第29节

    【】blessedvision,falls

    intoutterdarkness,deepingulfed,hisplace

    ordaiion,houtend.

    sospaketheoipotent,andhhiswords

    allseeded,butall.

    thatday,asothersoledays,theyspent

    insonganddanceaboutthesacredhill;

    stie,arrysphere

    ofplas,andoffixed,inallherwheels

    reseles,zesintricate,

    etritervolved,yetregular

    thenst,ulartheysee

    andiionsharnydivine

    sosothshergtohatgodsownear

    listensdelighted.eveningnohed,

    foro,

    able,notneed;

    forthdaosrepasttheytu

    desirous;allinlesastheystood,

    tablesareset,andonasuddenpiled

    hangelsfood,andrubiedarflows

    inpearl,indiand,andssygold,

    paradiselost

    151of374

    fruitofdeliciousvihegrowthofheaven.

    onflohfreshflosed,

    theyeat,theydrink,andinnions

    <,secure

    ofsurfeit,easureonlybounds

    excess,beforetheallbounteousking,whoshowered

    hpioushand,rejoigintheirjoy.

    nobrosialnighthcloudsexhaled

    frohathighuntofgod,andshade

    springboth,thefacehtestheavenhadged

    togratefultesnotthere

    indarkerveil,androseatdewsdisposed

    allbuttheunsleepingeyesofgodtorest;

    heplain,andwiderfar

    thanallthisglobousearthinplainoutspread,

    sucharetheurtsofgodtheangelickthrong,

    dispersedinbandsandfiles,theircaextend

    bylivingstreaareesoflife,

    pavilionsnuerless,andsuddenreared,

    celestialtabeacles,heyslept

    fannedholhose,heirurse,

    lodioushysaboutthesovranthrone

    alteateallnightlong:butnotsowaked

    satan;soe

    isheardnoreinheavehefirst,

    ifnotthefirstargel,greatinpower,

    infavourandpreefraught

    henvyagainstthesonofgod,thatday

    honouredbyhisgreatfather,andproclaid

    paradiselost

    152of374

    ssiahkinganointed,uldnotbear

    throughpridethatsight,andthoughthielfiaired.

    deeplieivinganddisdain,

    soonasdnightbroughtontheduskyhour

    frieosleepandsilence,heresolved

    hallhislegionstodislodge,andleave

    une,

    uous;andhissubordinate

    aispake.

    sleepestthou,paniondearsleepclose

    thyeyelidsadecree

    ofyesterday,solatehathpassedthelips

    ofheavensalghty.thoutothythoughts

    iotheepart;

    bothhenow

    thysleepdissentneposed;

    nehindsyraise

    inusodebate

    ayensue:reinthisplace

    toutterisnotsafe.asselethou

    ofallthoseriadshechief;

    tellthethatbynd,ereyetdiight

    hershadotohaste,

    andalletheirbannerswave,

    hoarch,wherewepossess

    thequartersofthenorth;theretoprepare

    fiteainnttoreceive,

    thegreatssiah,andhisnends,

    hroughallthehierarchies

    paradiselost

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    iopasstriuhant,andgivelaws.

    sospakethefalseargel,andinfused

    badinflueotheun

    ofhisassociate:hetogethercalls,

    orseveralonebyoheregentpowers,

    underhiegent;tells,asheaught,

    thatthesthighnding,no,

    nonighthaddisincueredheaven,

    thegreathierarchalstandardove;

    tellsthesuggestedastsbetween

    aiguousosound

    ortaintiy:butallobeyed

    theedsignal,andsuperiourvoice

    oftheirgreatpotentate;freatindeed

    hisna,andhighwashisdegreeinheaven;

    hisunteheingstarthatguides

    thestarryflock,alluredtheandhlies

    drethethirdpartofheavenshost.

    aealeye,disces

    abstrusestthoughts,froorthhisholyunt,

    andfrosthatbu

    nightlybeforehisahouttheirlight

    rebellionrising;sa,howspread

    angthesonsof,ultitudes

    oopposehishighdecree;

    and,sling,tohisonlysonthussaid.

    son,thouingloryibehold

    infullresplendenyght,

    nearlyitnoobesure

    paradiselost

    154of374

    ofouroipotends

    eantohold

    ofdeityoreire:suchafoe

    isrisioerecthisthrone

    equaltoours,throughoutthespaciousnorth;

    norso,hathinhisthoughttotry

    inbattle,ourpo.

    letusadvise,andtothishazarddraw

    hspeedploy

    inourdefence;lestunawareswelose

    thishplatuary,ourhill.

    tothesoandclear,

    lightningdivine,ineffable,serene,

    deansightyfather,thouthyfoes

    justlyhastinderision,and,secure,

    laughestattheirvaindesignsandtultsvain,

    ttertoofglory,theirhate

    illustrates,heyseeallregalpower

    giventoquelltheirpride,a

    knoheribedextroustosubdue

    thyrebels,orbefoundtheinheaven.

    sospaketheson;butsatan,hhispowers,

    far

    innurableasthestarsofnight,

    orstarsofing,dehesun

    iearlsoneveryleafandeveryflower.

    regionstheypassed,theghtyregencies

    ofseraphiandpotentates,andthrones,

    iripledegrees;regionstoh

    paradiselost

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    allthydonion,adaisnore

    thanthisgardenistoalltheearth,

    andallthesea,froireglobose

    stretchedintolongitude;hhavingpassed,

    atlengthintothelitsofthenorth

    theydsatantohisroyalseat

    highonahill,farblazing,asaunt

    raisedonaunt,idsandtowers

    froiandquarriesheksofgold;

    thepalaceofgreatluall

    thatstruen

    interpreted,longafter,he

    affegallequalityhgod,

    initationofthatuntwhereon

    ssiahofheaven,

    the

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