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    【】oicethehiest:theyanon

    hhundredsande

    attended.allaesshrohegates

    andporhiefthespacioushall

    thoughlikeaveredfield,pionsbold

    ed,andatthesoldanschair

    defiedthebestofpaynihivalry

    tortalbat,orcareerhlance,

    thicksed,bothonthegroundandintheair,

    brushedhthehissofrustlingwings.asbees

    inspringti,hesunhtaurusrides.

    pourforththeirpopulousyouthaboutthehive

    inclusters;theyangfreshdewsandflowers

    flytoandfro,orohedplank,

    thesuburboftheirstracitadel,

    iate,andnfer

    theirstateaffairs:sothirowd

    sedandraiteill,thesignalgiven,

    beholdaed

    inbigosurpassearthsgiantsons,

    noallestd

    throngnuerlesslikethatpyganrace

    paradiselost

    29of374

    beyondtheindianunt;orfaeryelves,

    idnightrevels,byaforestside

    orfountain,sobelatedpeasantsees,

    ordreahesees,oon

    sitsarbitress,andheearth

    irthanddance

    i,usiharisear;

    atoncehjoyandfearhisheartrebounds.

    thusinrporealspiritstosllestfor

    reducedtheirshapesiense,andlarge,

    thoughberstill,adstthehall

    ofthatinfealurt.butfarhin,

    andintheiroensionsliketheelves,

    thegreatseraphi

    inessanclavesat,

    athousanddegodsongoldes,

    frequentandfull.aftershortsilehen,

    andsuohegreatnsultbegan.

    paradiselost

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    bookii

    highonathroneofroyalstate,hfar

    outshoheusandofind,

    eouseasthrichesthand

    shopearlandgold,

    sataedsat,byritraised

    tothatbadenend,froespair

    thushighupliftedbeyondhope,aspires

    beyondthushigh,insatiatetopursue

    vainhheaven;and,bysuessuntaught,

    hisproudiginationsthusdisplayed:

    poinioiesofheaven

    for,sinodeephinhergulfhold

    iortalvigour,thoughoppressedandfallen,

    igivenotheavenforlost:frohisdest

    celestialvirtuesrisingear

    regloriousandredreadthanfroofall,

    andtrusttheelvestofeaosendfate

    thoughjustright,andthefixedlawsofheaven,

    didfirstcreateyourleadeext,freee

    hbesidesinuncilorinfight

    hathbeeyetthisloss,

    thusfaratleastrevered,hathchre

    establishedinasafe,unehrone,

    yieldedhfullhehappierstate

    inheaven,ightdraw

    envyfroaferior;butwhohere

    paradiselost

    31of374

    hehighestplaceexposes

    foresttostandagainstthethunderersaibr>

    yourbulnstogreatestshare

    ofendlesspaihen,nogood

    forostrive,nostrifegrohere

    froa:foonesureinhell

    preoneall

    ofpresentpainthatbitiousnd

    orehthisadvahen,

    tounion,andfiraith,andfircrd,

    rethanbeinheaven,u

    toclaiurjustianceofold,

    surertoprosperthanprosperity

    uldhaveassuredus;andbybestway,

    herofopenguile,

    eak.

    heceased;ahioloeptredking,

    stoodupthestroandthefiercestspirit

    thatfoughtinheaven,noerbydespair.

    histrusted

    equalih,andratherthanbeless

    carednottobeatall;hthatcarelost

    allhisfear:ofgod,orhell,orworse,

    hereot,andthesehereafterspake:

    sentenceisforopenwar.ofwiles,

    reu,iboastnot:theetthose

    ntriveheyneed;notnow.

    for,heysitntriving,shalltherest

    llionsthatstandinar,andlonging

    paradiselost

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    thesignaltoasdsitlingeringhere,

    heavensfugitives,andfortheirde

    ae,

    theprisonofhisryrannywhns

    byourdelayusratherchoose,

    ardesandfury,allatonce

    oerheavenshightooforceresistlessway,

    tuingourtorturesintohorridar

    againstthetorturer;eetthenoise

    ofhisalghtyengine,heshallhear

    ihunder,and,fhtning,see

    blackfireandhorrorshothequalrage

    anghisangels,andhisthroself

    xedhtartareansulphurandstrangefire,

    hisoents.butperhaps

    thesdiffiale

    huprightahigherfoe

    letsuchbethihesleepydrench

    ofthatfetfullakebenunotstill,

    thatinourporpertionend

    uptoouativeseat;destandfall

    tousisadverse.feltoflate,

    hefiercefoehungonourbrokenrear

    insulting,andpursuedusthroughthedeep,

    hpulsionandlaboriousflight

    husloiseasy,then;

    theventisfearedshouldrovoke

    ourstronger,soayfind

    toourdestru,iftherebeinhell

    paradiselost

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    feartoberoyedbeworse

    thantodbliss,ndeed

    inthisabhorreddeeptoutterwoe

    inguishablefire

    stexerciseushouthopeofend

    thevassalsofhisanger,hesurge

    inexorably,auringhour,

    oredestroyedthanthus,

    eabolished,andexpire.

    fearhendoubtoinse

    hisutstireotheheightenraged,

    eus,andreduce

    tonothingthisessentialhappierfar

    thanserabletohaveetealbeing

    or,ifoursubstancebeindeeddivine,

    andotceasetobe,

    onthissidenothing;andbyproofwefeel

    ourpotodisturbhisheaven,

    and,

    thoughinaessible,hisfatalthrone:

    victory,isyetrevenge.

    heendedfroed

    desperaterevenge,andbattledangerous

    tolessthangods.onthothersideuprose

    belial,inaane.

    afairerpersonlostnotheaven;heseed

    fnityposed,andhighexploit.

    butallhoughhistongue

    droppednna,and

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