Shee disappeerd, a me dark, I wakd
To find her, or for ever to deplore
Her loss, and other pleasures all abjure: [ 480 ]
When out of hope, behold her, not farr off,
Such as I saw her in my dream, adornd
With what all Earth or Heaven could bestow
To make her amiable: On she came,
Led by her Heavnly Maker, though unseen, [ 485 ]
And guided by his voior uninformd
Of nuptial Sanctitie and marriage Rites:
Grace was in all her steps, Heavn in her Eye,
In every gesture dignitie and love.
I overjoyd could not forbear aloud. [ 490 ]
This turn hath made amends; thou hast fulfilld
Thy words, Creator bounteous and benigne,
Giver of all things faire, but fairest this
Of all thy gifts, nor e. I now see
Bone of my Bone, Flesh of my Flesh, my Self [ 495 ]
Before me; Woman is her Name, of Man
Extracted; for this cause he shall foe
Father and Mother, and to his Wife adhere;
And they shall be one Flesh, o, one Soule.
She heard me thus, and though divinely brought, [ 500 ]
Yet Innod Virgin Modestie,
Her vertue and the sce of her worth,
That would be wood, and not unsought be won,
Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retird,
The more desirable, or to say all, [ 505 ]
Nature her self, though pure of sinful thought,
Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turnd;
I followd her, she what was Honour knew,
And with obsequious Majestie approvd
My pleaded reason. To the Nuptial Bowre [ 510 ]
I led her blushing like the Morn: all Heavn,
And happie stellations on that houre
Shed thir selectest influehe Earth
Gave sign of gratulation, and each Hill;
Joyous the Birds; fresh Gales ale Aires [ 515 ]
Whisperd it to the Woods, and from thir wings
Flung Rose, flung Odours from the spicie Shrub,
Disp, till the amorous Bird of Night
Sung Spousal, and bid haste the Eevning Starr
On his Hill top, to light the bridal Lamp. [ 520 ]