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sthatstrohebrooks
invallorosa,hetrurianshades
highoverarchedeoteredsedge
afloat,ed
hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew
busirisandhishianchivalry,
redtheypursued
thesojouersofgoshen,whobeheld
frohesafeshoretheirfloatingcarcases
andbrokenchariothickbestrown,
abjectandlost,laythese,veringtheflood,
underazentoftheirhideouschange
hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep
ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,
heflo,
paradiselost
13of374
ifsuentasthiscanseize
etealspiritsorhaveyechosenthisplace
afterthetoilofbattletorepose
yourue,fortheeaseyoufind
tosluerhere,asinthevalesofheaven
orinthisabjectposturehaveyeswo
toadorethenqueror,whonowbeholds
cherubandseraphrollingintheflood
sandensigns,tillanon
hissheavengatesdisce
thadvantage,and,descending,treadusdown
thusdrooping,orhlinkedthunderbolts
transfixustothebottofthisgulf
awake,arise,orbeforeverfallen
theyheard,andheysprung
upontheentoch
onduty,sleepingfoundbytheydread,
rouseandbestirtheelveserewellawake
nordidtheynotperceivetheevilplight
inheyhefiercepainsnotfeel;
yettotheirgeneralsvoicetheysoonobeyed
innurableashepotentrod
ofaason,inegyptsevilday,
heast,upcalledapitchycloud
oflocusts,heeastewind,
thatoertherealfiiouspharaohhung
likenight,anddarkenedallthelandofnile;
sonuerlesshosebadangelsseen
hoveringonhepeofhell,
paradiselost
14of374
tupper,her,andsurroundingfires;
till,asasignalgiven,thupliftedspear
oftheirgreatsultanodirect
theirurse,inevenbalancedoheylight
onthefirritone,andfillalltheplain:
altitudelikehepopulousnorth
pouredneverfroerfrozenloinstopass
rheneorthedanaw,whenherbarbaroussons
calikeadelugeonthesouth,andspread
beneathgibraltartothelibyansands
fortheverysquadronandeachband,
theheadsandleadersthitherhasteood
theirgreatndergodlikeshapes,andfor
excellinghun;princelydignities;
andpohaterstinheavensatonthrones,
thoughontheiasinheavenlyrerdsnow
benorial,blottedoutandrased
bytheirrebellionfrohebooksoflife
norhadtheyyetangthesonsofeve
gottheees,till,heearth,
throughgodshighsufferanan,
byfalsitiesandliesthegreatestpart
ofnkindtheyrruptedtoforsake
godtheircreator,andthinvisible
gloryofhihatdetheotransforbr >
ofttotheigeofabrute,adoed
pandgold,
anddevilstoadorefordeities:
thenenbyvariousnas,
paradiselost
15of374
andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld
say,se,theiasthenkno,,
rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,
attheirgreateerorscall,asnextinh
casinglyoodonthebarestrand,
iscuouscrooodyetaloof
thechiefthepitofhell
roangtoseektheirpreyonearth,durstfix
theirseats,longafter,nexttheseatofgod,
theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored
angthenationsround,anddurstabide
jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned
bet;yea,oftenplaced
hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,
abonations;andhcursedthings
hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,
andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight
first,loearedhblood
ofhunsacrifice,andparentstears;
though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,
theirchildrenscriesunheardthatpassedthroughfire
tohisgridolhiheaonite
worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,
inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr >
ofutstaonnotenthsuch
audaciousneighbourhood,theheart
ofsolonheledbyfraoudtobuild
histelerightagainsttheteleofgod
onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove
paradiselost
16of374
thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence
andblackgehennacalled,thetypeofhell
nextoabssons,
froroartoneboandthewild
ofsouthstabariinhesebon
andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond
thefloacladhvines,
andelealetothasphalticpool:
peorhisothea,iced
israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,
todohioe
yetthencehislustfulorgiesheenlarged
eventothathillofscandal,bythegrove
oflochhocide,lusthardbyhate,
tillgoodjosiahdrovethehencetohell
etheytheborderingflood
ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts
egyptfroyrianground,hadgeneralnas
ofbaalindashtaroththosele,
thesefenineforspirits,heyplease,
caneithersexassu,orboth;sosoft
andunpoundedistheiressencepure,
nottriedoacledb,
norfoundedonthebrittlestrengthofbones,
likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,
dilatedodensed,brightorobscure,
canexecutetheirairypurposes,
andityfulfil
forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook
paradiselost
17of374
theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft
hisrighteousaltar,bon
tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow
botle,sunkbeforethespear
ofdespicablefoeshtheseintroop
caastoreth,thephoenicianscalled
astarte,queenofheaven,hcrescenthos;
toagenigntlybytheon
sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;
insionalsonotunsung,ood
herteleonthoffensiveuntain,built
bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,
beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell
toidolsfoulthauzcanextbehind,
whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured
thesyriandaelstolanthisfate
inarousdittiesallasuersday,
oothadonisfroisnativerock
ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood
ofthauzyearlyhelovetale
infectedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,
hesacredproch
ezekielsahevisionled,
his
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sthatstrohebrooks
invallorosa,hetrurianshades
highoverarchedeoteredsedge
afloat,ed
hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew
busirisandhishianchivalry,
redtheypursued
thesojouersofgoshen,whobeheld
frohesafeshoretheirfloatingcarcases
andbrokenchariothickbestrown,
abjectandlost,laythese,veringtheflood,
underazentoftheirhideouschange
hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep
ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,
heflo,
paradiselost
13of374
ifsuentasthiscanseize
etealspiritsorhaveyechosenthisplace
afterthetoilofbattletorepose
yourue,fortheeaseyoufind
tosluerhere,asinthevalesofheaven
orinthisabjectposturehaveyeswo
toadorethenqueror,whonowbeholds
cherubandseraphrollingintheflood
sandensigns,tillanon
hissheavengatesdisce
thadvantage,and,descending,treadusdown
thusdrooping,orhlinkedthunderbolts
transfixustothebottofthisgulf
awake,arise,orbeforeverfallen
theyheard,andheysprung
upontheentoch
onduty,sleepingfoundbytheydread,
rouseandbestirtheelveserewellawake
nordidtheynotperceivetheevilplight
inheyhefiercepainsnotfeel;
yettotheirgeneralsvoicetheysoonobeyed
innurableashepotentrod
ofaason,inegyptsevilday,
heast,upcalledapitchycloud
oflocusts,heeastewind,
thatoertherealfiiouspharaohhung
likenight,anddarkenedallthelandofnile;
sonuerlesshosebadangelsseen
hoveringonhepeofhell,
paradiselost
14of374
tupper,her,andsurroundingfires;
till,asasignalgiven,thupliftedspear
oftheirgreatsultanodirect
theirurse,inevenbalancedoheylight
onthefirritone,andfillalltheplain:
altitudelikehepopulousnorth
pouredneverfroerfrozenloinstopass
rheneorthedanaw,whenherbarbaroussons
calikeadelugeonthesouth,andspread
beneathgibraltartothelibyansands
fortheverysquadronandeachband,
theheadsandleadersthitherhasteood
theirgreatndergodlikeshapes,andfor
excellinghun;princelydignities;
andpohaterstinheavensatonthrones,
thoughontheiasinheavenlyrerdsnow
benorial,blottedoutandrased
bytheirrebellionfrohebooksoflife
norhadtheyyetangthesonsofeve
gottheees,till,heearth,
throughgodshighsufferanan,
byfalsitiesandliesthegreatestpart
ofnkindtheyrruptedtoforsake
godtheircreator,andthinvisible
gloryofhihatdetheotransforbr >
ofttotheigeofabrute,adoed
pandgold,
anddevilstoadorefordeities:
thenenbyvariousnas,
paradiselost
15of374
andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld
say,se,theiasthenkno,,
rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,
attheirgreateerorscall,asnextinh
casinglyoodonthebarestrand,
iscuouscrooodyetaloof
thechiefthepitofhell
roangtoseektheirpreyonearth,durstfix
theirseats,longafter,nexttheseatofgod,
theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored
angthenationsround,anddurstabide
jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned
bet;yea,oftenplaced
hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,
abonations;andhcursedthings
hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,
andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight
first,loearedhblood
ofhunsacrifice,andparentstears;
though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,
theirchildrenscriesunheardthatpassedthroughfire
tohisgridolhiheaonite
worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,
inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr >
ofutstaonnotenthsuch
audaciousneighbourhood,theheart
ofsolonheledbyfraoudtobuild
histelerightagainsttheteleofgod
onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove
paradiselost
16of374
thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence
andblackgehennacalled,thetypeofhell
nextoabssons,
froroartoneboandthewild
ofsouthstabariinhesebon
andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond
thefloacladhvines,
andelealetothasphalticpool:
peorhisothea,iced
israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,
todohioe
yetthencehislustfulorgiesheenlarged
eventothathillofscandal,bythegrove
oflochhocide,lusthardbyhate,
tillgoodjosiahdrovethehencetohell
etheytheborderingflood
ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts
egyptfroyrianground,hadgeneralnas
ofbaalindashtaroththosele,
thesefenineforspirits,heyplease,
caneithersexassu,orboth;sosoft
andunpoundedistheiressencepure,
nottriedoacledb,
norfoundedonthebrittlestrengthofbones,
likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,
dilatedodensed,brightorobscure,
canexecutetheirairypurposes,
andityfulfil
forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook
paradiselost
17of374
theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft
hisrighteousaltar,bon
tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow
botle,sunkbeforethespear
ofdespicablefoeshtheseintroop
caastoreth,thephoenicianscalled
astarte,queenofheaven,hcrescenthos;
toagenigntlybytheon
sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;
insionalsonotunsung,ood
herteleonthoffensiveuntain,built
bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,
beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell
toidolsfoulthauzcanextbehind,
whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured
thesyriandaelstolanthisfate
inarousdittiesallasuersday,
oothadonisfroisnativerock
ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood
ofthauzyearlyhelovetale
infectedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,
hesacredproch
ezekielsahevisionled,
his
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