<TD></TD></TABLE>
sparteded,
andhreboundingsurgethebarsassailed,
thatsedhisindignation:throughthegate,
anpassed,
andallaboutfounddesolate;forthose,
appointedtositthere,hadlefttheircharge,
flootheupperherestwereall
fartotheinlandretired,aboutthewalls
ofpandeniucityandproudseat
oflucifer,sobyallusioncalled
ofthatbrightstartosatanparagoned;
therekepttheirchthelegions,hegrand
inuncilsat,solicitouschance
ghtintercepttheireeroursent;sohe
departinggavend,andtheyobserved
ashisrussianfoe,
byastracan,overthesnowyplains,
paradiselost
296of374
retires;orbathehos
ofturkishcrescent,leavesallebeyond
therealfaladule,inhisretreat
totaurisorcasbeen:sothese,thelate
heavenbanishedhost,leftdesartutsthell
nyadarkleague,reducedincarefulch
roundtheirtropolis;andnoing
eathesearch
offoreignidstunrked,
inshoilitant
oflothedoor
ofthatplutonianhall,invisible
ascendedhishighthrone;ate
ofrichesttexturespread,attheupperend
redownawhile
hesat,androundabouthiawunseen:
atlast,asfrocloud,hisfulgenthead
andshapestarbrightappeared,orbrighter;clad
hissiveglorysincehisfall
,orfalseglitter:allazed
atthatsosuddenblazethestygianthrong
benttheiraspect,andtheywishedbeheld,
theirghtychiefretued:loud:
forthrushedinhastethegreatnsultingpeers,
raisedfroheirdarkdivan,andhlikejoy
ngratulantapproachedhihhand
silence,andhthesetention,won
thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;
forinpossessionsuch,notonlyofright,
paradiselost
297of374
icallye,anddeclareyenoued
successfulbeyondhope,toleadyeforth
triuhantoutofthisinfealpit
abonable,accursed,thehouseofwoe,
anddungeonofourtyrant:nowpossess,
aslords,aspaciousoouativeheaven
littleinferiour,byadventurehard
hperilgreatachievedlongotell
ihavedone;suffered;hpain
voyagedthunreal,vast,unboundeddeep
ofhorriblenfusion;overh
bysinanddeathabroadwaynowispaved,
toexpediteyourgloriousrch;buti
toiledoutunuthpassage,forcedtoride
theuntractableabyss,plungedintheb
ofunoriginalnightandchaoswild;
that,jealousoftheirsecrets,fiercelyopposed
joueystrange,orousuproar
protestingfatesupre;thencehowifound
theneeinheaven
longhadforetold,afabrickwonderful
ofabsoluteperfean
placedinaparadise,byourexile
dehappy:hiyfraudihaveseduced
froisoretoencrease
yourhanapple;he,thereat
offended,hyourlaughterhathgivenup
bothhisbelovedn,andallhisworld,
tosinanddeathaprey,andsotous,
paradiselost
298of374
torangein,andtodan
torule,asoverallheshouldhaveruled
trueis,alsohehathjudged,orrather
not,butthebruteserpentinwhoseshape
nideceived:thatebelongs,
isentybetween
andnkind;iaobruisehisheel;
hisseed,yhead:
apurchasehabruise,
orchregrievouspainyehavetheacunt
ofperfoce:ains,yegods,
butup,andenteoofullbliss
sohavingsaid,aood,expecting
theiruniversalshout,andhighapplause,
tofillhisear;rary,hehears
onallsides,fronnurabletongues,
adisluniversalhiss,thesound
ofpublicks;henotlong
hadleisure,selfnoore,
hisvisagedratosharpandspare;
hisarclungtohisribs;hislegsentwining
eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell
anstrousserpentonhisbellyprone,
reluctant,butinvain;agreaterpower
no,punishedintheshapehesinned,
a:hewouldhavespoke,
buthissforhissretuedhforkedtongue
toforkedtongue;fooed
paradiselost
299of374
alike,toserpentsall,asaccessories
tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin
ofhissingthroughthehall,thicksingnow
plicatednstersheadandtail,
srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,
cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,
anddipsas;notsothicksedoncethesoil
bedropthbloodofgorgon,ortheisle
ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,
nothesun
ingenderedinthepythianvaleorsli,
hugepython,andhispoed
abovethereststilltoretain;theyall
hiollohtotheopenfield,
leftofthatrevoltedrout,
heavenfallen,instationstoodorjustarray;
sublihexpectationosee
intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;
theysaothersightinsteadacroud
ofuglyserpents;horrourontheell,
andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,
theyfelttheelves,nos,
dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;
andthedirehissrene
ent,
asintheircrithuseant,
tuedtoexplodinghiss,triuhtosha
selvesfroheiroouthstherestood
agrovehardby,sprunguphthistheirchange,
paradiselost
300of374
hisoaggravate
theirpenance,ladenhfairfruit,likethat
ofeve
usedbytheteter:onthatprospectstrange
theireaesteyestheyfixed,igining
foroneforbiddentreealtitude
nofurthere;
yet,parchedhscaldingthirstandhungerfierce,
thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;
butontheyrolledinheaps,and,upthetrees
cliing,satthickerthanthesnakylocks
thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked
thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew
nearthatbitunouslakeflad;
thisredelusive,notthetouch,buttaste
deceived;they,fondlythinkingtoallay
theirappetitehgust,insteadoffruit
cheterashes,heoffendedtaste
hspatteringnoiserejected:
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sparteded,
andhreboundingsurgethebarsassailed,
thatsedhisindignation:throughthegate,
anpassed,
andallaboutfounddesolate;forthose,
appointedtositthere,hadlefttheircharge,
flootheupperherestwereall
fartotheinlandretired,aboutthewalls
ofpandeniucityandproudseat
oflucifer,sobyallusioncalled
ofthatbrightstartosatanparagoned;
therekepttheirchthelegions,hegrand
inuncilsat,solicitouschance
ghtintercepttheireeroursent;sohe
departinggavend,andtheyobserved
ashisrussianfoe,
byastracan,overthesnowyplains,
paradiselost
296of374
retires;orbathehos
ofturkishcrescent,leavesallebeyond
therealfaladule,inhisretreat
totaurisorcasbeen:sothese,thelate
heavenbanishedhost,leftdesartutsthell
nyadarkleague,reducedincarefulch
roundtheirtropolis;andnoing
eathesearch
offoreignidstunrked,
inshoilitant
oflothedoor
ofthatplutonianhall,invisible
ascendedhishighthrone;ate
ofrichesttexturespread,attheupperend
redownawhile
hesat,androundabouthiawunseen:
atlast,asfrocloud,hisfulgenthead
andshapestarbrightappeared,orbrighter;clad
hissiveglorysincehisfall
,orfalseglitter:allazed
atthatsosuddenblazethestygianthrong
benttheiraspect,andtheywishedbeheld,
theirghtychiefretued:loud:
forthrushedinhastethegreatnsultingpeers,
raisedfroheirdarkdivan,andhlikejoy
ngratulantapproachedhihhand
silence,andhthesetention,won
thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;
forinpossessionsuch,notonlyofright,
paradiselost
297of374
icallye,anddeclareyenoued
successfulbeyondhope,toleadyeforth
triuhantoutofthisinfealpit
abonable,accursed,thehouseofwoe,
anddungeonofourtyrant:nowpossess,
aslords,aspaciousoouativeheaven
littleinferiour,byadventurehard
hperilgreatachievedlongotell
ihavedone;suffered;hpain
voyagedthunreal,vast,unboundeddeep
ofhorriblenfusion;overh
bysinanddeathabroadwaynowispaved,
toexpediteyourgloriousrch;buti
toiledoutunuthpassage,forcedtoride
theuntractableabyss,plungedintheb
ofunoriginalnightandchaoswild;
that,jealousoftheirsecrets,fiercelyopposed
joueystrange,orousuproar
protestingfatesupre;thencehowifound
theneeinheaven
longhadforetold,afabrickwonderful
ofabsoluteperfean
placedinaparadise,byourexile
dehappy:hiyfraudihaveseduced
froisoretoencrease
yourhanapple;he,thereat
offended,hyourlaughterhathgivenup
bothhisbelovedn,andallhisworld,
tosinanddeathaprey,andsotous,
paradiselost
298of374
torangein,andtodan
torule,asoverallheshouldhaveruled
trueis,alsohehathjudged,orrather
not,butthebruteserpentinwhoseshape
nideceived:thatebelongs,
isentybetween
andnkind;iaobruisehisheel;
hisseed,yhead:
apurchasehabruise,
orchregrievouspainyehavetheacunt
ofperfoce:ains,yegods,
butup,andenteoofullbliss
sohavingsaid,aood,expecting
theiruniversalshout,andhighapplause,
tofillhisear;rary,hehears
onallsides,fronnurabletongues,
adisluniversalhiss,thesound
ofpublicks;henotlong
hadleisure,selfnoore,
hisvisagedratosharpandspare;
hisarclungtohisribs;hislegsentwining
eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell
anstrousserpentonhisbellyprone,
reluctant,butinvain;agreaterpower
no,punishedintheshapehesinned,
a:hewouldhavespoke,
buthissforhissretuedhforkedtongue
toforkedtongue;fooed
paradiselost
299of374
alike,toserpentsall,asaccessories
tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin
ofhissingthroughthehall,thicksingnow
plicatednstersheadandtail,
srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,
cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,
anddipsas;notsothicksedoncethesoil
bedropthbloodofgorgon,ortheisle
ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,
nothesun
ingenderedinthepythianvaleorsli,
hugepython,andhispoed
abovethereststilltoretain;theyall
hiollohtotheopenfield,
leftofthatrevoltedrout,
heavenfallen,instationstoodorjustarray;
sublihexpectationosee
intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;
theysaothersightinsteadacroud
ofuglyserpents;horrourontheell,
andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,
theyfelttheelves,nos,
dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;
andthedirehissrene
ent,
asintheircrithuseant,
tuedtoexplodinghiss,triuhtosha
selvesfroheiroouthstherestood
agrovehardby,sprunguphthistheirchange,
paradiselost
300of374
hisoaggravate
theirpenance,ladenhfairfruit,likethat
ofeve
usedbytheteter:onthatprospectstrange
theireaesteyestheyfixed,igining
foroneforbiddentreealtitude
nofurthere;
yet,parchedhscaldingthirstandhungerfierce,
thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;
butontheyrolledinheaps,and,upthetrees
cliing,satthickerthanthesnakylocks
thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked
thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew
nearthatbitunouslakeflad;
thisredelusive,notthetouch,buttaste
deceived;they,fondlythinkingtoallay
theirappetitehgust,insteadoffruit
cheterashes,heoffendedtaste
hspatteringnoiserejected:
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