<TD></TD></TABLE>
inglooestshade,
tosorrohin;
and,inatroubledseaofpassiontost,
thustodisburdensoughtplaint
oserableofhappyisthistheend
ofthisneesolate
paradiselost
306of374
thegloryofthatglory,e
aefroheface
ofgod,tobeholdyhighth
ofhappinessyetwell,ifherewouldend
thesery;ideservedit,andwouldbear
othisserve:
allthatieatordrink,orshallbeget,
ispropagatedcurseovoice,onceheard
delightfully,encreaseandltiply;
nohtohearforcaniencrease,
orltiply,butyhead
osucceed,but,feeling
theevilonhiroughtby,urse
headillfareouranpure,
forthisaythankadauthisthanks
shallbetheexecration:so,besides
neoe,allfroe
shallerebound;
on,asontheiaturalcenter,light
heavy,thoughintheirplaceofleetingjoys
ofparadise,dearboughthlastingwoes
didirequestthee,ker,froyclay
touldndidisolicitthee
froarknesstoprote,orhereplace
inthisdeliywill
nybeing,itright
andequaltoreducetodust;
desiroustoresignandrenderback
allire
paradiselost
307of374
thytertoohard,byohold
thegoodisoughtnottothelossofthat,
sufficientpenalty,thouadded
thesenseofendlessable
ickedhdeath,andlengthenedout
todeathlesspainhoeet
rtalitysentence,andbeearth
insensiblehoedown
asintherslapthereishouldrest,
andsleepseore
years;nofearofworse
to,andtooffspring,ent
hcruelexpectationyetonedoubt
pursuesstill,lestallicannotdie;
lestthatpurebreathoflife,thespiritofn
togetherperish
hthisrporealclod;then,inthegrave,
orinsootherdislplace,whoknows
butishalldiealivingdeathothought
horrid,iftrueyetbreath
oflifethatsinned;diesbuthadlife
andsinthebodyproperlyhadneither,
allofthenshalldie:letthisappease
thedoubt,sincehunreachnofurtherknows
forthoughthelordofallbeinfinite,
ishisanisnotso,
butrtaldoodhoanheexercise
ustend
canhekedeathlessdeaththatake
paradiselost
308of374
strangentradiction,self
iossibleisheld;asargunt
ofofpo,
forangerssake,finitetoinfinite,
inpunishedn,tosatisfyhisrigour,
satisfiedneverthatoextend
hissentencebeyonddustandnatureslaw;
byill
tothereatter,act;
nottotheextentoftheirosay
thatdeathbenotonestroke,asisupposed,
bereavingsense,butendlesssery
frohisdayonhifeelbegun
bothin,ande;andsolast
toperpetuity;aythatfear
esthunderingbackhdreadfulrevolution
ondefencelesshead;bothdeathandi
aoundeteal,andinrporateboth;
norionpartsingle;inall
posteritystandscursed:fairpatriny
thatistleaveye,sonso,wereiable
toyself,andleaveyenone
sodisinherited,hoouldyoubless
,noankind,
foronensfault,thusguiltlessbendeed,
itguiltlessbutfroecanproceed,
butallrrupt;bothndandwilldepraved
nottodoonly,buttoe
ehoheythenacquittedstand
paradiselost
309of374
insightofgodhiafteralldisputes,
foryevasionsvain,
andreasonings,thoughthroughzes,leadstill
buttooion:firstandlast
on,only,asthesourceandspring
ofallrruption,alltheblalightsdue;
soghtthehfondthousupport
thatburden,heavierthantheearthtobear;
thanalltheuchheavier,thoughdivided
anthus,thoudesirest,
andthoufearest,alikedestroysallhope
ofrefuge,andncludestheeserable
beyondallpastexaleandfuture;
tosatanonlylikeboth
onscienceintoabyssoffears
andhorrourshastthoudriven;outofh
ifindnodeeptodeeperplunged
thusadaohielflantedloud,
throughthestillnight;notnoanfell,
e,andol,andld,buthblackair
ohisevilnsciencerepresented
allthingshdoubleterrour:ontheground
outstretchedhelay,ontheldground;andoft
cursedhiscreation;deathasoftaccused
oftardyexecution,sincedenounced
thedayofhisoffenceesnotdeath,
saidhe,hohriceacceptablestroke
toendshalltruthfailtokeepherword,
paradiselost
310of374
justicedivinenothastentobejust
butdeathesnotatcall;justicedivine
ndsnotherslopaceforprayersorcries,
oains,hillocks,dales,andbowers
hotherecholateitaughtyourshades
toanshersong
thusafflictedwhensadevebeheld,
desolate,approachingnigh,
softohisfiercepassionsheassayed:
butherhsteregardhethusrepelled
outofsight,thouserpentthatnabest
befitstheeleagued,thyselfasfalse
andhateful;nothings,butthatthyshape,
likehis,andlourserpentine,yshow
thyinthee
hen,pretended
tohellishfalshood,snaretheutforthee
ihadpersistedhappy;hadnotthypride
andy,wassafe,
rejectedforewaing,anddisdained
nottobetrusted;longingtobeseen,
thoughbythedevilhielf;hiverweening
tooverreach;but,eeting,
fooledandbeguiled;byhihou,ibythee
totrusttheefroyside;iginedwise,
nstant,ture,proofagainstallassaults;
andunderstoodnotallashow,
ratherthansolidvirtue;allbutarib
crookedbynature,bent,asnopears,
paradiselost
311of374
retothepartsinister,froedrawn;
hroerary
tojustnuerfoundowhydidgo
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inglooestshade,
tosorrohin;
and,inatroubledseaofpassiontost,
thustodisburdensoughtplaint
oserableofhappyisthistheend
ofthisneesolate
paradiselost
306of374
thegloryofthatglory,e
aefroheface
ofgod,tobeholdyhighth
ofhappinessyetwell,ifherewouldend
thesery;ideservedit,andwouldbear
othisserve:
allthatieatordrink,orshallbeget,
ispropagatedcurseovoice,onceheard
delightfully,encreaseandltiply;
nohtohearforcaniencrease,
orltiply,butyhead
osucceed,but,feeling
theevilonhiroughtby,urse
headillfareouranpure,
forthisaythankadauthisthanks
shallbetheexecration:so,besides
neoe,allfroe
shallerebound;
on,asontheiaturalcenter,light
heavy,thoughintheirplaceofleetingjoys
ofparadise,dearboughthlastingwoes
didirequestthee,ker,froyclay
touldndidisolicitthee
froarknesstoprote,orhereplace
inthisdeliywill
nybeing,itright
andequaltoreducetodust;
desiroustoresignandrenderback
allire
paradiselost
307of374
thytertoohard,byohold
thegoodisoughtnottothelossofthat,
sufficientpenalty,thouadded
thesenseofendlessable
ickedhdeath,andlengthenedout
todeathlesspainhoeet
rtalitysentence,andbeearth
insensiblehoedown
asintherslapthereishouldrest,
andsleepseore
years;nofearofworse
to,andtooffspring,ent
hcruelexpectationyetonedoubt
pursuesstill,lestallicannotdie;
lestthatpurebreathoflife,thespiritofn
togetherperish
hthisrporealclod;then,inthegrave,
orinsootherdislplace,whoknows
butishalldiealivingdeathothought
horrid,iftrueyetbreath
oflifethatsinned;diesbuthadlife
andsinthebodyproperlyhadneither,
allofthenshalldie:letthisappease
thedoubt,sincehunreachnofurtherknows
forthoughthelordofallbeinfinite,
ishisanisnotso,
butrtaldoodhoanheexercise
ustend
canhekedeathlessdeaththatake
paradiselost
308of374
strangentradiction,self
iossibleisheld;asargunt
ofofpo,
forangerssake,finitetoinfinite,
inpunishedn,tosatisfyhisrigour,
satisfiedneverthatoextend
hissentencebeyonddustandnatureslaw;
byill
tothereatter,act;
nottotheextentoftheirosay
thatdeathbenotonestroke,asisupposed,
bereavingsense,butendlesssery
frohisdayonhifeelbegun
bothin,ande;andsolast
toperpetuity;aythatfear
esthunderingbackhdreadfulrevolution
ondefencelesshead;bothdeathandi
aoundeteal,andinrporateboth;
norionpartsingle;inall
posteritystandscursed:fairpatriny
thatistleaveye,sonso,wereiable
toyself,andleaveyenone
sodisinherited,hoouldyoubless
,noankind,
foronensfault,thusguiltlessbendeed,
itguiltlessbutfroecanproceed,
butallrrupt;bothndandwilldepraved
nottodoonly,buttoe
ehoheythenacquittedstand
paradiselost
309of374
insightofgodhiafteralldisputes,
foryevasionsvain,
andreasonings,thoughthroughzes,leadstill
buttooion:firstandlast
on,only,asthesourceandspring
ofallrruption,alltheblalightsdue;
soghtthehfondthousupport
thatburden,heavierthantheearthtobear;
thanalltheuchheavier,thoughdivided
anthus,thoudesirest,
andthoufearest,alikedestroysallhope
ofrefuge,andncludestheeserable
beyondallpastexaleandfuture;
tosatanonlylikeboth
onscienceintoabyssoffears
andhorrourshastthoudriven;outofh
ifindnodeeptodeeperplunged
thusadaohielflantedloud,
throughthestillnight;notnoanfell,
e,andol,andld,buthblackair
ohisevilnsciencerepresented
allthingshdoubleterrour:ontheground
outstretchedhelay,ontheldground;andoft
cursedhiscreation;deathasoftaccused
oftardyexecution,sincedenounced
thedayofhisoffenceesnotdeath,
saidhe,hohriceacceptablestroke
toendshalltruthfailtokeepherword,
paradiselost
310of374
justicedivinenothastentobejust
butdeathesnotatcall;justicedivine
ndsnotherslopaceforprayersorcries,
oains,hillocks,dales,andbowers
hotherecholateitaughtyourshades
toanshersong
thusafflictedwhensadevebeheld,
desolate,approachingnigh,
softohisfiercepassionsheassayed:
butherhsteregardhethusrepelled
outofsight,thouserpentthatnabest
befitstheeleagued,thyselfasfalse
andhateful;nothings,butthatthyshape,
likehis,andlourserpentine,yshow
thyinthee
hen,pretended
tohellishfalshood,snaretheutforthee
ihadpersistedhappy;hadnotthypride
andy,wassafe,
rejectedforewaing,anddisdained
nottobetrusted;longingtobeseen,
thoughbythedevilhielf;hiverweening
tooverreach;but,eeting,
fooledandbeguiled;byhihou,ibythee
totrusttheefroyside;iginedwise,
nstant,ture,proofagainstallassaults;
andunderstoodnotallashow,
ratherthansolidvirtue;allbutarib
crookedbynature,bent,asnopears,
paradiselost
311of374
retothepartsinister,froedrawn;
hroerary
tojustnuerfoundowhydidgo
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