Sentence:  As one who in his journey bates at Noone, / Though bent on speed, so her the Archangel paused / Betwixt the world destroyed and world restored, / If Adam aught perhaps might <WSD>interpose</WSD>; / Then with transition sweet new Speech resumes. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.