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Repairing where he judg'd them, prostrate fell
Before him reverent, and both confefs'd

Humbly their faults, and pardon begg'd, with tears
Watering the ground, and with their fighs the air
Frequenting, fent from hearts contrite, in fign
Of forrow' unfeign'd, and humiliation meek.

THE END OF THE TENTH BOOK.

THE

ELEVENTH BOOK

OF

PARADISE LOST.

THE ARGUMENT.

The Son of God presents to his Father the prayers of our first parents now repenting, and intercedes for them. God accepts them, but declares that they must no longer abide in Paradife: fends Michael with a band of Cherubim to difpoffefs them; but first to reveal to Adam future things. Michael's coming down. Adam fhews to Eve certain ominous figns; he difcerns Michael's approach, goes out to meet him: the Angel denounces their departure. Eve's lamentation. Adam pleads, but submits. The Angel leads him up to a high hill, fets before him in vifion what shall happen till the flood.

PARADISE LOST.

BOOK XI.

THUS they in lowliest plight repentant stood
Praying, for from the mercy-feat above
Prevenient grace descending had remov'd

The ftony from their hearts, and made new flesh
Regenerate grow inftead, that fighs now breath'd
Unutterable, which the Spi'rit of prayer

Infpir'd, and wing'd for Heav'n with speedier flight
Than loudeft oratory: yet their port

Not of mean fuitors, nor important lefs
Seem'd their petition, than when th' ancient pair
In fables old, less ancient yet than these,
Deucalion and chaste Pyrrha, to restore

The race of mankind drown'd, before the shrine
Of Themis ftood devout. To Heav'n their prayers
Flew up, nor miss'd the way, by envious winds
Blown vagabond or fruftrate: in they pafs'd
Dimensionless through heav'nly doors; then clad
With incenfe, where the golden altar fum'd,

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