Bo= VIII; PARADISE LOST. 219 In that cceleflial colloquy fublime, 455 (As with an °Ned that excels the fenfe, Dazzl'd and (pent) funk down, and fought repair Of deep, which inflantly fell on me, cared By nature as in aid, and clos'd mine eyes. Mine eyes He clos'd, but open left the cell 460 Of fancy, my internal fight ; by which (Abaraa as in a trance) methought I faw, Though fleeping, where I lay, and faw the fhape Still glorious before Whom awake I flood : Who {looping open'd my left fide, and took 465 From thence a'rib, with cordial fpirits warm, And life-blood flreaming frefh : wide was the wound, But fuddenly with flefh fill'd up and heal'd. The rib He form'd and failhion'd with His hands : Under His forming hands a creature grew 470 Man-like, but different lex : fo lovely fair 1 That what feem'd fair in all the world, feem'd now Mean, or in her fumm'd up, in her contain'd, And in her looks; which from that time infus'd Sweetnefs into my heart, unfelt before ; 475 And into all things from her air inlpir'd The fpirit of love, and amorous delight. She difappear'd, and left me dark 1 1 waled To find her, or for ever to deplore Her lois, and other pleafures all abjure. 480 When out of hope, behold her ! not far off; Such as I faw her in my dream, adorn'd With what all earth or heaven could bellow, To make her amiable ; On the came, Led by her heav'nly Maker (though unfeen) 48'5 And guided by His voice ; nor uninform'd Of nuptial fanaity, and marriage rites : Grace was in all her fleps, heav'n in her eye, In every gefture dignity and love ! overjoy'd could not forbear aloud. 490 This
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