3 select the correct text in the passage. which two sets of lines are enjambed in this excerpt from john milton’s paradise lost? i may assert th eternal providence, and justifie the wayes of god to men. say first, for heavn hides nothing from thy view nor the deep tract of hell, say first what cause movd our grand parents in that happy state, favourd of heavn so highly, to fall off from their creator, and transgress his will for one restraint, lords of the world besides?

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# Brief Explanations:
Enjambment is when a sentence or thought continues from one line of poetry to the next without a pause (like a period, comma, etc. at the end of the first line). Let's analyze each set:

1. "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" and "From their Creator, and transgress his Will": The first line ends with a comma - like pause but the thought continues to the next line. Wait, no, let's check again. Wait, "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State," ends with a comma, but "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" – wait, no, the key is that enjambed lines don't have a syntactic break at the end of the line. Let's list the lines:

Line 1: I may assert th' Eternal Providence, (ends with comma, but is it enjambed? No, next line starts a new clause? Wait, no. Wait the lines:

Line 3: Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view

Line 4: Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause

Wait, no. Wait the correct enjambed pairs:

- "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State," (ends with comma, but the next line "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" – no, wait, "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" and "From their Creator, and transgress his Will" – the first line ends without a full stop, and the thought continues. Also, "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" and "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,"? No, wait let's recall enjambment: a line that does not end with a punctuation mark and the thought continues to the next line.

Wait the lines:

1. I may assert th' Eternal Providence, (comma, maybe not enjambed as next line is a new clause? Wait no, "And justifie the wayes of God to men." (period, so end). Then "Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view" (no punctuation at end? Wait no, the original:

Wait the given lines:

1. I may assert th' Eternal Providence, (comma)

2. And justifie the wayes of God to men. (period)

3. Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view (no punctuation at end? Wait the user's text:

Wait the user's excerpt:

I may assert th' Eternal Providence,

And justifie the wayes of God to men.

Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view

Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause

Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,

Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off

From their Creator, and transgress his Will

For one restraint, Lords of the World besides?

So let's check each line's end:

Line 1: comma (, )

Line 2: period (. )

Line 3: no punctuation (ends with "view")

Line 4: comma (, )

Line 5: comma (, )

Line 6: no punctuation (ends with "off")

Line 7: no punctuation (ends with "Will")

Line 8: question mark (? )

Enjambed lines are those where the syntax doesn't end at the line break. So:

- Line 3: "Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view" (ends without punctuation, next line "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" – the thought continues from line 3 to 4? Wait no, line 3 is a clause, line 4 continues? Wait no, "Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view / Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" – the "Say first" is repeated, but the first part "for Heav'n hides..." and "Nor the deep Tract..." – maybe not. Wait the other pair:

Line 6: "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" (ends with "off", no punctuation) and Line 7: "From their Creator, and transgress his Will" – the thought continues from line 6 to 7 (why did they fall off? From their Creator...). Also, Line 4: "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" (ends with "cause", comma? Wait line 4 ends with "cause" followed by comma? Wait the user's text: "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" – so end of line 4 is "cause" (with a comma before? Wait no, the line is "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" – so the line ends with "cause", and the next line is "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State," – so "say first what cause" (what cause?) and next line "Mov'd our Grand Parents..." – so that's enjambed (line 4 to 5). Wait but the question is two sets.

Wait let's check standard enjambment in Paradise Lost. The correct enjambed pairs here are:

1. "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" (line 4) and "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State," (line 5) – because the question "what cause" is answered in the next line (the cause is what moved the grandparents).

2. "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" (line 6) and "From their Creator, and transgress his Will" (line 7) – because "to fall off" is completed with "From their Creator..." (fall off from their Creator).

Wait but let's confirm. Line 3: "Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view" – ends with "view", next line "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" – does the thought continue? "for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view / Nor the deep Tract of Hell" – maybe, but the other two are more clear.

So the two sets are:

- "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" and "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,"

- "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" and "From their Creator, and transgress his Will"

Wait but let's check the original lines. Wait the user's text:

Line 3: Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view

Line 4: Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause

Line 5: Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,

Line 6: Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off

Line 7: From their Creator, and transgress his Will

So line 4 ends with "cause" (the line is "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause"), line 5 starts with "Mov'd..." – so "what cause" (of what?) is "Mov'd our Grand Parents..." – so enjambed (line 4 - 5).

Line 6 ends with "off" (line: "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off"), line 7 starts with "From their Creator..." – so "to fall off" from where? From their Creator – enjambed (line 6 - 7).

Yes, those are the two enjambed sets.
# Answer:
1. "Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause" and "Mov'd our Grand Parents in that happy State,"
2. "Favour'd of Heav'n so highly, to fall off" and "From their Creator, and transgress his Will"

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