第34节

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    hanfordeliveranceweowe.

    oposedsatanreplied.

    notuedthat,hht

    believestsointooursuess,ibring.

    surface

    ofthisethereousuldand,

    thisofspaciousheaven,adoed

    s,andgold;

    iallysurveys

    thesethings,asnottrow

    deepunderground,terialsdarkandcrude,

    ofspiritousandfieryspu,tilltouched

    pered,theyshootforth

    sobeauteous,openingtotheaientlight

    theseintheirdarknativitythedeep

    shallyieldus,pregnante;

    ohollowengines,longandround,

    thickraed,attheotherborehtouchoffire

    dilatedandinfuriate,shallsendforth

    frourfoes

    suischief,asshalldash

    topieces,andoereverstands

    paradiselost

    178of374

    adverse,thattheyshallfeared

    thethundererofhisonlydreadedbolt.

    nshallbeourlabour;yeteredawn,

    effectshallendoureanwhilerevive;

    abandothandunseljoined

    thinknothinghard,chlesstobedespaired.

    heended,andhisheirdroopingcheer

    enlightened,andtheirlanguishedhoperevived.

    theiionalladred,andeach,howhe

    tobetheierssed;soeasyitseed

    oncefound,ostwouldhave

    thought

    iossible:yet,haply,ofthyrace

    infuturedays,ifliceshouldabound,

    sooentonschief,orinspired

    aightdevise

    likeinstrunttoplaguethesonsofn

    forsin,onutualslaughterbent.

    forthunciltotheheyflew;

    nuingstood;innurablehands

    ontuptheytued

    hecelestialsoil,andsah

    theinalsofnatureintheircrude

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    theyfound,theyngled,and,hsubtleart,

    nctedandadustedtheyreduced

    toblackestgrain,andintostorenveyed:

    parthiddenveinsdiggedupnorhaththisearth

    entrailsunlikeofneralandstone,

    paradiselost

    179of374

    ofoundtheirenginesandtheirballs

    ofssiveruin;partiivereed

    provide,peihtofire.

    soalleredayspring,undernsciousnight,

    secrettheyfinished,andi,

    spe,unespied.

    nooorientinheavenappeared,

    uprosethevis

    thetisung:inartheystood

    ofgoldenpanoply,refulgenthost,

    soonbahersfrohedawninghills

    lookround,andsutseachastlightardsur,

    eachquartertodescrythedistantfoe,

    ,

    intionorinhalt:hioo

    underspreadensignsvingnigh,inslow

    butfirattalion;backhspeediestsail

    zophiel,ofcherubihesestwing,

    caflying,andindairaloudthuscried.

    arfht;thefoeathand,

    fledhought,

    thisday;feaothisflight;sothiloud

    hees,aledinhisfaceisee

    sadresolution,andsecure:leteach

    hisadagirdh

    fit,gripefasthisorbedshield,

    boeevenh;forthisdaywillpourdown,

    ifiureaught,nodrizzlingshower,

    butrattlingstorfarrohfire.

    paradiselost

    180of374

    so,aselves,andsoon

    inorder,quitofalliedint;

    instant,

    andotled:whenbehold

    notdistantfarhheavypacethefoe

    approaggrossandhuge,inholloube

    traininghisdevilishenginery,ialed

    oneverysidehshadowingsquadronsdeep,

    tohidethefraud.atinterviehstood

    asuddenlyatheadappeared

    satan,andthusndingloud.

    vanguard,thtahefrontunfold;

    thatallyseeeus,hoeseek

    peadposure,andhope

    staoreceivetheiftheylike

    ouroverture;andtunotbackperverse:

    butthatidoubt;honess,heaven

    heavehouane

    freelyourpart:ye,edstand

    doasyouhaveincharge,andbrieflytouch

    ayhear

    sosffinginaiguousarce

    hadended;htahefront

    divided,aherflaired:

    ooureyesdisvered,nerange,

    atripleuntedrowofpillarslaid

    onosttheyseed,

    orholloadeofoakorfir,

    hbrancheslopt,inountainfelled,

    paradiselost

    181of374

    brass,iron,stonyuld,hadnottheiruths

    hhideousorificegapedonuswide,

    portendingholloruhbehind

    aseraphstood,andinhishandareed

    stoodipthfire;whilewe,suspense,

    llectedstoodused,

    notlong;forsuddenallatoheirreeds

    putforth,andtoanarroapplied

    diateinafla,

    butsoonobscuredoke,allheavenappeared,

    frohosedeepthroatedenginesbelched,whoseroar

    eoheousheair,

    andallherentrailstore,disgfoul

    theirdevilishglut,edthunderboltsandhail

    lobes;hevictorhost

    levelled,petuousfuryste,

    that,theyhit,heirfeetghtstand,

    thoughstandingelseasrocks,butdoheyfell

    bythousands,angelonargelrolled;

    thesoonerfortheirar;unard,theyght

    haveeasily,asspirits,evadeds

    byquiove;butnow

    fouldissipationfollo;

    norservedittorelaxtheirserriedfiles.

    shouldtheydoifontheyrushed,repulse

    repeated,andioverthrow

    doubled,yetredespised,

    andtotheirfoesalaughter;forinview

    stoodrankedofseraphinotherrow,

    paradiselost

    182of374

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    ofthunder:backdefeatedtoretu

    theyaheirplight,

    andtohistesthusinderisioncalled.

    ofrieonthesevictorsproud

    ereing;andwhenwe,

    toeaintheairhopenfront

    a,orepropouer

    ofposition,straighttheygedtheirnds,

    fleevagariesfell,

    astheyed

    santandwild;perhaps

    forjoyofofferedpeace:butisuppose,

    ifourproposal

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