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ofoved
outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,
hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,
dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,
andtheretakerootanislandsaltandbare,
thehauntofseals,andorcs,andsealang:
toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace
nosanctity,ifnonebethitherbrought
bynherefrequent,orthereindwell
andnofurthershallensue,behold
helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,
hecloudswerefled,
paradiselost
349of374
drivenbyakeennorthhat,blowingdry,
hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;
andtheclearsunonhiseryglass
gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,
asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink
frotandinglaketotrippingebb,thatstole
hsoftfoottohedeep;opt
hissluces,astheheavenhis
thearknorenosonground,
fastonthetopofsohighuntainfixed
andnohetopsofhills,asrocks,appear;
ourthencetherapidcurrentsdrive,
toheretreatingsea,theirfurioustide
forthoutthearkaravenflies,
andafterhithesurerssenger,
adovesentforthonceandagaintospy
greentreeorground,aylight:
thesendtiretuing,inhisbill
anoliveleafhebrings,pacificksign:
anondrygroundappears,andfroisark
theancientsiredescends,hallhistrain;
thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,
gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds
adehecloudabow
nspicuoushthreeliftedloursgay,
betokeningpeacefrood,andvenantnew
,erstsosad,
greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth
othou,urethingscanstrepresent
paradiselost
350of374
aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive
atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,
hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve
farlessinoentforonewholeworld
ofroyed,thanirejoice
foronenfoundsoperfect,andsojust,
thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld
froiandallhisangertoforget
butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven
distended,asthebrowofgodappeased
orservethey,asafloobind
thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,
lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth
tothearest;
soithisire,
thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;
grievedathisheart,
thehfilledhviolence,andallflesh
rruptingeachtheiroved,
suanfindinhissight,
thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;
andkesavenantnevertodestroy
theearthagainbyflood;norletthesea
surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,
anthereinorbeast;but,whenhebrings
overtheearthacloud,hereinset
histriplelouredboolook,
andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,
seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,
paradiselost
351of374
shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,
bothheavenandearth,hejustshalldwell
paradiselost
352of374
bookxii
asoneesatnoon,
thoughbentonspeed;soherethearchangelpaused
bettheroyedandored,
ifadaughtperhapsghtinterpose;
then,es
thusthouhastseenoneworldbegin,andend;
andn,asfrosendstock,proceed
chthouhastyettosee;butiperceive
thyrtalsighttofail;objectsdivine
stneedsiairandansense:
hencefortheie;
thouthereforegivedueaudience,andattend
thissendsouren,butfew,
andentpastreins
freshintheids,fearingthedeity,
eregardtoisjustandright
shallleadtheirlives,andltiplyapace;
labouringthesoil,andreapingplenteouscrop,
,theherdorflock,
oftsab,orkid,
hlarge,
shallspendtheirdaysinjoyunblad;anddwell
longtiinpeace,byfaliesandtribes,
underpatealrule:tilloneshallrise
ofproudaitiousheart;ntent
hfairequality,fratealstate,
paradiselost
353of374
inionundeserved
overhisbrethren,andquitedispossess
nrdandlatheearth;
huntingandnnotbeastsshallbehisga
hilesnare,suchasrefuse
subjepiretyrannous:
aghtyhunterthenceheshallbestyled
beforethelord;asindespiteofheaven,
orfroeaven,claingsendsovranty;
andfroebellionshallderivehisna,
thoughofrebellionothersheaccuse
helikeaitionjoins
orunderhiotyrannize,
rchingfrodentohe,shallfind
theplain,inousgurge
boilsoutfronderground,theuthofhell:
ofbrick,andofthatstuff,theycasttobuild
acityandtoayreachtoheaven;
andgettheelvesanlest,fardispersed
inforeignlands,theirrybelost;
regardlesse
butgod,en
unseen,andthroughtheirhabitationswalks
torktheirdoings,theeholdingsoon,
esdooseetheircity,erethetower
obstructheaventos
upontheirtonguesavariousspirit,torase
quiteouttheiativelanguage;and,instead,
toson:
paradiselost
354of374
forthhahideousgabblerisesloud,
angthebuilders;eachtoothercalls
notunderstood;tillhoarse,andallinrage,
as:greatlaughterwasinheaven,
andlookingdooseethehubbubstrange,
andhearthedin:thushebuildingleft
ridiculous,andtheed
,fatherlydispleased
oexecrablesonsotoaspire
abovehisbrethren;tohielfassung
authorityusurped,froodnotgiven:
hegaveusonlyoverbeast,fish,fowl,
donionabsolute;thatrightwehold
byhisdonation;butnove
hedenotlord;suself
reserving,hunleftfrounfree
butthisusurperhisenentproud
staysnotonn;togodhistoends
siegeanddefiance:anfood
hither,tosustain
hielfandhisrashar;hinair
abovethecloudsrailsgross,
andfashhifbreath,
... </P></TD>
ofoved
outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,
hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,
dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,
andtheretakerootanislandsaltandbare,
thehauntofseals,andorcs,andsealang:
toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace
nosanctity,ifnonebethitherbrought
bynherefrequent,orthereindwell
andnofurthershallensue,behold
helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,
hecloudswerefled,
paradiselost
349of374
drivenbyakeennorthhat,blowingdry,
hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;
andtheclearsunonhiseryglass
gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,
asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink
frotandinglaketotrippingebb,thatstole
hsoftfoottohedeep;opt
hissluces,astheheavenhis
thearknorenosonground,
fastonthetopofsohighuntainfixed
andnohetopsofhills,asrocks,appear;
ourthencetherapidcurrentsdrive,
toheretreatingsea,theirfurioustide
forthoutthearkaravenflies,
andafterhithesurerssenger,
adovesentforthonceandagaintospy
greentreeorground,aylight:
thesendtiretuing,inhisbill
anoliveleafhebrings,pacificksign:
anondrygroundappears,andfroisark
theancientsiredescends,hallhistrain;
thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,
gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds
adehecloudabow
nspicuoushthreeliftedloursgay,
betokeningpeacefrood,andvenantnew
,erstsosad,
greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth
othou,urethingscanstrepresent
paradiselost
350of374
aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive
atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,
hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve
farlessinoentforonewholeworld
ofroyed,thanirejoice
foronenfoundsoperfect,andsojust,
thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld
froiandallhisangertoforget
butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven
distended,asthebrowofgodappeased
orservethey,asafloobind
thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,
lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth
tothearest;
soithisire,
thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;
grievedathisheart,
thehfilledhviolence,andallflesh
rruptingeachtheiroved,
suanfindinhissight,
thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;
andkesavenantnevertodestroy
theearthagainbyflood;norletthesea
surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,
anthereinorbeast;but,whenhebrings
overtheearthacloud,hereinset
histriplelouredboolook,
andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,
seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,
paradiselost
351of374
shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,
bothheavenandearth,hejustshalldwell
paradiselost
352of374
bookxii
asoneesatnoon,
thoughbentonspeed;soherethearchangelpaused
bettheroyedandored,
ifadaughtperhapsghtinterpose;
then,es
thusthouhastseenoneworldbegin,andend;
andn,asfrosendstock,proceed
chthouhastyettosee;butiperceive
thyrtalsighttofail;objectsdivine
stneedsiairandansense:
hencefortheie;
thouthereforegivedueaudience,andattend
thissendsouren,butfew,
andentpastreins
freshintheids,fearingthedeity,
eregardtoisjustandright
shallleadtheirlives,andltiplyapace;
labouringthesoil,andreapingplenteouscrop,
,theherdorflock,
oftsab,orkid,
hlarge,
shallspendtheirdaysinjoyunblad;anddwell
longtiinpeace,byfaliesandtribes,
underpatealrule:tilloneshallrise
ofproudaitiousheart;ntent
hfairequality,fratealstate,
paradiselost
353of374
inionundeserved
overhisbrethren,andquitedispossess
nrdandlatheearth;
huntingandnnotbeastsshallbehisga
hilesnare,suchasrefuse
subjepiretyrannous:
aghtyhunterthenceheshallbestyled
beforethelord;asindespiteofheaven,
orfroeaven,claingsendsovranty;
andfroebellionshallderivehisna,
thoughofrebellionothersheaccuse
helikeaitionjoins
orunderhiotyrannize,
rchingfrodentohe,shallfind
theplain,inousgurge
boilsoutfronderground,theuthofhell:
ofbrick,andofthatstuff,theycasttobuild
acityandtoayreachtoheaven;
andgettheelvesanlest,fardispersed
inforeignlands,theirrybelost;
regardlesse
butgod,en
unseen,andthroughtheirhabitationswalks
torktheirdoings,theeholdingsoon,
esdooseetheircity,erethetower
obstructheaventos
upontheirtonguesavariousspirit,torase
quiteouttheiativelanguage;and,instead,
toson:
paradiselost
354of374
forthhahideousgabblerisesloud,
angthebuilders;eachtoothercalls
notunderstood;tillhoarse,andallinrage,
as:greatlaughterwasinheaven,
andlookingdooseethehubbubstrange,
andhearthedin:thushebuildingleft
ridiculous,andtheed
,fatherlydispleased
oexecrablesonsotoaspire
abovehisbrethren;tohielfassung
authorityusurped,froodnotgiven:
hegaveusonlyoverbeast,fish,fowl,
donionabsolute;thatrightwehold
byhisdonation;butnove
hedenotlord;suself
reserving,hunleftfrounfree
butthisusurperhisenentproud
staysnotonn;togodhistoends
siegeanddefiance:anfood
hither,tosustain
hielfandhisrashar;hinair
abovethecloudsrailsgross,
andfashhifbreath,
... </P></TD>