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thereof: and the rib which the Lore
God had taken from man made he a
woman, and brought her unto the
man,
And Adam (eviden,ly stru X with
delight by the lovely being prodnceo
from his ,ide-the side next his heart, ]
sffec,louaiely says, "This is now bone
Of my bore, and flesh OF my flesh: she
shall be called Woman, because she
was taken out Of man" And then, a:
lf impressed with the Importance and
sacredness of the union, what ans or
servsiion is the followlngl "Thereiort
shall a man leave his father and hIs
mother, and cieave unto his wife: and
they shall be one flesh"
| hope | shall not trespass on my
leaders, patience, if / introduce whai
Milion so beautifully says on this sub
Jet. He first speaks of Adam, rs
placed among all the beauties OF Pa
radise:
Surrounded by fragrance and by joy,
By hill and dale, and shady woods, and sunny
piafas,
With birds on branches wsrhling;
And liquid lspse Of msrmuTinS sreamss
Ard banks proftse with fiowers'
Still he is dissatisfied: an aching gold
want Of wha, he could scarcely de
fine or explain, weighs down his spi
rits, aud drpriyes his neart of allenjo,
ment. Al length he begins to uoder
stand the nature OF his feelings, aud
thus addresses the Almighty
Author Of this universe,
And all this good to man! for whose we'll being,
So amply aud with hands so liberal,
hou has, provided all things
But With me, see not whe partakes. In solitude,
What hsppiness1 Who csa enjoy alone'
Or, all enjoying, what conientrnent find}"
Though perfectly anticipating
Adam wishes, and quite conscious
Vi; was not good for man 10 he alone"
still does the Almighty seem deslrou.
to put his feelings to the test. and points.
cut the innunaerabIe beauties and plea
sHres which surround him in this gar
den of bliss, mentioning the various
birds and fishes and beasts, he has.
brought him for his use, and asks " hal
more he can desire? But Adam. still
Disconnected, saws he wants something
like himself
Something fit to participate in all rational de
light:
Surel, the brute cannot be human consort"
A. length the Almighty condescend
IDgly answers:
'Thus far to try thee, Adam, was pleased;
rhoa freely shouldst dislike,
4 nd be so minded still. II, ere thea spakest,
Knew il was not good for man to be alone:
What next bring shall please thee. tie assured
Thy likeness. th> fit help, thy o'hef self,
Thy wish exactly To thy hearts das!fe!"
Adam relates the above tothe angel
Raphael, and thus goes on:
He ended, or heard no more, fer now
Nj ne eyes he closed, but open left the cell
Of fancy. by which te
abstract, as IN trance; methought saw
Til Almighty; who STOPPING, opened my lett
side, and took
From thence arb, with cordial spirits warm,
And life blood streaming fresh. Wide was the
,ut suddenly with flesh FLIED. %, and heaedl
ihe rib he form'd aud fashioned with his hands,
Under his forming hand creature grew.
10 lovely far
That what seemed fair in all the world, seemed
Mean, or IN her summ'd up, in her contained.
And in her looks, which from that time inius'd
weethess into my heart, unfeit betcrel
She disappeared and left me- dark,--l wakd
10 find her or forever 10 deplore bee
Ter loss. and other pleasures all shiure;
When out OF hope, behold her, MT far Ctt.
such as saw her in my dream sdorn'd
With what all earth or heaven could bestow,
70 make her amiable.
Grace was in her steps. heaven in her eye,
q eve'y gesture dignity and love! i
/. oFerJoyed, could not forbear aloud,
This turnhath made amends thou hast fulfilled
l'hy words Creator, bounteous and benign,
liver of all thiRgs fair, but fairest this
Of ahgtfts now see.
Bone Of my bone, fesh of usy fesk myself
Before me,--Womsn IS her name. OF Man
for this cause she shall forego
Father and mother and to his wife adhere;
And they shall be one fiesh ,one hear, ,oDe sogl",
RhynSGuH. Governor OF !Guelders,
Tor Charles the sold, Duke OF BnrguD
dy, had cast into prison Paul Danveit
upon charge, hjch he knew to he
Sapphire, The wife of
Danvelt, brought the Governor to save
her husband, and yielded to the wishes
of Rhynsault, to oblala the oljeet other
prayers, but the base wretch did not
scrople to violate, promise 80 dearly
hnught. and even put his prisoner to