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n
tothatneong
thegodsease,whereishallreign
atthyrighthandvoluptuous,asbesee
thydaughterandthydarling,houtend
thussaying,froersidethefatalkey,
sadinstruntofallourook;
and,tohegaterollingherbestialtrain,
forthhthehugeportcullishighupdrew,
herself,notallthestygianpowers
uldoncehaveved;theninthekeyholetus
thintricateandbar
ofssyironorsolidrockhease
unfastensonasuddenopenfly,
petuousreilandjarringsound,
thinfealdoors,andontheirhingesgrate
harshthunder,thattheloshook
oferebussheopened;buttoshut
excelledherpohegatesood,
thathextended,
underspreadensignsrching,bhtpassthrough
hhorseandchariotsrankedinloosearray;
soouth
okeandruddyfla
beforetheireyesinsuddenviepear
thesecretsofthehoarydeepadark
illitableocean,houtbound,
ension;h,breadth,andheight,
andti,andplace,arelost;night
paradiselost
61of374
andchaos,ancestorsofnature,hold
etealanarchy,adstthenoise
ofendlessand
forhot,ld,ist,anddry,fourchaionsfierce,
strivehereforstery,andtobattlebring
theireryonato:theyaroundtheflag
ofeachhisfaction,intheirseveralclans,
lightardorheavy,sharp,soth,s,orslow,
spopulous,unnueredasthesands
ofbarcaorcyrenestorridsoil,
leviedtosidehwarringwinds,andpoise
theirlighterthesestadhere
herulesant:piresits,
andbydeoreeroilsthefray
by,higharbiter,
chancegovesallintothiswildabyss,
thebofnature,andperhapshergrave,
ofneithersea,norshore,norair,norfire,
butalltheseintheirpregnantcausesxed
nfusedly,andusteverfight,
unlessthalghtykertherdain
hisdarkterialstocreatereworlds
intothishewaryfiend
stoodonthebrinkofhellandlookedawhile,
ponderinghisvoyage;foonarroh
hehadtocrossnorwashisearlesspealed
pare
greatthingsallthans
hallherbatteringengines,benttorase
paradiselost
62of374
soe
ofheavenents
intinyhadfroeraxleto
thesteadfastearthatlasthissailbroadvans
hespreadforflight,and,inthesurgingske
uplifted,spustheground;thencenyaleague,
asinacloudychair,ascendingrides
audaeets
avastvacuityallunawares,
flutteringhispennonsvain,pludownhedrops
tenthousandfathoeep,andtothishour
do,byillchance,
thestrongrebuffofsotultuouscloud,
instinct
asnylesaloftthatfurystayed
quenchedinaboggysyrtis,neithersea,
norgooddrylandnighfoundered,onhefares,
treadingthecrudensistence,halfonfoot,
halfflying;behoveshiohoarandsail
ashroughthewildeess
hoorydale,
pursuesthearispian,ealth
hadfroisodypurloined
theguardedgold;soeagerlythefiend
oerbogorsteep,throughstrait,rough,dense,orrare,
hhead,hands,,pursueshisway,
andss,orsinks,orreeps,orflies
atlengthauniversalhubbubwild
ofstunningsounds,andvoicesallnfused,
paradiselost
63of374
boethroughtheholloshisear
encethitherheplies
undaunted,toetthereeverpower
orspiritoftheherstabyss
ghtinthatnoisereside,oftoask
astofdarknesslies
borderingonlight;raightbeholdthethrone
ofchaos,andhisdarkpavilionspread
heenthroned
satsablevestednight,eldestofthings,
thensortofhisreign;andbythetood
orcusandades,andthedreadedna
ofdegorgon;ruuext,andchance,
andtult,andnfusion,alleroiled,
anddisrdouths
tsatan,tuingboldly,thus:yepowers
andspirtisofthisherstabyss,
chaosandancientnight,ienospy
hpurposetoexploreortodisturb
these;but,bynstraint
edesert,asway
liesthroughyourspapireuptolight,
aloneandhoutguide,halflost,iseek,
readiestpathleadsybounds
nfineeotherplace,
froourdonionhetherealking
possesseslately,thithertoarrive
itravelthisprofounddirecturse:
directed,noanrepenseitbrings
paradiselost
64of374
toyourbehoof,ifithatregionlost,
allusurpationthenceexpelled,reduce
toheroriginaldarknessandyoursway
ypresentjouey,andoncere
erectthestandardthereofancientnight
yoursbethadvantageall,herevenge
thussatan;andhihustheanarchold,
posed,
anshee,stranger,houart
thatghtyleadingangel,e
deheadagainstheavensking,thoughoverthrown
isaeroushost
flednotinsilencethroughthefrighteddeep,
hruinuponruin,routonrout,
nfusiones
pouredoutbyllionshervictoriousbands,
pursuingiuponfrontiershere
keepresidence;ifallicanwillserve
thatlittlesotodefend,
encroachedonstillthroughourintestinebroils
hesceptreofoldnight:first,hell,
yourdungeon,stretchingfarandh;
noelyheavenandearth,anotherworld
hungoerreallinkedinagoldenchain
tothatsideheavenfroyourlegionsfell
ifthatfar;
sochthenearerdangergo,andspeed;
havoygain
heceased;andsatanstayednottoreply,
paradiselost
65of374
but,gladthatnowhisseashouldfindashore,
hfreshalacrityandforcerenewed
springsupidoffire,
intothehroughtheshock
offightingelents,onallsidesround
environed,
andreendangeredthanwhenargopassed
throughbosporus
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n
tothatneong
thegodsease,whereishallreign
atthyrighthandvoluptuous,asbesee
thydaughterandthydarling,houtend
thussaying,froersidethefatalkey,
sadinstruntofallourook;
and,tohegaterollingherbestialtrain,
forthhthehugeportcullishighupdrew,
herself,notallthestygianpowers
uldoncehaveved;theninthekeyholetus
thintricateandbar
ofssyironorsolidrockhease
unfastensonasuddenopenfly,
petuousreilandjarringsound,
thinfealdoors,andontheirhingesgrate
harshthunder,thattheloshook
oferebussheopened;buttoshut
excelledherpohegatesood,
thathextended,
underspreadensignsrching,bhtpassthrough
hhorseandchariotsrankedinloosearray;
soouth
okeandruddyfla
beforetheireyesinsuddenviepear
thesecretsofthehoarydeepadark
illitableocean,houtbound,
ension;h,breadth,andheight,
andti,andplace,arelost;night
paradiselost
61of374
andchaos,ancestorsofnature,hold
etealanarchy,adstthenoise
ofendlessand
forhot,ld,ist,anddry,fourchaionsfierce,
strivehereforstery,andtobattlebring
theireryonato:theyaroundtheflag
ofeachhisfaction,intheirseveralclans,
lightardorheavy,sharp,soth,s,orslow,
spopulous,unnueredasthesands
ofbarcaorcyrenestorridsoil,
leviedtosidehwarringwinds,andpoise
theirlighterthesestadhere
herulesant:piresits,
andbydeoreeroilsthefray
by,higharbiter,
chancegovesallintothiswildabyss,
thebofnature,andperhapshergrave,
ofneithersea,norshore,norair,norfire,
butalltheseintheirpregnantcausesxed
nfusedly,andusteverfight,
unlessthalghtykertherdain
hisdarkterialstocreatereworlds
intothishewaryfiend
stoodonthebrinkofhellandlookedawhile,
ponderinghisvoyage;foonarroh
hehadtocrossnorwashisearlesspealed
pare
greatthingsallthans
hallherbatteringengines,benttorase
paradiselost
62of374
soe
ofheavenents
intinyhadfroeraxleto
thesteadfastearthatlasthissailbroadvans
hespreadforflight,and,inthesurgingske
uplifted,spustheground;thencenyaleague,
asinacloudychair,ascendingrides
audaeets
avastvacuityallunawares,
flutteringhispennonsvain,pludownhedrops
tenthousandfathoeep,andtothishour
do,byillchance,
thestrongrebuffofsotultuouscloud,
instinct
asnylesaloftthatfurystayed
quenchedinaboggysyrtis,neithersea,
norgooddrylandnighfoundered,onhefares,
treadingthecrudensistence,halfonfoot,
halfflying;behoveshiohoarandsail
ashroughthewildeess
hoorydale,
pursuesthearispian,ealth
hadfroisodypurloined
theguardedgold;soeagerlythefiend
oerbogorsteep,throughstrait,rough,dense,orrare,
hhead,hands,,pursueshisway,
andss,orsinks,orreeps,orflies
atlengthauniversalhubbubwild
ofstunningsounds,andvoicesallnfused,
paradiselost
63of374
boethroughtheholloshisear
encethitherheplies
undaunted,toetthereeverpower
orspiritoftheherstabyss
ghtinthatnoisereside,oftoask
astofdarknesslies
borderingonlight;raightbeholdthethrone
ofchaos,andhisdarkpavilionspread
heenthroned
satsablevestednight,eldestofthings,
thensortofhisreign;andbythetood
orcusandades,andthedreadedna
ofdegorgon;ruuext,andchance,
andtult,andnfusion,alleroiled,
anddisrdouths
tsatan,tuingboldly,thus:yepowers
andspirtisofthisherstabyss,
chaosandancientnight,ienospy
hpurposetoexploreortodisturb
these;but,bynstraint
edesert,asway
liesthroughyourspapireuptolight,
aloneandhoutguide,halflost,iseek,
readiestpathleadsybounds
nfineeotherplace,
froourdonionhetherealking
possesseslately,thithertoarrive
itravelthisprofounddirecturse:
directed,noanrepenseitbrings
paradiselost
64of374
toyourbehoof,ifithatregionlost,
allusurpationthenceexpelled,reduce
toheroriginaldarknessandyoursway
ypresentjouey,andoncere
erectthestandardthereofancientnight
yoursbethadvantageall,herevenge
thussatan;andhihustheanarchold,
posed,
anshee,stranger,houart
thatghtyleadingangel,e
deheadagainstheavensking,thoughoverthrown
isaeroushost
flednotinsilencethroughthefrighteddeep,
hruinuponruin,routonrout,
nfusiones
pouredoutbyllionshervictoriousbands,
pursuingiuponfrontiershere
keepresidence;ifallicanwillserve
thatlittlesotodefend,
encroachedonstillthroughourintestinebroils
hesceptreofoldnight:first,hell,
yourdungeon,stretchingfarandh;
noelyheavenandearth,anotherworld
hungoerreallinkedinagoldenchain
tothatsideheavenfroyourlegionsfell
ifthatfar;
sochthenearerdangergo,andspeed;
havoygain
heceased;andsatanstayednottoreply,
paradiselost
65of374
but,gladthatnowhisseashouldfindashore,
hfreshalacrityandforcerenewed
springsupidoffire,
intothehroughtheshock
offightingelents,onallsidesround
environed,
andreendangeredthanwhenargopassed
throughbosporus
... </P></TD>