tree of Life,

        tree and    t grew, [ 195 ]

        Sat like a orant; yet not true Life

        t sat devisih

        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 aloo value right

        t perverts best things

        to    abuse, or to t use.

        Beh 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 Aurao towrs

        Of Great Seleucia, built by Gre 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    kind faste;

        And all amid tood tree of Life,

        , blooming Ambrosial Fruit

        Of vegetable Gold; ao Life [ 220 ]

        Our Deatree of Kno by,

        Kno dear by knowing ill.

        Sout a River large,

        Nor c the shaggie hill

        Passd under, fod 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, aher Flood,

        hich from his darksom passage noeers,

        And noo four main Streams,

        Runs divers, wandring many a famous Realme

        And try w, [ 235 ]

        But rato tell    could tell,

        Sap the crisped Brooks,

        Ro Pearl and sands of Gold,

        it shades

        Raar, visiting ead fed [ 240 ]

        Flours

        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 suous 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 d,

        al mirror e treams.
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