tree of Life,

    tree and  t grew, [ 195 ]

    Sat like a Cormorant; yet not true Life

    t sat devising Death

    to tue t

    Of t life-giving Plant, but only usd

    For prospect, w well usd he pledge [ 200 ]

    Of immortality. So little knows

    Any, but God alone, to value right

    t perverts best things

    to  abuse, or to t use.

    Beneath new wonder now he views [ 205 ]

    to all delight of human sense exposd

    In narroures wh, yea more,

    A h, for blissful Paradise

    Of God t

    Of Eden planted; Eden stretchd her Line [ 210 ]

    From Auran Easto towrs

    Of Great Seleucia, built by Grecian Kings,

    Or whe Sons of Eden long before

    D in telassar: in t soile

    Garden God ordaind; [ 215 ]

    Out of til ground o grow

    All trees of noblest kind for sigaste;

    And all amid tood tree of Life,

    , blooming Ambrosial Fruit

    Of vegetable Gold; and next to Life [ 220 ]

    Our Deatree of Kno by,

    Kno dear by knowing ill.

    Sout a River large,

    Nor c the shaggie hill

    Passd underneat, for God hrown [ 225 ]

    t Mountain as his Garden mould high raisd

    Upon t, whrough veins

    Of porous Eart up drawn,

    Rose a fresain, and h many a rill

    aterd ted fell [ 230 ]

    Doeep glade, and met ther Flood,

    hich from his darksom passage now appeers,

    And noo four main Streams,

    Runs divers, wandring many a famous Realme

    And Country w, [ 235 ]

    But rato tell  could tell,

    Sap the crisped Brooks,

    Ro Pearl and sands of Gold,

    it shades

    Ran Nectar, visiting eac, and fed [ 240 ]

    Flours  nice Art

    In Beds and curious Knots, but Nature boon

    Poh profuse on hill and Dale and Plaine,

    Bot e

    t shade [ 245 ]

    Imbround tide Bohis place,

    A  of various view;

    Groves  odorous Gumms and Balme,

    Ot burnish Golden Rinde

    rue, [ 250 ]

    If true, aste:

    Bet them Lawns, or level Downs, and Flocks

    Grasing tender erposd,

    Or palmie he flourie lap

    Of som irriguous Valley spred ore, [ 255 ]

    Flours of all  the Rose:

    Anots and Caves

    Of coole recess, ore wling vine

    Layes fortly creeps

    Luxuriant; mean wers fall [ 260 ]

    Do, or in a Lake,

    t to tle crownd,

    al mirror e treams.