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eyesurveyedthedarkidolatries
ofalienatedjudahnextcaone
ouedineaest,hecaptiveark
idhisbruteige,headandhandsloptoff,
inhisople,onthegrunseledge,
edhisworshippers:
paradiselost
18of374
dagonhisna,seanster,upan
anddoplehigh
rearedinazotus,dreadedthroughtheast
ofpalestine,ingathandascalon,
andaccaronandgazasfrontierbounds
hiollon,fulseat
ascus,onthefertilebanks
ofabbanaandpharphar,lucidstrea
healsoagainstthehouseofgodwasbold:
aleperoncehelost,andgainedaking
ahaz,hissottishnqueror,hedrew
godsaltartodisparageanddisplace
foroneofsyriande,obu
hisodiousofferings,andadorethegods
hehadvanquishedaftertheseappeared
acreesofoldrenown
osiris,isis,orus,andtheirtrain
onstrousshapesandsorceriesabused
fanaticegyptandherprieststoseek
theirs
ratherthanhunnordidisraelscape
thinfection,posed
thecalfinoreb;andtherebelking
doubledthatsininbethelandindan,
likeninghiskertothegrazedox
jehovah,,whenhepassed
frogyptrching,equalledhonestroke
bothherfirstboandallherbleatinggods
belialcalast;thanaspiritrelewd
paradiselost
19of374
fellnotfroeaven,orregrosstolove
vinotelestood
oraltarsked;yetoreoftthanhe
intelesandataltars,hepriest
tusatheist,asdidelissons,whofilled
hlustandviolencethehouseofgod
inurtsandpalaceshealsoreigns,
andinluxuriouscities,henoise
ofriotascendsabovetheirloftiesttowers,
andinjuryandoutrage;and,
darkensthestreets,thenhthesons
ofbelial,flohinsolenceandwine
,andthatnight
ingibeah,hehospitabledoor
exposedatron,toavoidworserape
theseeinorderandinght:
therestotell;thoughfarrenowned
thioniangodsofjavansissueheld
gods,yetnfessedlaterthanheavenandearth,
theirboastedparents;titan,heavensfirstbo,
ousbrood,andbirthrightseized
byyoungersatu:hefroightierjove,
hisoeasurefound;
sojoveusurpingreignedthese,firstincrete
andidaknohenceonthesnoop
ofldolyusruledtheddleair,
theirhighestheaven;oronthedelphiancliff,
orindodona,andthroughallthebounds
ofdoricland;orhsatuold
paradiselost
20of374
fledoveradriatothhesperianfields,
andoertheedtheutstisles
alltheseandrecaflocking;buthlooks
dop;yetsuchwhereinappeared
obspseofjoytohavefoundtheirchief
notindespair,tohavefoundtheelvesnotlost
inlossitself;enancecast
likedoubtfulhuebuthe,hisedpride
soonrellecting,hhighhatbore
selanceofh,notsubstance,gentlyraised
theirfaintingurage,anddispelledtheirfears
thenstraightndsthat,atthewarlikesound
oftruetsloudandclarions,beupreared
hisghtystandardthatproudhonourclaid
azazelashisright,acherubtall:
htheglitteringstaffunfurled
thierialensign;h,fullhighadvanced,
shonelikeateorstreangtothewind,
sandgoldenlustrerichelazed,
seraphicarandtrophies;allthewhile
sonoroustalbloartialsounds:
atheuniversalhostupsent
ashoutthattorehellsncave,andbeyond
frightedthereignofchaosandoldnight
allinantthroughtheglooereseen
tenthousandbannersriseintotheair,
horientloursrose
aforesthugeofspears;andthronginghel
appeared,andserriedshieldsinthickarray
paradiselost
21of374
ofdepthieasurableanontheyve
inperfeood
offlutesandsoftrerderssuchasraised
toheightofnoblestteerheroesold
agtobattle,andinsteadofrage
deliberatevalourbreathed,firandunved
hdreadofdeathtoflightorfoulretreat;
noritigateandswage
ntouchestroubledthoughts,andchase
anguishanddoubtandfearandsorrowandpain
froortaloriortalndsthusthey,
breathingunitedforcehfixedthought,
vedoninsilened
theirpainfulstepsoerthebutsoilandnow
advancedinvieheystandahorridfront
ofdreadfullengthanddazzlingar,inguise
ofhorderedspearandshield,
andtheirghtychief
hadtoiosehethroughtheardfiles
dartshisexperiencedeye,andsoontraverse
thetalionvieheirorderdue,
theirvisagesandstatureasofgods;
theiuerlasthesuandno
distendshpride,and,hardeninginhisstrength,
glories:foever,sincecreatedn,
tsuedhthese,
uldritrethanthatsllinfantry
houghallthegiantbrood
ofphlegrahthheroicracewerejoined
paradiselost
22of374
thatfoughtatthebesandiliuoneachside
xedhauxiliargods;andresounds
infableorronceofuthersson,
begirtoricknights;
andallizedorinfidel,
joustedinasprant,otalban,
das,orroc,ortrebisond,
orbisertasentfrofricshore
ainhallhispeeragefell
byfontarabbiathusfarthesebeyond
pareofrtalproobserved
theirdreadnderhe,abovetherest
inshapeandgestureproudlyenent,
stoodlikeatohadyetnotlost
allheroriginalbrightness,norappeared
lessthanarchangelruined,andthexcess
ofgloryobscured:ashesunnewrisen
looksthroughthehorizontalstyair
shoofhisbea,or,froehindtheon,
indiclipse,disastroustsheds
onhalfthenations,andhfearofchange
perplexesnarchsdarkenedso,yetshone
abovethelltharchangel:buthisface
deepscarsofthunderhadintrenched,andcare
satonhisfadedcheek,butunderbrows
ofdauntlessurage,andnsideratepride
ingrevengecruelhiseye,butcast
signsofrerseandpassion,tobehold
thefelloe,thefolloher
paradiselost
23of374
farotheroncebeheldinbliss,ndeed
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eyesurveyedthedarkidolatries
ofalienatedjudahnextcaone
ouedineaest,hecaptiveark
idhisbruteige,headandhandsloptoff,
inhisople,onthegrunseledge,
edhisworshippers:
paradiselost
18of374
dagonhisna,seanster,upan
anddoplehigh
rearedinazotus,dreadedthroughtheast
ofpalestine,ingathandascalon,
andaccaronandgazasfrontierbounds
hiollon,fulseat
ascus,onthefertilebanks
ofabbanaandpharphar,lucidstrea
healsoagainstthehouseofgodwasbold:
aleperoncehelost,andgainedaking
ahaz,hissottishnqueror,hedrew
godsaltartodisparageanddisplace
foroneofsyriande,obu
hisodiousofferings,andadorethegods
hehadvanquishedaftertheseappeared
acreesofoldrenown
osiris,isis,orus,andtheirtrain
onstrousshapesandsorceriesabused
fanaticegyptandherprieststoseek
theirs
ratherthanhunnordidisraelscape
thinfection,posed
thecalfinoreb;andtherebelking
doubledthatsininbethelandindan,
likeninghiskertothegrazedox
jehovah,,whenhepassed
frogyptrching,equalledhonestroke
bothherfirstboandallherbleatinggods
belialcalast;thanaspiritrelewd
paradiselost
19of374
fellnotfroeaven,orregrosstolove
vinotelestood
oraltarsked;yetoreoftthanhe
intelesandataltars,hepriest
tusatheist,asdidelissons,whofilled
hlustandviolencethehouseofgod
inurtsandpalaceshealsoreigns,
andinluxuriouscities,henoise
ofriotascendsabovetheirloftiesttowers,
andinjuryandoutrage;and,
darkensthestreets,thenhthesons
ofbelial,flohinsolenceandwine
,andthatnight
ingibeah,hehospitabledoor
exposedatron,toavoidworserape
theseeinorderandinght:
therestotell;thoughfarrenowned
thioniangodsofjavansissueheld
gods,yetnfessedlaterthanheavenandearth,
theirboastedparents;titan,heavensfirstbo,
ousbrood,andbirthrightseized
byyoungersatu:hefroightierjove,
hisoeasurefound;
sojoveusurpingreignedthese,firstincrete
andidaknohenceonthesnoop
ofldolyusruledtheddleair,
theirhighestheaven;oronthedelphiancliff,
orindodona,andthroughallthebounds
ofdoricland;orhsatuold
paradiselost
20of374
fledoveradriatothhesperianfields,
andoertheedtheutstisles
alltheseandrecaflocking;buthlooks
dop;yetsuchwhereinappeared
obspseofjoytohavefoundtheirchief
notindespair,tohavefoundtheelvesnotlost
inlossitself;enancecast
likedoubtfulhuebuthe,hisedpride
soonrellecting,hhighhatbore
selanceofh,notsubstance,gentlyraised
theirfaintingurage,anddispelledtheirfears
thenstraightndsthat,atthewarlikesound
oftruetsloudandclarions,beupreared
hisghtystandardthatproudhonourclaid
azazelashisright,acherubtall:
htheglitteringstaffunfurled
thierialensign;h,fullhighadvanced,
shonelikeateorstreangtothewind,
sandgoldenlustrerichelazed,
seraphicarandtrophies;allthewhile
sonoroustalbloartialsounds:
atheuniversalhostupsent
ashoutthattorehellsncave,andbeyond
frightedthereignofchaosandoldnight
allinantthroughtheglooereseen
tenthousandbannersriseintotheair,
horientloursrose
aforesthugeofspears;andthronginghel
appeared,andserriedshieldsinthickarray
paradiselost
21of374
ofdepthieasurableanontheyve
inperfeood
offlutesandsoftrerderssuchasraised
toheightofnoblestteerheroesold
agtobattle,andinsteadofrage
deliberatevalourbreathed,firandunved
hdreadofdeathtoflightorfoulretreat;
noritigateandswage
ntouchestroubledthoughts,andchase
anguishanddoubtandfearandsorrowandpain
froortaloriortalndsthusthey,
breathingunitedforcehfixedthought,
vedoninsilened
theirpainfulstepsoerthebutsoilandnow
advancedinvieheystandahorridfront
ofdreadfullengthanddazzlingar,inguise
ofhorderedspearandshield,
andtheirghtychief
hadtoiosehethroughtheardfiles
dartshisexperiencedeye,andsoontraverse
thetalionvieheirorderdue,
theirvisagesandstatureasofgods;
theiuerlasthesuandno
distendshpride,and,hardeninginhisstrength,
glories:foever,sincecreatedn,
tsuedhthese,
uldritrethanthatsllinfantry
houghallthegiantbrood
ofphlegrahthheroicracewerejoined
paradiselost
22of374
thatfoughtatthebesandiliuoneachside
xedhauxiliargods;andresounds
infableorronceofuthersson,
begirtoricknights;
andallizedorinfidel,
joustedinasprant,otalban,
das,orroc,ortrebisond,
orbisertasentfrofricshore
ainhallhispeeragefell
byfontarabbiathusfarthesebeyond
pareofrtalproobserved
theirdreadnderhe,abovetherest
inshapeandgestureproudlyenent,
stoodlikeatohadyetnotlost
allheroriginalbrightness,norappeared
lessthanarchangelruined,andthexcess
ofgloryobscured:ashesunnewrisen
looksthroughthehorizontalstyair
shoofhisbea,or,froehindtheon,
indiclipse,disastroustsheds
onhalfthenations,andhfearofchange
perplexesnarchsdarkenedso,yetshone
abovethelltharchangel:buthisface
deepscarsofthunderhadintrenched,andcare
satonhisfadedcheek,butunderbrows
ofdauntlessurage,andnsideratepride
ingrevengecruelhiseye,butcast
signsofrerseandpassion,tobehold
thefelloe,thefolloher
paradiselost
23of374
farotheroncebeheldinbliss,ndeed
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