<TD></TD></TABLE>
sn
an;overhislucidar
alitaryvestofpurpleflowed,
livelierthanliboean,orthegrain
ofsarra,wobykingsandheroesold
intioftruce;irishaddiptthewoof;
hisstarryhelnbue
paradiselost
328of374
innhoodhended;byhisside,
asinaglisteringzodiack,hungthesword,
satansdiredread;andinhishandthespear
adaohisstate
inclinednot,buthisingthusdeclared
adaheavenshighbehestnoprefaceneeds:
sufficientthatthyprayersareheard;anddeath,
thenduebysentencehoudidsttransgress,
defeatedofhisseisurenydays
giventheeofgrace;ayestrepent,
andonebadactanydeedswelldone
yestver:aythenthylord,appeased,
redeeheequitefroeathsrap
butlongerinthisparadisetodwell
pertsnot:torevetheeia,
andsendtheefrohegardenforthtotill
thegroundhoutaken,fittersoil
headdednot;foradatthenews
heartstruckhchillinggripeofsorroood,
thatallhissensesbound;eve,whounseen
yetallhadheard,ent
disveredsoontheplaceofherretire
ounexpectedstroke,hanofdeath
stithusleavetheeparadisethusleave
thee,nativesoilthesehappywalksandshades,
fithauntofgodsospend,
quietthoughsad,therespiteofthatday
thatstbertaltousbothoflowers,
thatneverategrow,
paradiselost
329of374
earlyvisitation,andlastteven,htenderhand
frohefirstopeningbud,andgaveyenas
hesun,orrank
yourtribes,andthearosialfount
theelastly,nuptialboeadoed
hellthee
ho,andherwanderdown
intoaloothisobscure
andheinotherair
lesspure,artalfruits
thustheangelinterruptedld
lantnot,eve,butpatientlyresign
justlythouhastlost,norsetthyheart,
thusoverfond,onthatthine:
thygoingisnotlonely;htheegoes
thyhusband;tofollohouartbound;
hinktherethynativesoil
adabythisfroheldsuddenda
revering,andhisscatteredspiritsretued,
tochaelthushishulewordsaddressed
ed
ofthehehighest;forsuayseebr >
princeaboveprincesgentlyhastthoutold
thyssage,ightelseintellingwound,
andinperfogendus;besides
ofsorroion,anddespair,
ourfrailtycansustain,thytidingsbring,
departurefrohishappyplace,ours
paradiselost
330of374
recess,andonlynsolationleft
faliartooureyesallplaceselse
inhospitableappear,anddesolate;
norknowingus,norknown:and,ifbyprayer
incessantiuldhopetochangethewill
ofhiingscan,icease
toyassiduouscries:
butprayeragainsthisabsolutedecree
noreavailsthanbreathagainstthewind,
blothatbreathesitforth:
thereforetohisgreatbiddingisubt
thisstafflicts,that,departinghence,
asfroisfaceishallbehid,deprived
hisblesseduntenance:hereiuldfrequent
hebyplacehsafed
presencedivine;andtosonsrelate,
onthisuntheappeared;underthistree
stoodvisible;angthesepineshisvoice
iheard;hereatthisfountaintalked:
sonygratefulaltarsiwouldrear
ofgrassyturf,andpileupeverystone
oflustrefrohebrook,inry,
ounttoages;andtheron
offersellinggu,andfruits,andflowers:
inyondeetherworldwhereshalliseek
hisbrightappearances,orfootsteptrace
forthoughifledhingry,yetrecalled
tolifeprolongedandprosedrace,inow
gladlybeholdthoughbuthisutstskirts
paradiselost
331of374
ofglory;andfaroffhisstepsadore
tothuschaelhregardbenign
adathouknoheavenhis,andalltheearth;
notthisronipresencefills
land,sea,andair,andeverykindthatlives,
fontedbyhisvirtualpoed:
alltheearthhegavetheetopossessandrule,
nodespicablegift;sursenotthen
hispresencetothesenarroonfined
ofparadise,oreden:thishadbeen
perhapsthycapitalseat,frohadspread
allgenerations;andhadhithere
frolltheendsoftheearth,tocelebrate
andreverencethee,theirgreatprogenitor
butthispreenencethouhastlost,broughtdown
todhthysons:
yetdoubtnotbutinvalley,andinplain,
godis,ashere;andwillbefoundalike
present;andofhispresencenyasign
stillfollopassingtheeround
hgoodnessandpateallove,hisface
express,andofhisstepsthetrackdivine
ayestbelieve,andbenfird
erethoufroencedepart;knosent
toshoeinfuturedays
tothee,andtothyoffspring:goodhbad
expecttohear;supealgracentending
en;therebytolea
truepatienperjoyhfear
paradiselost
332of374
andpioussorrow;equallyinured
byderationeitherstatetobear,
prosperousoradverse:soshaltthoulead
safestthylife,andbestpreparedendure
thyrtalpassageesascend
thishill;leteveforihavedrenchedhereyes
heresleepbelohoutoforesight;
asoncethousleptst,ed
tothusadaratefullyreplied
ascend,ifollohee,safeguide,thepath
thouleadest;andtothehandofheavensubt,
hoening;totheeviltu
obviousbreast;agtoovere
bysuffering,andearestfroabourwon,
ifsoiyattainsobothascend
inthevisionsofgoditwasahill,
ofparadisethehighest;frop
thehesphereofearth,inclearestken,
stretplestreachofprospectlay
nothigherthathill,norwiderlookinground,
pterset
oursendadainthewildeess;
toshoallearthskingdo,andtheirglory
hiseyeghttherendood
odefa,theseat
ofghtiesteire,frohedestinedwalls
ofcaalu,seatofcathaiancan,
andsarirsthrone,
topaquinofsinaeankings;andthence
paradiselost
333of374
toagraandlahorofgreatgul,
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sn
an;overhislucidar
alitaryvestofpurpleflowed,
livelierthanliboean,orthegrain
ofsarra,wobykingsandheroesold
intioftruce;irishaddiptthewoof;
hisstarryhelnbue
paradiselost
328of374
innhoodhended;byhisside,
asinaglisteringzodiack,hungthesword,
satansdiredread;andinhishandthespear
adaohisstate
inclinednot,buthisingthusdeclared
adaheavenshighbehestnoprefaceneeds:
sufficientthatthyprayersareheard;anddeath,
thenduebysentencehoudidsttransgress,
defeatedofhisseisurenydays
giventheeofgrace;ayestrepent,
andonebadactanydeedswelldone
yestver:aythenthylord,appeased,
redeeheequitefroeathsrap
butlongerinthisparadisetodwell
pertsnot:torevetheeia,
andsendtheefrohegardenforthtotill
thegroundhoutaken,fittersoil
headdednot;foradatthenews
heartstruckhchillinggripeofsorroood,
thatallhissensesbound;eve,whounseen
yetallhadheard,ent
disveredsoontheplaceofherretire
ounexpectedstroke,hanofdeath
stithusleavetheeparadisethusleave
thee,nativesoilthesehappywalksandshades,
fithauntofgodsospend,
quietthoughsad,therespiteofthatday
thatstbertaltousbothoflowers,
thatneverategrow,
paradiselost
329of374
earlyvisitation,andlastteven,htenderhand
frohefirstopeningbud,andgaveyenas
hesun,orrank
yourtribes,andthearosialfount
theelastly,nuptialboeadoed
hellthee
ho,andherwanderdown
intoaloothisobscure
andheinotherair
lesspure,artalfruits
thustheangelinterruptedld
lantnot,eve,butpatientlyresign
justlythouhastlost,norsetthyheart,
thusoverfond,onthatthine:
thygoingisnotlonely;htheegoes
thyhusband;tofollohouartbound;
hinktherethynativesoil
adabythisfroheldsuddenda
revering,andhisscatteredspiritsretued,
tochaelthushishulewordsaddressed
ed
ofthehehighest;forsuayseebr >
princeaboveprincesgentlyhastthoutold
thyssage,ightelseintellingwound,
andinperfogendus;besides
ofsorroion,anddespair,
ourfrailtycansustain,thytidingsbring,
departurefrohishappyplace,ours
paradiselost
330of374
recess,andonlynsolationleft
faliartooureyesallplaceselse
inhospitableappear,anddesolate;
norknowingus,norknown:and,ifbyprayer
incessantiuldhopetochangethewill
ofhiingscan,icease
toyassiduouscries:
butprayeragainsthisabsolutedecree
noreavailsthanbreathagainstthewind,
blothatbreathesitforth:
thereforetohisgreatbiddingisubt
thisstafflicts,that,departinghence,
asfroisfaceishallbehid,deprived
hisblesseduntenance:hereiuldfrequent
hebyplacehsafed
presencedivine;andtosonsrelate,
onthisuntheappeared;underthistree
stoodvisible;angthesepineshisvoice
iheard;hereatthisfountaintalked:
sonygratefulaltarsiwouldrear
ofgrassyturf,andpileupeverystone
oflustrefrohebrook,inry,
ounttoages;andtheron
offersellinggu,andfruits,andflowers:
inyondeetherworldwhereshalliseek
hisbrightappearances,orfootsteptrace
forthoughifledhingry,yetrecalled
tolifeprolongedandprosedrace,inow
gladlybeholdthoughbuthisutstskirts
paradiselost
331of374
ofglory;andfaroffhisstepsadore
tothuschaelhregardbenign
adathouknoheavenhis,andalltheearth;
notthisronipresencefills
land,sea,andair,andeverykindthatlives,
fontedbyhisvirtualpoed:
alltheearthhegavetheetopossessandrule,
nodespicablegift;sursenotthen
hispresencetothesenarroonfined
ofparadise,oreden:thishadbeen
perhapsthycapitalseat,frohadspread
allgenerations;andhadhithere
frolltheendsoftheearth,tocelebrate
andreverencethee,theirgreatprogenitor
butthispreenencethouhastlost,broughtdown
todhthysons:
yetdoubtnotbutinvalley,andinplain,
godis,ashere;andwillbefoundalike
present;andofhispresencenyasign
stillfollopassingtheeround
hgoodnessandpateallove,hisface
express,andofhisstepsthetrackdivine
ayestbelieve,andbenfird
erethoufroencedepart;knosent
toshoeinfuturedays
tothee,andtothyoffspring:goodhbad
expecttohear;supealgracentending
en;therebytolea
truepatienperjoyhfear
paradiselost
332of374
andpioussorrow;equallyinured
byderationeitherstatetobear,
prosperousoradverse:soshaltthoulead
safestthylife,andbestpreparedendure
thyrtalpassageesascend
thishill;leteveforihavedrenchedhereyes
heresleepbelohoutoforesight;
asoncethousleptst,ed
tothusadaratefullyreplied
ascend,ifollohee,safeguide,thepath
thouleadest;andtothehandofheavensubt,
hoening;totheeviltu
obviousbreast;agtoovere
bysuffering,andearestfroabourwon,
ifsoiyattainsobothascend
inthevisionsofgoditwasahill,
ofparadisethehighest;frop
thehesphereofearth,inclearestken,
stretplestreachofprospectlay
nothigherthathill,norwiderlookinground,
pterset
oursendadainthewildeess;
toshoallearthskingdo,andtheirglory
hiseyeghttherendood
odefa,theseat
ofghtiesteire,frohedestinedwalls
ofcaalu,seatofcathaiancan,
andsarirsthrone,
topaquinofsinaeankings;andthence
paradiselost
333of374
toagraandlahorofgreatgul,
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