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Rh And shook his plumes, that heavenly fragrance filled The circuit wide. Straight knew him all the bands Of Angels under watch, and to his state And to his message high in honor rise; For on some message high they guessed him bound.
 * Their glittering tents he passed, and now is come

Into the blissful field, through groves of myrrh, And flowering odors, cassia, nard, and balm, A wilderness of sweets; For Nature here Wantoned as in her prime, and played at will Her virgin fancies, pouring forth more sweet, Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss. Him, through the spicy forest onward come, Adam discerned, as in the door he sat Of his cool bower, while now the mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays, to warm Earth's inmost womb, more warmth than Adam needs; And Eve within, due at her hour, prepared For dinner savory fruits, of taste to please True appetite, and not disrelish thirst Of nectarous draughts between, from milky stream, Berry or grape: to whom thus Adam called: