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a moment standing still for ever.

Now came still evening on; and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad: Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to they grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale.

Just then return'd at shut of evening flowers.

Experience, next, to thee I owe, Best guide; not following thee, I had remain'd In ignorance; thou open'st wisdom's way, And giv'st access, though secret she retire.

Human face divine.

In her face excuse Came prologue, and apology too prompt.

If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.

O welcome pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings!

That in such righteousness To them by faith imputed they may find Justification towards God, and peace Of conscience.

Yet I argue not Again Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of right or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.

So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he.

Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.

Under the sooty flag of Acheron, Harpies and Hydras.

The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind.

Under spreading ensigns moving nigh, in slow But firm battalion.

These evils I deserve, and more . . . . Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon, Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.

So glistered the dire Snake, and into fraud Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree Of Prohibition, root of all our woe.

Some cursed fraud Of enemy hath beguiled thee, yet unknown, And me with thee hath ruined.

Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.

He's gone, and who knows how may he report Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?