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第22节

    en;andsinceridianhour

    urethence:ifspiritofothersort,

    sonded,haveoerleapedtheseearthlybounds

    onpurpose,hardthouknoittoexclude

    spiritualsubstancehrporealbar.

    butifhintheuitofthesewalks,

    in

    thoutellest,byrro.

    soprosedhe;andurieltohischarge

    retuedonthatbrightbeanowraised

    borehilopedoothesunnowfallen

    beheazores;eorb,

    incredibleho,hadthitherrolled

    diual,orthislessvolubilearth,

    byshhttotheeast,hadlefthihere

    arrayinghreflectedpurpleandgold

    thecloudsthatohroend.

    illeveningon,andtgray

    hadinhersoberliveryallthingsclad;

    silenceaied;forbeastandbird,

    theytotheirgrassyuch,thesetotheiests

    theingale;

    sheallnightlongherarousdestsung;

    sile

    hlivingsapphires:hesperus,thatled

    paradiselost

    114of374

    thestarryhost,rhtest,tilltheon,

    risingiy,atlength

    apparentqueenunveiledherpeerlesslight,

    ahedarkhersilverhrew.

    thustoeve.fairnsort,thehour

    ofnight,andallthingsorest,

    ndusoflikerepose;sincegodhathset

    laboura,asdayandnight,ton

    suessive;ailydewofsleep,

    nobrous,ines

    oureyelids:othercreaturesalldaylong

    roveidle,uneloyed,andlessneedrest;

    nhathhisdailyind

    appointed,y,

    andtheregardofheavenonallhisways;

    alsunactiverange,

    andoftheirdoingsgodtakesnoat.

    torrooingstreaktheeast

    hfirstapproachoflight,ustberisen,

    andatourpleasantlabour,toreforbr>

    yonfloweryarbours,yonderalleysgreen,

    ouoon,hbranchesrown,

    thatanuring,andrequire

    rehandsthanourstoloptheirongrowth:

    thoseblossoalso,andthosedroppinggu,

    thatliebestroooth,

    askriddance,ifeantotreadhease;

    anurebidsusrest.

    tothuseve,hperfectbeautyadoed

    paradiselost

    115of374

    authoranddisposer,thoubidst

    unarguediobey:sogodordains;

    godisthylaioknoore

    isanshappiestknowledge,andherpraise.

    e;

    allseasons,andtheirge,allpleasealike.

    so,herrisings,

    ofearliestbirds:pleasantthesun,

    onthisdelightfullandhespreads

    hisorientbea,oree,fruit,andflower,

    glisterihefertileearth

    aftersoftshoingon

    ofgratefuleveningld;thenight,

    nbird,andthisfairon,

    ahegeofheavearrytrain:

    butherbreathof,ends

    ofearliestbirds;norrisingsun

    onthisdelightfulland;norherb,fruit,flower,

    glisteringhdeershowers;

    nratefuleveningld;norsilentnight,

    nbird,noroon,

    litteringstarlight,houttheeiss.

    but

    thisglorioussight,hshutalleyes

    teneralaorreplied.

    daughterofgodandn,acplishedeve,

    thesehavetheirursetofinishrouh,

    byrrolandtoland

    ihoughtonatiounbo,

    paradiselost

    116of374

    nistringlightprepared,theysetandrise;

    lesttotaldarknessshouldbynightregain

    heroldpossession,ainguishlife

    innatureandallthings;hesesoftfires

    notonlyenlighten,buthkindlyheat

    ofvariousinflueand,

    teeroourish,orinpartsheddown

    theirstellarvirtueonallkindsthatgrow

    oh,deherebyaptertoreceive

    perfethesuentray.

    thesethen,thoughunbeheldindeepofnight,

    shiinvain;northink,thoughnwerenone,

    thatheaveodpraise:

    llionsofspiritualcreaturesheearth

    unseen,bothake,andwhenwesleep:

    allthesehceaselesspraisehisworksbehold

    bothdayandnight:hothesteep

    ofeghillorthickethaveweheard

    idnightair,

    sole,orresponsiveeachtoothersnote,

    singingtheirgreatcreatoroftinbands

    heykeepch,oightlyroundingwalk,

    entalsounds

    infullharniuerjoiheirsongs

    dividethenight,andliftourthoughtstoheaven.

    thustalking,handinhandaloheypassed

    ontotheirblissfulboe

    chosenbythesovranplanter,ed

    allthingstonsdelightfuluse;theroof

    paradiselost

    117of374

    ofthickestvertwasinwovenshade

    laurelandrtle,andhighergrew

    offirndfragrantleaf;oherside

    athus,andeachodorousbushyshrub,

    feheverdanteousflower,

    irisallhues,roses,andjessan,

    rearedhightheirflourishedheadsbet

    saiderfoottheviolet,

    us,andhyath,hrilay

    broideredtheground,relouredthanhstone

    ofstliesteleothercreaturehere,

    bird,beast,i,or,durstenteone,

    su.inshadierbower

    resacredandsequestered,thoughbutfeigned,

    panorsylvanusneverslept,noyh

    norfaunushaunted.here,iness,

    hfloellingherbs,

    espousedevedeckedfirstheuptialbed;

    andheavenlyquiresthehynaeansung,

    daythegenialaooursire

    broughtherinnakedbeautyreadoed,

    relovely,thanpandora,thegods

    endohalltheirgifts,andotoolike

    i,otheunwiserson

    ofjaphetbroughtbyhers,sheensnared

    nkindhherfairlooks,tobeavenged

    onhilejovesauthentickfire.

    thus,attheirshadylodgearrived,bothstood,

    bothtued,andunderopenskyadored

    paradiselost

    118of374

    thegodthatdebothsky,air,earth,andheaven,

    oonsrespleglobe,

    andstarrypole:thoualsodestthenight,

    keroipotent,andthoutheday,

    hployed,

    havefinished,happyinourtualhelp

    andtuallove,theofallourbliss

    ordaihee;andthisdelie

    fo

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