　them　to　receave
from　thee　thir　names；　and　pay　thee　fealtie
with　low　subjection；　understand　the　same　＇　345　＇
of　fish　within　thir　watry　residence；
not　hither　summond；　since　they　cannot　change
thir　element　to　draw　the　thinner　aire。
as　thus　he　spake；　each　bird　and　beast　behold
approaching　two　and　two；　these　cowring　low　＇　350　＇
with　blandishment；　each　bird　stoopd　on　his　wing。
i　namd　them；　as　they　passd；　and　understood
thir　nature；　with　such　knowledg　god　endud
my　sudden　apprehension：　but　in　these
i　found　not　what　me　thought　i　wanted　still；　＇　355　＇
and　to　the　heavnly　vision　thus　presumd。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅷ9
小x说s网
o　by　what　name；　for　thou　above　all　these；
above　mankinde；　or　aught　then　mankinde　higher；
surpassest　farr　my　naming；　how　may　i
adore　thee；　author　of　this　universe；　＇　360　＇
and　all　this　good　to　man；　for　whose　well　being
so　amply；　and　with　hands　so　liberal
thou　hast　provided　all　things：　but　with　mee
i　see　not　who　partakes。　in　solitude
what　happiness；　who　can　enjoy　alone；　＇　365　＇
or　all　enjoying；　what　contentment　find？
thus　i　presumptuous；　and　the　vision　bright；
as　with　a　smile　more　brightnd；　thus　replid。
what　callst　thou　solitude；　is　not　the　earth
with　various　living　creatures；　and　the　aire　＇　370　＇
replenisht；　and　all　these　at　thy　mand
to　e　and　play　before　thee；　knowst　thou　not
thir　language　and　thir　wayes？　they　also　know；
and　reason　not　contemptibly；　with　these
find　pastime；　and　beare　rule；　thy　realm　is　large。　＇　375　＇
so　spake　the　universal　lord；　and　seemd
so　ord