Let us descend noop
Of Speculation; for the hour precise
Exacts our parting he Guards, [ 590 ]
By mee encampt on yonder
tion, at w a flaming Sword,
In signal of remove, waves fiercely round;
e may no longer stay: go, waken Eve;
le Dreams have calmd [ 595 ]
Portending good, and all s composd
to meek submission: t season fit
Let ake heard,
C may concern o know,
t deliverance by o come [ 600 ]
(For by the omans Seed) on all Mankind.
t ye may live, which will be many dayes,
Bothough sad,
it, yet much more cheerd
itation on the happie end. [ 605 ]
he hill;
Descended, Adam to the Bowre where Eve
Lay sleeping ran before, but found ;
And t sad she him receavd.
urnst, and , I know; [ 610 ]
For God is also in sleep, and Dreams advise,
propitious, some great good
Presaging, since s distress
earied I fell asleep: but now lead on;
In mee is no delay; o goe, [ 615 ]
Is to stay to stay,
Is to go o mee
Art all thou,
banisht hence.
tion yet secure [ 620 ]
I carry ,
Sucsaft,
By mee tore.
So spake our Mother Eve, and Adam heard
ell pleasd, but ans; for nooo nigh [ 625 ]
tood, and from ther hill
to t Station, all in bright array
the ground
Gliding meteorous, as Evning Mist
Risn from a River ore the marish glides, [ 630 ]
And gat at the Labourers heel
urning. advanct,
t Shem blazd
Fierce as a Comet; worrid ,
And vapour as t, [ 635 ]
Began to parc temperate Clime; w
In eitning Angel caught
Our lingring Parents, and to tern Gate
Led t, and do
to ted Plaine; then disappeerd. [ 640 ]
tern side beheld
Of Paradise, so late t,
avd over by t flaming Brand, te
ithrongd and fierie Armes:
Som natural tears t hem soon; [ 645 ]
to choose
t, and Providence thir guide:
teps and slow,
took tarie way.