Satan now in prospect of Eden, and nigh the place where he must now attempt the bold enterprize which he uook alone against God and Man, falls into many doubts with himself, and many passions, fear, envy, and despare; but at length firms himself in evil, journeys on to Paradise, whose outrosped scituation is discribed, overleaps the bounds, sits in the shape of a orant oree of life, as highest in the Garden to look about him. The Garden describd; Satans first sight of Adam and Eve; his wo thir excellent form and happy state, but with resolution to work thir fall; overhears thir discourse, thehers that the Tree of knowledge was forbiddeo eat of, under penalty of death; and thereon intends to found his Temptation, by sedug them tress: then leaves them a while, to know further of thir state by some other means. Mean while Uriel desding on a Sun-beam warns Gabriel, who had in charge the Gate of Paradise, that some evil spirit had escapd the Deep, and past at Noon by his Sphere in the shape of a good Angel down to Paradise, discovered after by his furious gestures in the Mount. Gabriel promises to find him ere m. Night ing on, Adam and Eve discourse of going to thir rest: thir Bower describd; thir Evening worship. Gabriel drawing forth his Bands of Night-watch to walk the round of Paradise, appoints tw Ao Adams Bower, least the evill spirit should be there doing some harm to Adam or Eve sleeping; there they find him at the ear of Eve, tempting her in a dream, and bring him, though unwilling, to Gabriel; by whom questiond, he sfully answers, prepares resistance, but hinderd by a Sign from Heaven, flies out of Paradise.