BOOK XII. PARADISE LOST. 349 Let her with thee partake what thou hall heard; Chiefly, what may concern her faith to know, The Great Deliverance by her teed to come 600 (For by the woman's feed) on all mankind. That ye may live (which wiil be many days) Both in one faith unanimous, though fad, (With mule l) for evils pall; yet much more cheer'd With meditation on the happy end. 605 He ended, and they both defcend the hill : Delcended, Adam to the bow'r where Eve Lay fleeping ran before; but found her wak'd ; And thus with words not fad the him receiv'd. Whence thou return'fl, and whither went'ff, I know; For God is alto in fIcep, and dreams advife ; 611 Which he bath fent propitious, fome great good Prefaging, fince with forrow and heart's dithefs Wearied I fell afleep: but now, lead on ! In me is no delay ; with thee to go, 615 Is to flay here ; without thee here to flay, is to go hence unwillingly: thou to me Art all things under heav'n, all places thou ; Who for my wilful crime art banith'cl hence. This further confolation yet fecure 62o I carry hence ; though all by me is loll, Such favour I unworthy am vouchfaf'd, By me the Promis'd Seed (hail all reflore. So fpake our Mother Eve ; and Adam heard Well pleas'd, but anfwer'd not : for now too nigh 625 Th' Arch-Angel flood ; and from the other hill To their fix'd ftation, all in bright array The Cherubim defcended ; on the ground Gliding meteorous, as ev'ning miff, Ris'n
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