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oicethehiest:theyanon
hhundredsande
attendedallaccesshronged;thegates
andporcheschiefthespacioushall
thoughlikeaveredfield,pionsbold
ed,andatthesoldanschair
defiedthebestofpaynihivalry
tortalbat,orcareerhlance,
thicksed,bothonthegroundandintheair,
brushedhthehissofrustlingwingsasbees
inspringti,hesunhtaurusrides
pourforththeirpopulousyouthaboutthehive
inclusters;theyangfreshdewsandflowers
flytoandfro,oronthesothedplank,
thesuburboftheirstracitadel,
ne,expatiate,andnfer
theirstateaffairs:sothicktheairycrowd
sedandraitened;till,thesignalgiven,
beholdaed
inbignesstosurpassearthsgiantsons,
noallestd
throngnuerlesslikethatpyganrace
paradiselost
29of374
beyondtheindianunt;orfaeryelves,
idnightrevels,byaforestside
orfountain,sobelatedpeasantsees,
ordreahesees,oon
sitsarbitress,andnearertotheearth
irthanddance
intent,usiccharisear;
atoncehjoyandfearhisheartrebounds
thusinrporealspiritstosllestfor
reducedtheirshapesiense,andlarge,
thoughberstill,adstthehall
ofthatinfealurtbutfarhin,
andintheiroensionsliketheelves,
thegreatseraphi
incloserecessandsecretnclavesat,
athousanddegodsongoldenseats,
frequentandfullaftershortsilencethen,
andsuonsread,thegreatnsultbegan
paradiselost
30of374
bookii
highonathroneofroyalstate,hfar
outshoheusandofind,
orhegorgeouseasthrichesthand
shopearlandgold,
satanexaltedsat,byritraised
tothatbadenence;and,froespair
thushighupliftedbeyondhope,aspires
beyondthushigh,insatiatetopursue
vainhheaven;and,bysuccessuntaught,
hisproudiginationsthusdisplayed:
poinions,deitiesofheaven
for,sincenodeephinhergulfcanhold
iortalvigour,thoughoppressedandfallen,
igivenotheavenforlost:frohisdescent
celestialvirtuesrisingwillappear
regloriousandredreadthanfroofall,
andtrusttheelvestofeaosendfate
thoughjustright,andthefixedlawsofheaven,
didfirstcreateyourleadeext,freechoice
hbesidesinuncilorinfight
hathbeenaerityetthisloss,
thusfaratleastrevered,hathchre
establishedinasafe,unenviedthrone,
yieldedhfullnsentthehappierstate
inheaven,ightdraw
envyfroachinferior;butwhohere
paradiselost
31of374
hehighestplaceexposes
foresttostandagainstthethunderersaibr >
yourbulnstogreatestshare
ofendlesspainhereis,then,nogood
forostrive,nostrifecangrohere
froaction:foonesureinhell
precedence;noneall
ofpresentpainthatbitiousnd
orehthisadvantage,then,
tounion,andfiraith,andfircrd,
rethancanbeinheaven,u
toclaiurjustinheritanceofold,
surertoprosperthanprosperity
uldhaveassuredus;andbybestway,
herofopenguile,
wenoayspeak
heceased;andnexthioloch,sceptredking,
stoodupthestrongestandthefiercestspirit
thatfoughtinheaven,noerbydespair
histrusted
equalinstrength,andratherthanbeless
carednottobeatall;hthatcarelost
allhisfear:ofgod,orhell,orworse,
hereckednot,andthesehereafterspake:
sentenceisforopenwarofwiles,
reunexpert,iboastnot:theetthose
ntriveheyneed;notnow
for,heysitntriving,shalltherest
llionsthatstandinar,andlonging
paradiselost
32of374
thesignaltoascendsitlingeringhere,
heavensfugitives,andfortheirde
ae,
theprisonofhisryrannywhoreigns
byourdelaynoletusratherchoose,
ardesandfury,allatonce
oerheavenshightooforceresistlessway,
tuingourtorturesintohorridar
againstthetorturer;eetthenoise
ofhisalghtyengine,heshallhear
infealthunder,and,forlightning,see
blackfireandhorrorshothequalrage
anghisangels,andhisthroneitself
xedhtartareansulphurandstrangefire,
hisoentsbutperhaps
thesdifficult,andsteeptoscale
huprightahigherfoe
letsuchbethinktheifthesleepydrench
ofthatforgetfullakebenunotstill,
thatinourporpertionend
uptoouativeseat;descentandfall
tousisadversefeltoflate,
hefiercefoehungonourbrokenrear
insulting,andpursuedusthroughthedeep,
hpulsionandlaboriousflight
husloiseasy,then;
theventisfearedshouldweagainprovoke
ourstronger,soayfind
toourdestruction,iftherebeinhell
paradiselost
33of374
feartoberoyedcanbeworse
thantodbliss,ndeed
inthisabhorreddeeptoutterwoe
inguishablefire
stexerciseushouthopeofend
thevassalsofhisanger,hesurge
inexorably,andthetorturinghour,
oredestroyedthanthus,
eabolished,andexpire
fearhendoubtoincense
hisutstireotheheightenraged,
eus,andreduce
tonothingthisessentialhappierfar
thanserabletohaveetealbeing
or,ifoursubstancebeindeeddivine,
andcannotceasetobe,
onthissidenothing;andbyproofwefeel
ourpotodisturbhisheaven,
and,
thoughinaccessible,hisfatalthrone:
victory,isyetrevenge
heendedfroed
desperaterevenge,andbattledangerous
tolessthangodsonthothersideuprose
belial,inaane
afairerpersonlostnotheaven;heseed
fordignityposed,andhighexploit
butallhoughhistongue
droppednna,and
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oicethehiest:theyanon
hhundredsande
attendedallaccesshronged;thegates
andporcheschiefthespacioushall
thoughlikeaveredfield,pionsbold
ed,andatthesoldanschair
defiedthebestofpaynihivalry
tortalbat,orcareerhlance,
thicksed,bothonthegroundandintheair,
brushedhthehissofrustlingwingsasbees
inspringti,hesunhtaurusrides
pourforththeirpopulousyouthaboutthehive
inclusters;theyangfreshdewsandflowers
flytoandfro,oronthesothedplank,
thesuburboftheirstracitadel,
ne,expatiate,andnfer
theirstateaffairs:sothicktheairycrowd
sedandraitened;till,thesignalgiven,
beholdaed
inbignesstosurpassearthsgiantsons,
noallestd
throngnuerlesslikethatpyganrace
paradiselost
29of374
beyondtheindianunt;orfaeryelves,
idnightrevels,byaforestside
orfountain,sobelatedpeasantsees,
ordreahesees,oon
sitsarbitress,andnearertotheearth
irthanddance
intent,usiccharisear;
atoncehjoyandfearhisheartrebounds
thusinrporealspiritstosllestfor
reducedtheirshapesiense,andlarge,
thoughberstill,adstthehall
ofthatinfealurtbutfarhin,
andintheiroensionsliketheelves,
thegreatseraphi
incloserecessandsecretnclavesat,
athousanddegodsongoldenseats,
frequentandfullaftershortsilencethen,
andsuonsread,thegreatnsultbegan
paradiselost
30of374
bookii
highonathroneofroyalstate,hfar
outshoheusandofind,
orhegorgeouseasthrichesthand
shopearlandgold,
satanexaltedsat,byritraised
tothatbadenence;and,froespair
thushighupliftedbeyondhope,aspires
beyondthushigh,insatiatetopursue
vainhheaven;and,bysuccessuntaught,
hisproudiginationsthusdisplayed:
poinions,deitiesofheaven
for,sincenodeephinhergulfcanhold
iortalvigour,thoughoppressedandfallen,
igivenotheavenforlost:frohisdescent
celestialvirtuesrisingwillappear
regloriousandredreadthanfroofall,
andtrusttheelvestofeaosendfate
thoughjustright,andthefixedlawsofheaven,
didfirstcreateyourleadeext,freechoice
hbesidesinuncilorinfight
hathbeenaerityetthisloss,
thusfaratleastrevered,hathchre
establishedinasafe,unenviedthrone,
yieldedhfullnsentthehappierstate
inheaven,ightdraw
envyfroachinferior;butwhohere
paradiselost
31of374
hehighestplaceexposes
foresttostandagainstthethunderersaibr >
yourbulnstogreatestshare
ofendlesspainhereis,then,nogood
forostrive,nostrifecangrohere
froaction:foonesureinhell
precedence;noneall
ofpresentpainthatbitiousnd
orehthisadvantage,then,
tounion,andfiraith,andfircrd,
rethancanbeinheaven,u
toclaiurjustinheritanceofold,
surertoprosperthanprosperity
uldhaveassuredus;andbybestway,
herofopenguile,
wenoayspeak
heceased;andnexthioloch,sceptredking,
stoodupthestrongestandthefiercestspirit
thatfoughtinheaven,noerbydespair
histrusted
equalinstrength,andratherthanbeless
carednottobeatall;hthatcarelost
allhisfear:ofgod,orhell,orworse,
hereckednot,andthesehereafterspake:
sentenceisforopenwarofwiles,
reunexpert,iboastnot:theetthose
ntriveheyneed;notnow
for,heysitntriving,shalltherest
llionsthatstandinar,andlonging
paradiselost
32of374
thesignaltoascendsitlingeringhere,
heavensfugitives,andfortheirde
ae,
theprisonofhisryrannywhoreigns
byourdelaynoletusratherchoose,
ardesandfury,allatonce
oerheavenshightooforceresistlessway,
tuingourtorturesintohorridar
againstthetorturer;eetthenoise
ofhisalghtyengine,heshallhear
infealthunder,and,forlightning,see
blackfireandhorrorshothequalrage
anghisangels,andhisthroneitself
xedhtartareansulphurandstrangefire,
hisoentsbutperhaps
thesdifficult,andsteeptoscale
huprightahigherfoe
letsuchbethinktheifthesleepydrench
ofthatforgetfullakebenunotstill,
thatinourporpertionend
uptoouativeseat;descentandfall
tousisadversefeltoflate,
hefiercefoehungonourbrokenrear
insulting,andpursuedusthroughthedeep,
hpulsionandlaboriousflight
husloiseasy,then;
theventisfearedshouldweagainprovoke
ourstronger,soayfind
toourdestruction,iftherebeinhell
paradiselost
33of374
feartoberoyedcanbeworse
thantodbliss,ndeed
inthisabhorreddeeptoutterwoe
inguishablefire
stexerciseushouthopeofend
thevassalsofhisanger,hesurge
inexorably,andthetorturinghour,
oredestroyedthanthus,
eabolished,andexpire
fearhendoubtoincense
hisutstireotheheightenraged,
eus,andreduce
tonothingthisessentialhappierfar
thanserabletohaveetealbeing
or,ifoursubstancebeindeeddivine,
andcannotceasetobe,
onthissidenothing;andbyproofwefeel
ourpotodisturbhisheaven,
and,
thoughinaccessible,hisfatalthrone:
victory,isyetrevenge
heendedfroed
desperaterevenge,andbattledangerous
tolessthangodsonthothersideuprose
belial,inaane
afairerpersonlostnotheaven;heseed
fordignityposed,andhighexploit
butallhoughhistongue
droppednna,and
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