<TD></TD></TABLE>
uldketheworseappear
paradiselost
34of374
thebetterreason,toperplexanddash
turestunsels:forhisthoughtswerelow
toviceindustrious,buttonoblerdeeds
tirousandslothfulyethepleasedtheear,
andhpersuasiveaccentthusbegan:
ishouldbechforopenwar,opeers,
asnotbehindinhate,ifwasurged
inreasontopersuadeiediatewar
didnotdissuadest,andseeocast
onousnjectureonthecess;
s,
inheunselsandinexcels
strustful,groundshisurageondespair
andutterdissolution,asthespe
ofallhisaiaftersodirerevenge
first,revengethetowersofheavenarefilled
edch,thatrenderallaccess
iregnable:oftontheboderingdeep
encatheirlegions,orhobscurewing
sutfarandofnight,
singsurpriseor,uldwebreakourway
byforce,andatourheelsallhellshouldrise
hblackestinsurrectiontonfound
heavenspurestlight,yetourgreatene,
allinrruptible,hrone
situnpolluted,andthetherealuld,
incapableofstain,wouldsoonexpel
herschief,andpurgeoffthebaserfire,
victoriousthusrepulsed,ourfinalhope
paradiselost
35of374
isflatdespair:ustexasperate
thalghtyvictortospendallhisrage;
andthatstendus;thatstbeourcure
tobenoresadcureforwhowouldlose,
thoughfullofpain,thisintellectualbeing,
thosethoughtsthathrougheteity,
toperishrather,s
inthebofuncreatednight,
devoidofsenseandtionandwhoknows,
letthisbegood,herourangryfoe
cangiveit,oran
isdoubtful;thatheneverwillissure
oncehisire,
belikethroughiotenceorunaware,
togivehiseneestheirwish,andend
thenhisangerhisangersaves
topunishendlesseasehen
saytheyounselreed,
reserved,anddestinedtoetealwoe;
everdoing,ore,
canhis,then,
thussitting,thusnsulting,thusinar
ain,pursuedandstruck
hheavensafflictingthunder,andbesought
thedeeptoshelterusthishellthenseed
arefugefrohoseelay
chainedonthebuinglakethatsurewasworse
fires,
aintosevenfoldrage,
paradiselost
36of374
andplungeusintheflas;orfrobove
shouldinterttedvengeanceargain
hisredrighthandtoplagueusifall
herstoresant
ofhellshouldspouthercataractsoffire,
iendenthorrors,threateninghideousfall
onedayuponourheads;whileweperhaps,
designingorexhortinggloriouswar,
caughtinafieryteest,shallbehurled,
eachonhisrocktransfixed,thesportandprey
orrackingwhirlwinds,orforeversunk
underyonboilingocean,inchains,
theretonverseheverlastinggroans,
unrespited,unpitied,unreprieved,
agesofhopelessendthiswouldbeworse
herefore,openocealed,alike
voicedissuades;forcanforceorguile
,orind,whoseeye
vieheavensheight
alltheseourtionsvainseesandderides,
notrealghtytoresistourght
thanofrustrateallourplotsandwiles
shallhen,livethusviletheraceofheaven
thustraled,thusexpelled,tosufferhere
entsbetterthesethanworse,
byadvice;sincefateinevitable
subduesus,andoipotentdecree,
thevictorsodo,
ourstrengthisequal;northela
paradiselost
37of374
thatsoordainsthisfirstresolved,
ifsogreatafoe
ntending,andsodoubtfulightfall
ilaughhosethespeararebold
andventurous,ifthatfailtheshrink,andfear
yettheyknoustfollooendure
exile,origony,orbonds,orpain,
thesentenceoftheiquerorthisisnow
ourdooainandbear,
oursuprefoeintiychret
hisanger,andperhaps,thusfarreved,
notndusnotoffending,satisfied
hispunished;heseragingfires
es
ourpureressencethene
theioxiousvapour;or,inured,notfeel;
or,ed
inteerandinnature,eive
faliarthefierceheat;and,voidofpain,
thishorrorild,thisdarknesslight;
besideshopetheneverendingflight
offuturedaysybring,chance,change
hingsinceourpresentlotappears
forhappythoughbutill,forillnot,
iforewoe
thusbelial,hhedinreasonsgarb,
unselledignobleeaseandpeacefulsloth,
notpeace;andafterhihusonspake:
eithertodisenthrohekingofheaven
paradiselost
38of374
oregain
ourotounthronehen
yhope,ingfateshallyield
toficklechance,andchaosjudgethestrife
theforr,vaintohope,arguesasvain
thelatter;forplacecanbeforus
e
weoverpo
andpublishgraisede
ofneion;heyesuldwe
standinhispresencehule,andreceive
strictlaposed,tocelebratehisthrone
hs,andtohisgodheadsing
forcedhallelujahs,s
ourenviedsovereign,andhisaltarbreathes
arosialodoursandarosialflowers,
ourservileofferingsthisstbeourtask
inheaven,thisourdelighthoe
eteitysospentinworshippaid
toeletusnotthenpursue,
byforceiossible,byleaveobtained
unacceptable,thoughinheaven,ourstate
ofsplendidvassalage;butratherseek
ouroourselves,andfrourown
livetoourselves,thoughinthisvastrecess,
freeandtononeacuntable,preferring
hardlibertybeforetheeasyyoke
ofservilepoourgreatnesswillappear
thenstnspicuousall,
paradiselost
39of374
usefulofhurtful,prosperousofadverse,
e,andinplacesoeer
thriveunderevil,andofpain
throughlabourandendurancethisdeepworld
ofdarknessdoidst
thickcloudsanddarkdothheavensallrulingsir
... </P></TD>
uldketheworseappear
paradiselost
34of374
thebetterreason,toperplexanddash
turestunsels:forhisthoughtswerelow
toviceindustrious,buttonoblerdeeds
tirousandslothfulyethepleasedtheear,
andhpersuasiveaccentthusbegan:
ishouldbechforopenwar,opeers,
asnotbehindinhate,ifwasurged
inreasontopersuadeiediatewar
didnotdissuadest,andseeocast
onousnjectureonthecess;
s,
inheunselsandinexcels
strustful,groundshisurageondespair
andutterdissolution,asthespe
ofallhisaiaftersodirerevenge
first,revengethetowersofheavenarefilled
edch,thatrenderallaccess
iregnable:oftontheboderingdeep
encatheirlegions,orhobscurewing
sutfarandofnight,
singsurpriseor,uldwebreakourway
byforce,andatourheelsallhellshouldrise
hblackestinsurrectiontonfound
heavenspurestlight,yetourgreatene,
allinrruptible,hrone
situnpolluted,andthetherealuld,
incapableofstain,wouldsoonexpel
herschief,andpurgeoffthebaserfire,
victoriousthusrepulsed,ourfinalhope
paradiselost
35of374
isflatdespair:ustexasperate
thalghtyvictortospendallhisrage;
andthatstendus;thatstbeourcure
tobenoresadcureforwhowouldlose,
thoughfullofpain,thisintellectualbeing,
thosethoughtsthathrougheteity,
toperishrather,s
inthebofuncreatednight,
devoidofsenseandtionandwhoknows,
letthisbegood,herourangryfoe
cangiveit,oran
isdoubtful;thatheneverwillissure
oncehisire,
belikethroughiotenceorunaware,
togivehiseneestheirwish,andend
thenhisangerhisangersaves
topunishendlesseasehen
saytheyounselreed,
reserved,anddestinedtoetealwoe;
everdoing,ore,
canhis,then,
thussitting,thusnsulting,thusinar
ain,pursuedandstruck
hheavensafflictingthunder,andbesought
thedeeptoshelterusthishellthenseed
arefugefrohoseelay
chainedonthebuinglakethatsurewasworse
fires,
aintosevenfoldrage,
paradiselost
36of374
andplungeusintheflas;orfrobove
shouldinterttedvengeanceargain
hisredrighthandtoplagueusifall
herstoresant
ofhellshouldspouthercataractsoffire,
iendenthorrors,threateninghideousfall
onedayuponourheads;whileweperhaps,
designingorexhortinggloriouswar,
caughtinafieryteest,shallbehurled,
eachonhisrocktransfixed,thesportandprey
orrackingwhirlwinds,orforeversunk
underyonboilingocean,inchains,
theretonverseheverlastinggroans,
unrespited,unpitied,unreprieved,
agesofhopelessendthiswouldbeworse
herefore,openocealed,alike
voicedissuades;forcanforceorguile
,orind,whoseeye
vieheavensheight
alltheseourtionsvainseesandderides,
notrealghtytoresistourght
thanofrustrateallourplotsandwiles
shallhen,livethusviletheraceofheaven
thustraled,thusexpelled,tosufferhere
entsbetterthesethanworse,
byadvice;sincefateinevitable
subduesus,andoipotentdecree,
thevictorsodo,
ourstrengthisequal;northela
paradiselost
37of374
thatsoordainsthisfirstresolved,
ifsogreatafoe
ntending,andsodoubtfulightfall
ilaughhosethespeararebold
andventurous,ifthatfailtheshrink,andfear
yettheyknoustfollooendure
exile,origony,orbonds,orpain,
thesentenceoftheiquerorthisisnow
ourdooainandbear,
oursuprefoeintiychret
hisanger,andperhaps,thusfarreved,
notndusnotoffending,satisfied
hispunished;heseragingfires
es
ourpureressencethene
theioxiousvapour;or,inured,notfeel;
or,ed
inteerandinnature,eive
faliarthefierceheat;and,voidofpain,
thishorrorild,thisdarknesslight;
besideshopetheneverendingflight
offuturedaysybring,chance,change
hingsinceourpresentlotappears
forhappythoughbutill,forillnot,
iforewoe
thusbelial,hhedinreasonsgarb,
unselledignobleeaseandpeacefulsloth,
notpeace;andafterhihusonspake:
eithertodisenthrohekingofheaven
paradiselost
38of374
oregain
ourotounthronehen
yhope,ingfateshallyield
toficklechance,andchaosjudgethestrife
theforr,vaintohope,arguesasvain
thelatter;forplacecanbeforus
e
weoverpo
andpublishgraisede
ofneion;heyesuldwe
standinhispresencehule,andreceive
strictlaposed,tocelebratehisthrone
hs,andtohisgodheadsing
forcedhallelujahs,s
ourenviedsovereign,andhisaltarbreathes
arosialodoursandarosialflowers,
ourservileofferingsthisstbeourtask
inheaven,thisourdelighthoe
eteitysospentinworshippaid
toeletusnotthenpursue,
byforceiossible,byleaveobtained
unacceptable,thoughinheaven,ourstate
ofsplendidvassalage;butratherseek
ouroourselves,andfrourown
livetoourselves,thoughinthisvastrecess,
freeandtononeacuntable,preferring
hardlibertybeforetheeasyyoke
ofservilepoourgreatnesswillappear
thenstnspicuousall,
paradiselost
39of374
usefulofhurtful,prosperousofadverse,
e,andinplacesoeer
thriveunderevil,andofpain
throughlabourandendurancethisdeepworld
ofdarknessdoidst
thickcloudsanddarkdothheavensallrulingsir
... </P></TD>