The Cherubim descended; on the ground Ris'n from a river o'er the marish glides, And gathers ground fast at the labourer's heel 630 635 640 Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon; 630 glides] See Dante Il Purgat. c. v. 37. Di prima notte mai fender sereno, 645 Splendor cometa suol per l'aria adusta.' 643 brand] Sword. Gen. i. 24. Blade, xi. 120. Bentl. MS. Bowle. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. They, hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way. 646 world] Shakesp. Rich. II. act i. sc. 3. 648 hand] all the world's my way.' Johnson. A small but artful paradise they walk'd, See Cowley's Davideis, p. 20. 648 wand'ring] Wearied. Careful. Social. Bentl. MS. PARADISE REGAINED. BOOK I. I, WHO ere-while the happy garden sung, Thou Spirit, who led'st this glorious Eremite 5 Against the spiritual foe, and brought'st him thence 7 waste] Spens. Fairy Queen, i. i. 32. 'Far hence, quoth he, in wasteful wilderness. Dunster. 14 summ'd] Drayton's Polyolbion. Song xi. 'The muse from Cambria comes, with pinions summ'd and sound.' 15 Todd. VOL. II. 9 |