2^6 Vireciions for Raifwg Chap. 8» 



Innocence of Adam in Paradife, during his 

 State of Innocence: 



h all the Joys that happy Alinds attain^ 

 Bleji Adsiin Jirji began to live and reign. 

 He to j air EdenV Farad'ife reforts^ 

 Where every Senje its proper Fleafure courts : 

 lL\)e joyful i^pring^ byJoft'^diMomMsfannd^ 

 Diffused her Riches with a wanton Hand, 

 Yrom new-born Floivrs luxurious Odours fly ^ 

 And heavnly Landskips 77teet his raVifFd Eye, 

 The twining Branches weave him floady BowrSy 

 And Honey 'devos fall in delicious Showrs, 

 Birds with their Songs their Sovereignfalute 

 from Boughs which bend beneath their Golden fruit. 

 Pure Streams to him the cryfial Waters brings 

 And the glad fifh leap up to fee their King, 

 The harmlefs Beafls their hutnble Homage paid^ 

 And the f ok Monarch of the World obey' a, 

 VninterruptedFeace his MindpoJJefl^ 

 And Joys unutterable filfd his Breafi, 

 A Dayferenef?ml'd on his Godlike Mind, 

 free from black Uouds^ and undijiurb^d with Wind : 

 Ko Guilt, no frown from Heavn diflurFd his ^oul^ 

 Cahn as deep Rivers in fill Evnings roul : 

 Ko Storms of Faffion^ fuch as us molefl^ 

 Annoy the peaceful Region of his Breafi : 

 Ao boiling Luftfwelld the overwhelming Bloody 

 To blend our Reajon with the impetuous flood. 

 His fpotlefs AUnd knows yet no other fire. 

 Than thofepure flames which Heavenly Minds in/pirc, 

 happy Man I above Defcription bleji. 

 Had he maintain d the Station he poQeft. 



Blackm. P. Arthur. 



In this (or n'ar this exalted State) is eve- 

 ry Man ^that ftirfues thefe Plealures ; The 



greateft 



