第5节

    foreveoohavetheirlotinpain

    llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced

    ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung

    forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,

    theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire

    hathsountainpines,

    hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,

    standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared

    tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend

    froound

    te.

    thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,

    tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast

    erhsighsfoundouttheirway:

    oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers

    tchless,butighthandthatstrife

    inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,

    asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,

    hatefultoutter.butind,

    forseeinging,frohedepth

    ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared

    hoedforceofgods,hoh

    asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse

    forbelieve,thoughafterloss,

    thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile

    hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,

    selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat

    for,benessallthehostofheaven,

    paradiselost

    24of374

    ifunselsdifferent,ershunned

    by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns

    narheaventillthenasonesecure

    satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,

    orcustoandhisregalstate

    putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed

    ptedourattet,andourfall.

    henightourown,

    soashertoprovoke,ordread

    neains

    tolosedesign,byfrauduile,

    forceeffeot;thathenoless

    atlengthfrosyfind,es

    byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.

    spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife

    thereeinheaventhatheerelong

    inteocreate,andthereinplant

    ageionhischard

    shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.

    thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps

    ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;

    forthisinfealpitshallneverhold

    celestialspiritsinbondage,northabyss

    longunderdarknessver.butthesethoughts

    fulluure.peaceisdespaired;

    forissionhen,war

    openoruood,stberesolved.

    hespake;and,tonfirisflew

    llionsofflangsthethighs

    paradiselost

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    ofghtycherubithesuddenblaze

    farroundillunedhell.highlytheyraged

    againstthehighest,andfierces

    clashedontheirsoundingshieldsthedinofwar,

    hurlingdefiaohevaultofheaven.

    therestoodahillnotfar,op

    beloke;therestentire

    shonehaglossyscurfundoubtedsign

    thatinhisbetallire,

    theher,hspeed,

    anuradehastened:aswhenbands

    ofpioneers,ed,

    foreruntheroyalhafield,

    oron

    on,theleasterectedspiritthatfell

    froeaven;foreveninheavenhislooksandthoughts

    ore

    therient,troddengold,

    thanaughtdivineorholyelseenjoyed

    invisioific.byhiirst

    nalso,andbyhissuggestiontaught,

    ransackedthetre,andpioushands

    rifledthebootherearth

    fortreasuresbetterhid.soonhadhiscrew

    opeothehillaspaciouswound,

    anddiggedoutribsofgold.letnoneadre

    thatrichesgroaybest

    deservethepreciousbane.andhereletthose

    ortalthings,andell

    paradiselost

    26of374

    ofbabel,andthephiankings,

    leahoonuntsoffa

    andstrength,andart,areeasilyoutdone

    byspiritsreprobate,andinanhour

    inahey,hincessanttoil

    andhandsinnurable,s.

    nighontheplain,innycellsprepared,

    thatuhhadveinsofliquidfire

    sluiultitude

    hassyore,

    severingead,andscuedthebulliondross.

    athirdassoonhadfordhintheground

    avariousuld,andfroheboilingcells

    bystrangenveyancefilledeachhollownook;

    asinanan,froneblastofwind,

    tonyarohesoundboardbreathes.

    anonoutoftheearthafabrichuge

    roselikeanexhalation,hthesound

    ofdulcetsyhoniesandvoicess

    builtlikeatele,ersround

    ,anddoricpillarsoverlaid

    hgoldenarchitrave;nordidthere

    iceorfrieze,hbossysculpturesgraven;

    therooftedgold.notbabylon

    nreatalagnifice

    equalledinalltheirglories,toenshrine

    belusorserapistheirgods,orseat

    theirkings,hassyriastrove

    inhandluxury.thasdingpile

    paradiselost

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    stoodfixedherstatelyheight,andstraightthedoors,

    openingtheirbrazenfolds,disver,wide

    plespaooth

    andlevelpavent:frohearchedroof,

    pebysubtlegiyarow

    ofstarrylasandblazis,fed

    hnapthaandasphaltus,yieldedlight

    asfrosky.thehastyltitude

    adriered;andtheepraise,

    andsotheart.hishandwasknown

    inheavenbynyatoructurehigh,

    redangelsheldtheirresidence,

    andsatasprihesupreking

    exaltedtosuchpoorule,

    eahishierarchy,theordersbright.

    noreunheardorunadored

    inagreedinausonianland

    ncalledhiulciber;andhowhefell

    froeaventheyfabled,thrownbyangryjove

    sheeroertheo

    tonoonhefell,frooontodewyeve,

    asuersday,andhthesettingsun

    droptfrohezenith,likeafallingstar,

    ohaegaeahustheyrelate,

    erring;forhehthisrebelliousrout

    felllongbefore;nhtaviledhiow

    tohavebuiltinheavenhightoape

    byallhisengines,but,

    hhisindustriouscreobuildinhell.

    paradiselost

    28of374

    annd

    ofsnpoony

    andtruetssound,throughoutthehostproclaibr>

    asoleuncilforthhtobeheld

    atpahehighcapital

    ofsatanandhispeers.theirsuonscalled

    froverybandandsquaredregint

    byplah

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