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His Generation, and the rising Birth
End, and dismiss thee ere the Morning shine.
Obtaine: though to recount Almightie works
Or heart of man suffice to comprehend?
This also thy request with caution askt
Fell with his flaming Legions through the Deep
Into his place, and the great Son returnd [ 135 ｗww.９9lib.ｎｅｔ]
Haste to thy audience, Night with her will bring [ 105 ]
Of Angels, then that Starr the Starrs among)
Much of his Race though steep, suspens in Heavn
I have receavd, to answer thy desire
Know then, that after Lucifer from Heavn
Held by thy voice, thy potent voice he heares, [ 100 ]
Her Temperance over Appetite, to know
Yet what thou canst attain, which best may serve [ 115 ]
(So call him, brighter once amidst the Host
Of Nature from the unapparent Deep:
Silence, and Sleep listning to thee will watch,
Onely Omniscient hath supprest in Night,
To ask, nor let thine 99ｌiｂ•ｎeｔown inventions hope
And thus the Godlike Angel answerd milde. [ 110 ]
Anough is left besides to search and know. [ 125 ]
Eternal Father from his Throne beheld
And longer will delay to heare thee tell
Or if the Starr of Eevning and the Moon
Things not reveald, which th invisible King,
Thy hearing, such九-九-藏-书-网 Commission from above
Thus Adam his illustrious Guest besought:
And the great Light of Day yet wants to run
Or we can bid his absence, till thy Song
Of knowledge within bounds; beyond abstain [ 120 ]
To glorifie the Maker, and inferr
Victorious with his Saints, th Omnipotent
To none communicable in Earth orhttp://www.99lib.net Heaven:
Oppresses else with Surfet, and soon turns
What words or tongue of Seraph can suffice,
In measure what the mind may well contain,
Wisdom to Folly, as Nourishment to Winde. [ 130 ]
But Knowledge is as food, and needs no less
Thee also happier, shall not be withheld
Thir multitude, and to his Son thus spake.