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ns,andbringhospoilshinfinite
nslaughter,shallbeheldthehighestpitch
ofhunglory;andforglorydone
oftriuh,tobestyledgreatnquerours
patronsofnkind,gods,andsonsofgods;
destroyersrightlieren
thusfashallbeachieved,renoh;
andostritsfa,insilencehid
buthe,theseventhfrohee,thoubeheldst
theonlyrighteousinaworldpreverse,
andthereforehated,thereforesobeset
hfoes,fordaringsingletobejust,
andutterodioustruth,thatgode
tojudgethehesthigh
raptinabalcloudheeds
did,asthousa,receive,tohgod
highinsalvationandtheclisofbliss,
exetfroeath;toshoheereward
paradiselost
344of374
aent;
hineeyesandsoonbehold
helooked,andsahefaceofthingsquitechanged;
thebrazenthroatoforoar;
allnoe,
toluxuryandriot,feastanddance;
rryingorprostituting,asbefel,
rapeoradultery,wherepassingfair
alluredthethencefroupstocivilbroils
atlengthareverendsireangthea,
andoftheirdoingsgreatdislikedeclared,
andtestifiedagainsttheir
frequentedtheirasselies,et,
triuhsorfestivals;andtothereached
nversionandrepentance,astosouls
inprison,underjudgentsiinent:
butallinvain:heased
ntending,andrevedhistentsfaroff;
then,froheuntainhebertall,
begantobuildavesselofhugebulk;
asuredbycubit,length,andbreadth,andhighth;
saredroundhpitch;andinthesideadoor
ntrived;andofprovisionslaidinlarge,
foandbeast:range
ofeverybeast,andbird,andinsectsll,
casevens,andpairs;andenteredinastaught
theirorder:lastthesireandhisthreesons,
htheirfouradefastthedoor
anhesouthhblackwings
paradiselost
345of374
hecloudstogetherdrove
fronderheaven;thehillstotheirsupply
vapour,andexhalationduskandist,
sentupain;andnohethickenedsky
likeadarkcielingstood;doherain
ietuous;andntinued,tilltheearth
nore
uplifted,andsecurehbeakedprow
rodetiltingoerthewaves;alldwellingselse
floodovered,andthe
deepundererrolled;seaveredsea,
seahoutshore;andintheirpalaces,
onsterswhelped
andstabled;ofnkind,sonurouslate,
allleft,inonesllbottoiarked
ho,tobehold
theendofallthyoffspring,endsosad,
depopulationtheeanotherflood,
oftearsandsorroheealsodrowned,
andsunktheeasthysons;till,gentlyreared
bytheangel,onthyfeetthoustoodestatlast,
thoughfortless;asous
hischildren,allinvieroyedatonce;
andscarcetotheangelutterdstthusthyplaint
ovisionsillforeseenbetterhadi
livedignorantoffuturesohadboe
partofevilonly,eachdayslot
enoughtobear;thosenohatweredispensed
theburdenofnyages,onlight
paradiselost
346of374
atonce,byforeknoh
abortive,tototeretheirbeing,
ustbeletnonseek
henceforthtobeforetold,shallbefall
hirhischildren;evilheybesure,
herhisforekno;
andhethefutureevilshallnoless
inapprehensionthaninsubstancefeel,
grievoustobear:butthatcareno,
nisnottohosefeaped
faneandanguishe,
haterydesart:ihadhope,
eh,
allhengoneewouldhave
crowned
an;
butieived;foowisee
peacetorruptnolessthanoe
hoesitthusunfold,celestialguide,
andanwillend
tothuschaelthose,lastthousa
intriuhandluxurioush,arethey
firstseeninactsofproinent
andgreatexploits,butoftruevirtuevoid;
uuch
subduingnations,andachievedthereby
faintheitles,andrichprey;
shallchangetheirursetopleasure,ease,andsloth,
surfeit,andlust;tillonnessandpride
paradiselost
347of374
raiseoutoffriendshiphostiledeedsinpeace
thenqueredalso,andenslavedbywar,
shall,lost,allvirtuelose
andfearofgod;froheirpietyfeigned
insharpntestofbattlefoundnoaid
againstinvaders;therefore,oledinzeal,
thenceforthshallpracticehoolivesecure,
e,ontheirlords
shallleavetheoenjoy;fortheearthshallbear
rethanenough,thatteeranceybetried:
soallshalltudegenerate,alldepraved;
justiceandteerance,truthandfaith,forgot;
onenexcept,theonlysonoflight
inadarkage,againstexalegood,
againstallurent,custoandaworld
offended:fearlessofreproachands,
thegrandchild,hts
froanaan,toalandhereaftercalled
egypt,dividedbytheriveile;
seeouths
intothesea:tosojouinthatland
hees,invitedbyayoungerson
intiofdearth;ason,hydeeds
raisehiobethesendinthatrealbr >
ofpharaoh:therehedies,andleaveshisrace
grooanation,andnowgrown
suspectedtoasequentking,whoseeks
tostoptheirovergroateguests
orviolence,heoftheirkedways
paradiselost
348of374
shallthednish;andbeforetheet
thepathsofrighteousness,houchresafe
andfullofpeace;denouncinge
ontheirienitence;andshallretu
oftheerided,butofgodobserved
theonejustnalive;byhisnd
shallbuildahoubeheldst,
tosavehielf,andhoushold,frodst
aetouniversalk
nosoonerhe,ofnandbeast
selectforlife,shallinthearkbelodged,
andshelteredround;butallthecataracts
ofheavensetopenontheearthshallpour
rain,dayandnight;allfountainsofthedeep,
brokeup,shallheavetheoceantousurp
beyondallbounds;tillinundationrise
abovethehighesthills:thenshallthisunt
ofparadisebyght
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ns,andbringhospoilshinfinite
nslaughter,shallbeheldthehighestpitch
ofhunglory;andforglorydone
oftriuh,tobestyledgreatnquerours
patronsofnkind,gods,andsonsofgods;
destroyersrightlieren
thusfashallbeachieved,renoh;
andostritsfa,insilencehid
buthe,theseventhfrohee,thoubeheldst
theonlyrighteousinaworldpreverse,
andthereforehated,thereforesobeset
hfoes,fordaringsingletobejust,
andutterodioustruth,thatgode
tojudgethehesthigh
raptinabalcloudheeds
did,asthousa,receive,tohgod
highinsalvationandtheclisofbliss,
exetfroeath;toshoheereward
paradiselost
344of374
aent;
hineeyesandsoonbehold
helooked,andsahefaceofthingsquitechanged;
thebrazenthroatoforoar;
allnoe,
toluxuryandriot,feastanddance;
rryingorprostituting,asbefel,
rapeoradultery,wherepassingfair
alluredthethencefroupstocivilbroils
atlengthareverendsireangthea,
andoftheirdoingsgreatdislikedeclared,
andtestifiedagainsttheir
frequentedtheirasselies,et,
triuhsorfestivals;andtothereached
nversionandrepentance,astosouls
inprison,underjudgentsiinent:
butallinvain:heased
ntending,andrevedhistentsfaroff;
then,froheuntainhebertall,
begantobuildavesselofhugebulk;
asuredbycubit,length,andbreadth,andhighth;
saredroundhpitch;andinthesideadoor
ntrived;andofprovisionslaidinlarge,
foandbeast:range
ofeverybeast,andbird,andinsectsll,
casevens,andpairs;andenteredinastaught
theirorder:lastthesireandhisthreesons,
htheirfouradefastthedoor
anhesouthhblackwings
paradiselost
345of374
hecloudstogetherdrove
fronderheaven;thehillstotheirsupply
vapour,andexhalationduskandist,
sentupain;andnohethickenedsky
likeadarkcielingstood;doherain
ietuous;andntinued,tilltheearth
nore
uplifted,andsecurehbeakedprow
rodetiltingoerthewaves;alldwellingselse
floodovered,andthe
deepundererrolled;seaveredsea,
seahoutshore;andintheirpalaces,
onsterswhelped
andstabled;ofnkind,sonurouslate,
allleft,inonesllbottoiarked
ho,tobehold
theendofallthyoffspring,endsosad,
depopulationtheeanotherflood,
oftearsandsorroheealsodrowned,
andsunktheeasthysons;till,gentlyreared
bytheangel,onthyfeetthoustoodestatlast,
thoughfortless;asous
hischildren,allinvieroyedatonce;
andscarcetotheangelutterdstthusthyplaint
ovisionsillforeseenbetterhadi
livedignorantoffuturesohadboe
partofevilonly,eachdayslot
enoughtobear;thosenohatweredispensed
theburdenofnyages,onlight
paradiselost
346of374
atonce,byforeknoh
abortive,tototeretheirbeing,
ustbeletnonseek
henceforthtobeforetold,shallbefall
hirhischildren;evilheybesure,
herhisforekno;
andhethefutureevilshallnoless
inapprehensionthaninsubstancefeel,
grievoustobear:butthatcareno,
nisnottohosefeaped
faneandanguishe,
haterydesart:ihadhope,
eh,
allhengoneewouldhave
crowned
an;
butieived;foowisee
peacetorruptnolessthanoe
hoesitthusunfold,celestialguide,
andanwillend
tothuschaelthose,lastthousa
intriuhandluxurioush,arethey
firstseeninactsofproinent
andgreatexploits,butoftruevirtuevoid;
uuch
subduingnations,andachievedthereby
faintheitles,andrichprey;
shallchangetheirursetopleasure,ease,andsloth,
surfeit,andlust;tillonnessandpride
paradiselost
347of374
raiseoutoffriendshiphostiledeedsinpeace
thenqueredalso,andenslavedbywar,
shall,lost,allvirtuelose
andfearofgod;froheirpietyfeigned
insharpntestofbattlefoundnoaid
againstinvaders;therefore,oledinzeal,
thenceforthshallpracticehoolivesecure,
e,ontheirlords
shallleavetheoenjoy;fortheearthshallbear
rethanenough,thatteeranceybetried:
soallshalltudegenerate,alldepraved;
justiceandteerance,truthandfaith,forgot;
onenexcept,theonlysonoflight
inadarkage,againstexalegood,
againstallurent,custoandaworld
offended:fearlessofreproachands,
thegrandchild,hts
froanaan,toalandhereaftercalled
egypt,dividedbytheriveile;
seeouths
intothesea:tosojouinthatland
hees,invitedbyayoungerson
intiofdearth;ason,hydeeds
raisehiobethesendinthatrealbr >
ofpharaoh:therehedies,andleaveshisrace
grooanation,andnowgrown
suspectedtoasequentking,whoseeks
tostoptheirovergroateguests
orviolence,heoftheirkedways
paradiselost
348of374
shallthednish;andbeforetheet
thepathsofrighteousness,houchresafe
andfullofpeace;denouncinge
ontheirienitence;andshallretu
oftheerided,butofgodobserved
theonejustnalive;byhisnd
shallbuildahoubeheldst,
tosavehielf,andhoushold,frodst
aetouniversalk
nosoonerhe,ofnandbeast
selectforlife,shallinthearkbelodged,
andshelteredround;butallthecataracts
ofheavensetopenontheearthshallpour
rain,dayandnight;allfountainsofthedeep,
brokeup,shallheavetheoceantousurp
beyondallbounds;tillinundationrise
abovethehighesthills:thenshallthisunt
ofparadisebyght
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