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e
choosetoreside,hisgloryunobscured,
andajestyofdarknessround
vershisthrone,froundersroar
steringtheirrage,andheavenreseleshell
asheourdarkness,cannot
itatesoil
sandgold;
nororaise
gnificence;andore
ourtotsalsoy,inlengthofti,
beeourelents,thesepiercingfires
assoftasnoperchanged
intotheirteer;ustneedsreve
thesensibleofpainallthingsinvite
topeacefulunsels,andthesettledstate
oforder,hoay
poseourpresentevils,hregard
ofissingquite
allthoughtsofiadvise
hescarcehadfinished,urrfilled
thasselyasain
thesoundofblusteringlong
hadrousedthesea,nohhoarsecadencelull
paradiselost
40of374
seafaringnoerched,hance
orpinnace,anchorsinacraggybay
aftertheteestsuchapplausewasheard
asonended,andhissentencepleased,
advisingpeace:forsuchanotherfield
theydreadeduchthefear
ofthunderandthesichael
still;andnolessdesire
tofoundthishereire,ightrise,
bypolie,
inelationoppositetoheaven
h,
satanexcept,nonehighersathgrave
aspeed
apillarofstatedeeponhisfrontengraven
deliberationsat,andpubliccare;
andprincelyunselinhisfaceyetshone,
jestic,thoughinruinsagehestood
hatlanteanshoulders,fittobear
theightiestnarchies;hislook
dretentionstillasnight
orsuersnoontideair,hushespake:
thronesandierialpowers,offspringofheaven,
etherealvirtuesorthesetitlesnow
style,becalled
princesofhellforsothepopularvote
inclinesheretontinue,andbuilduphere
agropire;doubtless,
andknoed
paradiselost
41of374
thisplaceourdungeon,notoursaferetreat
beyondhispotentartoliveexet
froeavenshighjurisdiction,innewleague
bandedagainsthisthrone,buttorein
instrioved,
underthinevitablecurb,reserved
hiscaptiveltitudeforhe,tobesure,
inheightordepth,stillfirstandlastwillreign
soleking,andofhiskingdoosenopart
byourrevolt,butoverhellextend
hiseire,andhironsceptrerule
ushere,ashhisgoldenthoseinheaven
sithenprojectingpeaceandwar
inedusandfoiledhloss
irreparable;terofpeaceyetnone
vouchsafedorsought;forpeacewillbegiven
tousenslaved,butcustodysevere,
andstripesandarbitrarypunishnt
inflictedandpeacecanu,
but,toourpoilityandhate,
untadreluctance,andrevenge,thoughslow,
yeteverplottinghohenquerorleast
yreaphisnquest,andyleastrejoice
indoingostinsufferingfeel
nor,norshallweneed
hdangerousexpeditiontoinvade
heaven,orsiege,
oraushfrohedeepifwefind
soeasierenterprisethereisaplace
paradiselost
42of374
ifaneinheaven
erotanotherhehappyseat
ofsonee
tobecreatedliketous,thoughless
inpoore
ofhill
pronouncedangthegods,andbyanoath
thatshookheavensferencenfird
thitherletusbendallourthoughts,tolea
creaturesthereinhabit,ofould
orsubstance,hotheirpower
andptedbest,
byforceofsubtletythoughheavenbeshut,
andheavenshigharbitratorsitsecure
inhisoaylieexposed,
theutstborderofhiskingdoleft
totheirdefence:here,perhaps,
soadvantageousactybeachieved
bysuddenonseteitherhhellfire
toehision,orpossess
allasouroeredriven,
thepunyhabitants;or,ifnotdrive,
seducetheoourparty,thattheirgod
yprovetheirfoe,andhrepentinghand
abolishhisohiswouldsurpass
nrevenge,andinterrupthisjoy
inoufusion,andourjoyupraise
inhisdisturbance;whenhisdarlingsons,
hurledheadlongtopartakehus,shallcurse
paradiselost
43of374
theirfrailoriginal,andfadedbliss
fadedsosoonadviseifthisbeh
atteting,ortositindarknesshere
hatchingvaineiresthusbeelzebub
pleadedhisdevilishunselfirstdevised
bysatan,andinpartproposed:fore,
butfroheauthorofallill,uldspring
sodeepalice,tonfoundtherace
ofnkindinoneroot,andearthhhell
tongleandinvolve,donealltospite
thegreatcreatorbuttheirspitestillserves
hisglorytoaugntthebolddesign
pleasedhighlythoseinfealstates,andjoy
sparkledinalltheireyes:hfullassent
theyvote:hisspeechhethusrenews:
wellhaveyejudged,e,
synodofgods,and,liketoyeare,
greatthingsresolved,thelodeep
oreliftusup,inspiteoffate,
nearerourancientseatperhapsinview
ofthosebrightnfines,hneighbouring
ar,
andopportuneexcursion,aychance
reenterheaven;orelseinsoldzone
dunvisitedofheavensfairlight,
se
purgeoffthisgloothesoftdeliciousair,
tohealthescaroftheserrosivefires,
shallbreatheherbalbut,first,shallwesend
paradiselost
44of374
insearchofthisneshallwefind
sufficientpth
thedark,unbottod,infiniteabyss,
andthroughthepalpableobscurefindout
hisunuth,
upboehindefatigablewings
overthevastabrupt,erehearrive
thehappyislestrength,art,canthen
suffice,orsafe,
throughthestrictsenteriesandstationsthick
ofangelschingroundherehehadneed
allcircupection:andwenownoless
choiceinoursuffrage;foronwesend
theofall,andourlasthope,relies
thissaid,h
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e
choosetoreside,hisgloryunobscured,
andajestyofdarknessround
vershisthrone,froundersroar
steringtheirrage,andheavenreseleshell
asheourdarkness,cannot
itatesoil
sandgold;
nororaise
gnificence;andore
ourtotsalsoy,inlengthofti,
beeourelents,thesepiercingfires
assoftasnoperchanged
intotheirteer;ustneedsreve
thesensibleofpainallthingsinvite
topeacefulunsels,andthesettledstate
oforder,hoay
poseourpresentevils,hregard
ofissingquite
allthoughtsofiadvise
hescarcehadfinished,urrfilled
thasselyasain
thesoundofblusteringlong
hadrousedthesea,nohhoarsecadencelull
paradiselost
40of374
seafaringnoerched,hance
orpinnace,anchorsinacraggybay
aftertheteestsuchapplausewasheard
asonended,andhissentencepleased,
advisingpeace:forsuchanotherfield
theydreadeduchthefear
ofthunderandthesichael
still;andnolessdesire
tofoundthishereire,ightrise,
bypolie,
inelationoppositetoheaven
h,
satanexcept,nonehighersathgrave
aspeed
apillarofstatedeeponhisfrontengraven
deliberationsat,andpubliccare;
andprincelyunselinhisfaceyetshone,
jestic,thoughinruinsagehestood
hatlanteanshoulders,fittobear
theightiestnarchies;hislook
dretentionstillasnight
orsuersnoontideair,hushespake:
thronesandierialpowers,offspringofheaven,
etherealvirtuesorthesetitlesnow
style,becalled
princesofhellforsothepopularvote
inclinesheretontinue,andbuilduphere
agropire;doubtless,
andknoed
paradiselost
41of374
thisplaceourdungeon,notoursaferetreat
beyondhispotentartoliveexet
froeavenshighjurisdiction,innewleague
bandedagainsthisthrone,buttorein
instrioved,
underthinevitablecurb,reserved
hiscaptiveltitudeforhe,tobesure,
inheightordepth,stillfirstandlastwillreign
soleking,andofhiskingdoosenopart
byourrevolt,butoverhellextend
hiseire,andhironsceptrerule
ushere,ashhisgoldenthoseinheaven
sithenprojectingpeaceandwar
inedusandfoiledhloss
irreparable;terofpeaceyetnone
vouchsafedorsought;forpeacewillbegiven
tousenslaved,butcustodysevere,
andstripesandarbitrarypunishnt
inflictedandpeacecanu,
but,toourpoilityandhate,
untadreluctance,andrevenge,thoughslow,
yeteverplottinghohenquerorleast
yreaphisnquest,andyleastrejoice
indoingostinsufferingfeel
nor,norshallweneed
hdangerousexpeditiontoinvade
heaven,orsiege,
oraushfrohedeepifwefind
soeasierenterprisethereisaplace
paradiselost
42of374
ifaneinheaven
erotanotherhehappyseat
ofsonee
tobecreatedliketous,thoughless
inpoore
ofhill
pronouncedangthegods,andbyanoath
thatshookheavensferencenfird
thitherletusbendallourthoughts,tolea
creaturesthereinhabit,ofould
orsubstance,hotheirpower
andptedbest,
byforceofsubtletythoughheavenbeshut,
andheavenshigharbitratorsitsecure
inhisoaylieexposed,
theutstborderofhiskingdoleft
totheirdefence:here,perhaps,
soadvantageousactybeachieved
bysuddenonseteitherhhellfire
toehision,orpossess
allasouroeredriven,
thepunyhabitants;or,ifnotdrive,
seducetheoourparty,thattheirgod
yprovetheirfoe,andhrepentinghand
abolishhisohiswouldsurpass
nrevenge,andinterrupthisjoy
inoufusion,andourjoyupraise
inhisdisturbance;whenhisdarlingsons,
hurledheadlongtopartakehus,shallcurse
paradiselost
43of374
theirfrailoriginal,andfadedbliss
fadedsosoonadviseifthisbeh
atteting,ortositindarknesshere
hatchingvaineiresthusbeelzebub
pleadedhisdevilishunselfirstdevised
bysatan,andinpartproposed:fore,
butfroheauthorofallill,uldspring
sodeepalice,tonfoundtherace
ofnkindinoneroot,andearthhhell
tongleandinvolve,donealltospite
thegreatcreatorbuttheirspitestillserves
hisglorytoaugntthebolddesign
pleasedhighlythoseinfealstates,andjoy
sparkledinalltheireyes:hfullassent
theyvote:hisspeechhethusrenews:
wellhaveyejudged,e,
synodofgods,and,liketoyeare,
greatthingsresolved,thelodeep
oreliftusup,inspiteoffate,
nearerourancientseatperhapsinview
ofthosebrightnfines,hneighbouring
ar,
andopportuneexcursion,aychance
reenterheaven;orelseinsoldzone
dunvisitedofheavensfairlight,
se
purgeoffthisgloothesoftdeliciousair,
tohealthescaroftheserrosivefires,
shallbreatheherbalbut,first,shallwesend
paradiselost
44of374
insearchofthisneshallwefind
sufficientpth
thedark,unbottod,infiniteabyss,
andthroughthepalpableobscurefindout
hisunuth,
upboehindefatigablewings
overthevastabrupt,erehearrive
thehappyislestrength,art,canthen
suffice,orsafe,
throughthestrictsenteriesandstationsthick
ofangelschingroundherehehadneed
allcircupection:andwenownoless
choiceinoursuffrage;foronwesend
theofall,andourlasthope,relies
thissaid,h
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