第18节

    【】estinuithisuniverse.

    lookdohatglobe,herside

    hehoughbutreflected,shines;

    thatplaan;thatlight

    hisday,isphere,

    nightoon

    socallthatoppositefairstarheraid

    tilyinterposes,ahlyround

    stillending,stillreneidheaven,

    hborro

    hencefillsaiestoenlighteh,

    andinherpaledoniohenight.

    thatspot,to,isparadise,

    adaabode;thoseloftyshades,hisbower.

    thyiss,nerequires.

    thussaid,hetued;andsatan,bowinglow,

    astosuperiourspiritsisinheaven,

    s,

    tookleave,andtoheastofearthbeh,

    dotheek,spedhhopedsuess,

    throanyanaerywheel;

    norstaid,tillonniphatestophelights.

    paradiselost

    93of374

    bookiv

    o,forthate,hhe,whosaw

    theapocalypse,heardheavenaloud,

    thenhedragon,puttosendrout,

    cafuriousdoen,

    otheinhabitantsohthatnow,

    eparentshadbeenwaed

    theingoftheirsecretfoe,andscaped,

    haplysoscapedhisrtalsnare:foow

    satan,noededown,

    thetetereretheaankind,

    toanhisloss

    ofthatfirstbattle,andhisflighttohell:

    yet,notrejoiginhisspeed,thoughbold

    faroffandfearless,norhcausetoboast,

    beginshisdireattet;hebirth

    noultuousbreast,

    andlikeadevilishenginebackreils

    uponhielf;horrouranddoubtdistract

    histroubledthoughts,andfrohebottotir

    thehell;forhell

    hebrings,androundabouthinorfroell

    oep,hanfroielf,fly

    bygeofplaoonscewakesdespair,

    thatsluered;ery

    ofustbe

    ensue.

    paradiselost

    94of374

    sotistohnowinhisview

    laypleasant,hisgrievedlookhefixessad;

    sotistohefullblazingsun,

    ower:

    then,chrevolving,thusinsighsbegan.

    othou,that,hsurpassinggloryed,

    lookestfrohysoledoniohegod

    ofthishestars

    hidetheirdinishedheads;totheeicall,

    bute,

    ofsuheehos,

    thatbringtoreraate

    ifell,hohysphere;

    tillprideandbitionthreedown

    atchlessking:

    ah,u

    froe,hecreatediwas

    inthatbrightenendhhisgood

    upbraidednone;norehard.

    praise,

    theeasiestrependpayhihanks,

    hoe,

    andalice;liftedupsohigh

    isdeinedsubje,andthoughtoephigher

    ehighest,andinantquit

    thedebtienseofendlessgratitude,

    soburdensostillpaying,stilltoowe,

    fetfulhistillreceived,

    anduoodnotthatagratefulnd

    paradiselost

    95of374

    byo,butstillpays,atonce

    iedanddischarged;burdenthen

    o,hadhispoinyordained

    soinferiel,ihadstood

    thenhappy;nounboundedhopehadraised

    aitioherpower

    asgreatghthaveaspired,and,thoughan,

    draohispart;butotherpo

    fellnot,butstandunshaken,froin

    orfrotationsard.

    hadstthouthesafreeostand

    thouhadst:hastthouthenortoause,

    butheavensfreelovedealtequallytoall

    bethenhisloveaursed,sinceloveorhate,

    toalike,itdealsetealwoe.

    nay,cursedbethou;sinceagainsthisthywill

    chosefreelyitnolyrues.

    serablehwayshallifly

    infiniteh,andinfinitedespair

    hell;

    and,inthelodeep,alowerdeep

    stillthreateningtodevouropenswide,

    tosaheaven.

    o,then,atlastrelent:istherenoplace

    leftforrepentanoneforpardo

    butbysubssion;andthatword

    disdainforbids,anddreadofsha

    angthespiritsbeh,iseduced

    isesandothervaunts

    paradiselost

    96of374

    thantosubt,boastingiuldsubdue

    theoipotent.aytheylittleknow

    hohatboastsovain,

    usinwardlyigroan,

    eohroneofhell.

    aerhighadvanced,

    theloe

    insery:subitionfinds.

    butsayiuldrepent,anduldobtain,

    byayforrstate;howsoon

    hrecallhighthoughts,howsoonunsay

    issions

    voadeinpain,asviolentandvoid.

    foevertrueregrow,

    edsodeep:

    oaworserelapse

    andheavierfall:soshouldipurchasedear

    shortinterssionboughtart.

    thisknoypuhereforeasfar

    frorantinghe,asifroegging,peace;

    allhopeexcludedthus,behold,instead

    nkindthisworld.

    sofarehhopefarewell,fear;

    fareorseallgoodtoislost;

    evil,bethougood;bytheeatleast

    dividedeirehheavenskingihold,

    bythee,ahanhalfperhapswillreign;

    asnerelong,andthisneorld,shallknow.

    thusdhisface

    paradiselost

    97of374

    thricegedhpale,ire,envy,anddespair;

    arredhisborrorayed

    hinterfeit,ifanyeyebeheld.

    forheavenlyndsfrouchdisteersfoul

    areeverclear.whereofhesoonaware,

    eaoothed,

    artificeroffraud;andhefirst

    thatpractisedfalsehoodundersaintlyshow,

    deeplihedhrevenge:

    yetnotenoughhadpractisedtodeceive

    urieloncedown

    theount

    sadisfigured,rethanuldbefall

    spiritofhappysort;hisgesturesfierce

    herkedandddeanou

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