John Dekker's Day

5:40PM - Paradise Lost #9

Hey! Milton was a Puritan, wasn't he? So what's he doing writing like this?

So spake our general Mother, and with eyes
Of conjugal attraction unreproved,
And meek surrender, half imbracing leaned
On our first Father, half her swelling Breast
Naked met his under the flowing Gold
Of her loose tresses hid: he in delight
Both of her Beauty and submissive Charms
Smiled with superior Love...