Wherever thus created, for no place [ 535 ]

Is yet distinct by name, thence, as thou knowst

He brought thee into this delicious Grove,

This Garden, planted with the Trees of God,

Delectable both to behold and taste;

And freely all thir pleasant fruit for food [ 540 ]

Gave thee, all sorts are here that all th Earth yields,

Varietie without end; but of the Tree

Which tasted works knowledge of Good and Evil,

Thou maist not; in the day thou eatst, thou dist;

Death is the penaltie imposd, beware, [ 545 ]

And govern well thy appetite, least sin

Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

Here finishd hee, and all that he had made

Viewd, and behold all was entirely good;

So Evn and Morn accomplisht the Sixt day: [ 550 ]

Yet not till the Creator from his work

Desisting, though unwearied, up returnd

Up to the Heavn of Heavns his high abode,

Thence to behold this new created World

Th addition of his Empire, how it shewd [ 555 ]

In prospect from his Throne, how good, how faire,

Answering his great Idea. Up he rode

Followd with acclamation and the sound

Symphonious of ten thousand Harpes that tund

Angelic harmonies: the Earth, the Aire, [ 560 ]

Resounded, (thou rememberst for thou heardst)

The Heavns and all the Constellations rung,

The Planets in thir stations listning stood,

While the bright Pomp ascended jubilant.

Open, ye everlasting Gates, they sung, [ 565 ]

Open, ye Heavns, your living dores; let in

The great Creator from his work returnd

Magnificent, his Six days work, a World;

Open, and henceforth oft; for God will deigne

To visit oft the dwellings of just Men [ 570 ]

Delighted, and with frequent intercourse

Thither will send his winged Messengers

On errands of supernal Grace. So sung

The glorious Train ascending: He through Heavn,

That opend wide her blazing Portals, led [ 575 ]

To Gods Eternal house direct the way,

A broad and ample rode, whose dust is Gold

And pavement Starrs, as Starrs to thee appeer,

Seen in the Galaxie, that Milkie way

Which nightly as a circling Zone thou seest [ 580 ]

Pouderd with Starrs. And now on Earth the Seventh

Eevning arose in Eden, for the Sun

Was set, and twilight from the East came on,

Forerunning Night; when at the holy mount

Of Heavns high-seated top, th Impereal Throne [ 585 ]

Of Godhead, fixt for ever firm and sure,

The Filial Power arrivd, and sate him down

With his great Father (for he also went

Invisible, yet staid, such priviledge

Hath Omnipresence) and the work ordaind, [ 590 ]

Author and end of all things, and from work

Now resting, blessd and hallowd the Seavnth day,

As resting on that day from all his work,

But not in silence holy kept; the Harp

Had work and rested not, the solemn Pipe, [ 595 ]

And Dulcimer, all Organs of sweet stop,

All sounds on Fret by String or Golden Wire

Temperd soft Tunings, intermixt with Voice

Choral or Unison; of incense Clouds

Fuming from Golden Censers hid the Mount. [ 600 ]

Creation and the Six dayes acts they sung,

Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite

Thy power; what thought can measure thee or tongue

Relate thee; greater now in thy return

Then from the Giant Angels; thee that day [ 605 ]

Thy Thunders magnifid; but to create

Is greater then created to destroy.