第10节

    【】hstubbopatieriplesteel.

    anotherpart,insquadronsandgrossbands,

    onboldadveodisverwide

    thatdisleperhaps

    ghtyieldtheasierhabitation,bend

    fourarch,alongthebanks

    offourinfealrivers,thatdisge

    intothebuinglaketheirbalefulstrea

    paradiselost

    50of374

    abhorredstyx,thefloodofdeadlyhate;

    sadacheronofsorrokanddeep;

    entationloud

    heardontheruefulstreafiercephlegeton,

    whoseehrage.

    farofffrohese,aslo,

    lethe,theriverofoblivion,rolls

    hererylabyrinth,whereofwhodrinks

    fortherstateandbeingfets

    fetsbothjoyandgrief,pleasureandpain.

    beyondthisfloodafrozen

    liesdarkands

    ofland

    thas

    ofapile;allelsedeepsnoe,

    agulfprofoundasthatserbonianbog

    betiataanduntcasiusold,

    ieshepargair

    busfrore,andldperfortheffectoffire.

    thither,byharpyfootedfurieshaled,

    atned

    arebrought;austhebitterge

    offierceextres,extresbygerefierce,

    froedsingfiretostarveinice

    theirsoftetherealth,aopine

    iovable,infixed,andfrozenround

    periodsofti,thencehurriedbacktofire.

    theyferryoverthisletheansound

    bothtoandfro,theirsorroent,

    paradiselost

    51of374

    andruggle,astheypass,toreach

    thetetingstreaalldroptolose

    insfetfulnessallpainandwoe,

    alli,andsohebrink;

    butfatept,

    dusahgonianterruards

    theford,andofitselftheerflies

    alltasteofliving,asofled

    thelipoftantalus.thusrovingon

    innfusedrchforlo,thadventurousbands,

    hshudderinghorrorpale,andeyesaghast,

    vieentablelot,andfound

    hroughnyadarkanddrearyvale

    theypassed,andnyaregiondolorous,

    oernyafrozen,nyafieryalp,

    roaves,lakes,fens,bogs,dens,andshadesof

    death

    auniverseofdeath,hgodbycurse

    createdevil,forevilonlygood;

    hlives,andnaturebreeds,

    perverse,allnstrous,allprodigiousthings,

    obonable,inutterable,andworse

    thanfablesyethavefeignedorfearnceived,

    gons,andhydras,andchirasdire.

    anan,

    satan,edofhighestdesign,

    putsoesofhell

    exploreshissolitaryflight:sotis

    hesurstherighthandast,sotistheleft;

    paradiselost

    52of374

    nohlevelhedeep,thensoars

    uptothefieryhigh.

    asseaafleetdescried

    hangsintheclouds,byequinoctialwinds

    bengala,ortheisles

    ofteateandtidore,ertsbring

    theirspicydrugs;theyoradingflood,

    throughthehiopiantothecape,

    plysteingnightlytoed

    farofftheflyingfiend.atlastappear

    hellbounds,highreagtothehorridroof,

    andthricethreefoldthegates;threefoldswerebrass,

    threeiron,threeofadantinerock,

    ierable,ialedhcirgfire,

    yetunnsud.beforethegatestheresat

    ohersideafordableshape.

    theoothe,andfair,

    butendedfoulinnyascalyfold,

    volunousandvastaserpentard

    ortalsting.aboutherddleround

    acryofhellhoundsneverceasingbarked

    houthsfullloud,andrung

    ahideouspeal;yet,heylist,reep,

    ifaughtdisturbedtheioise,intoherb,

    andkehere;yettherestillbarkedandhowled

    hinunseen.farlessabhorredthanthese

    vexedscylla,bathingihatparts

    calabriafrohehoarsetrinashore;

    nlierfollohenighthag,alled

    paradiselost

    53of374

    i,ridingthroughtheairshees,

    luredellofinfantblood,todance

    hlaplandoon

    eclipsesattheirchar.theothershape

    ifshapeitghtbecalledthatshapehadnone

    distinguishableiner,joint,orli;

    orsubstabecalledthatshadoed,

    foreachseedeitherblackitstoodasnight,

    fierceastenfuries,terribleashell,

    andshookadreadfuldart:edhishead

    thelikenessofakinglyhadon.

    satanhisseat

    thenstervingoneasfast

    bledashestrode.

    thundauntedfiendightbeadred

    adred,notfearedgodandhisso,

    createdthingnaughtvaluedhenorshunned,

    andhdisdainfullookthusfirstbegan:

    thou,execrableshape,

    thatdarst,thoughgrindterrible,advance

    thyscreatedfrontathyway

    toyatesthroughtheantopass,

    thatbeassured,houtleaveaskedofthee.

    retire;ortastethyfolly,andleabyproof,

    hellbo,nottontendhspiritsofheaven.

    tothegoblin,fullofh,replied:

    artthouthattraitelartthouhe,

    brokepeaheavenandfaith,tillthen

    unbroken,andinproudrebelliousar

    paradiselost

    54of374

    drethethirdpartofheavenssons,

    njuredagainstthehighestforhthou

    andthey,outned

    toeetealdaysinain

    andrestthouthyselfhspiritsofheaven

    helldood,ahstdefiancehereands,

    ore,

    thykingandlordbaent,

    falsefugitive;andtothyspeedaddwings,

    lesthaorpionsipursue

    thylingering,orhorokeofthisdart

    strangehorrorseizethee,andpangsubefore.

    sospakethegrislyterror,andinshape,

    sospeakingandsothreatening,greenfold,

    redreadfulanddeforonthotherside,

    insedhindignation,satanstood

    unterrified,andlikeaetbued,

    thatfiresthelengthofophiuchushuge

    intharsky,andfroishorridhair

    shakespestilehehead

    levelledhisdeadlyaitheirfatalhands

    rokeintend;andsuchafrown

    eaastatthotheraskclouds,

    erattlingon

    overthecaspiaandfronttofront

    haspace,tillhesignalblow

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