So spake our Sire, and by nance seemd

    Entring on studious ts abstruse, which Eve [ 40 ]

    Perceaving ird in sight,

    itic from ,

    And Grace t won wo wisay,

    Rose, and  forts and Flours,

    to visit hey prosperd, bud and bloom, [ 45 ]

    her coming sprung

    And toucendance gladlier grew.

    Yet  s, as not h such discourse

    Delig capable her eare

    Of w was high: such pleasure she reservd, [ 50 ]

    Adam relating, sress;

    er she preferrd

    Before to ask

    Cermix

    Grateful digressions, and solve e [ 55 ]

    ith conjugal Caresses, from his Lip

    Not ords alone pleasd  now

    Sucual honour joynd?

    it;

    Not unattended, for on her as Queen [ 60 ]

    A pomp of ed still,

    And from about  Darts of desire

    Into all Eyes to .

    And Rapo Adams doubt proposd

    Benevolent and facil thus replid. [ 65 ]

    to ask or searc, for heavn

    Is as t,

    o read his wondrous orks, and learne

    hs, or Yeares:

    to attain, wh, [ 70 ]

    Imports not, if t, t

    From Man or Angel t Arcect

    Did o conceal, and not divulge

    s to be scannd by t

    Rat to try [ 75 ]

    Conjecture, he heavns

    to tes, pero move

    er at t Opinions wide

    er, wo model heavn

    And calculate tarrs, hey will weild [ 80 ]

    tie frame, rive

    to save appeerances, he Sphear

    itric and Eccentric scribld ore,

    Cycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb:

    Alreadie by this I guess, [ 85 ]

    to lead t

    t bodies briger s serve

    t bright, nor heavn such journies run,

    Eartting still, when she alone receaves

    t: consider first, t Great [ 90 ]

    Or Brig Excellence: th

    though, in comparison of heavn, so small,

    Nor glistering, may of solid good containe

    More plenty t barren shines,

    ue on it self , [ 95 ]

    But in tful Eart receavd

    ive else, thir vigour find.