第37节

    sd;but,heavenlybo,

    beforethehillsappeared,orfountainflowed,

    thoudidstnverse,

    thysister,andhherdidstplay

    inpresenightyfather,pleased

    hthycelestialsong.upledbythee

    intotheheavenofheavensihavepresud,

    ahlyguest,anddrapyrealair,

    thyteering:hlikesafetyguideddown

    retutonativeelent:

    lestfrohisflyingsteedunreined,asonce

    bellerophon,thoughfroloe,

    disunted,onthealeianfieldifall,

    erroheretowander,andforlo.

    halfyetreinsunsung,butnarrowerbound

    hinthevisiblediualsphere;

    standih,notraptabovethepole,

    resafeisingortalvoiged

    tohoarseorte,thoughfallenonevildays,

    onevildaysthoughfallen,aongues;

    paradiselost

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    indarkness,andpassedround,

    andsolitude;yetnotalone,hou

    visitestsluersnightly,oro

    purplestheeast:stillgovethousong,

    urania,andfitaudiend,thoughfew.

    butdrivefaroffthebarbarousdissonance

    ofbahusandhisrevellers,therace

    ofthatthattorethethrabard

    inrhodope,kshadears

    torapture,tillthesavageclaurdrowned

    bothharpandvoiusedefend

    herson.sofailnotthou,plores:

    forthouartheavenly,sheaydrea

    say,goddess,ensuedwhenraphael,

    theaffableargel,hadforewaed

    adabydireexale,tobeware

    apostasy,bybefelinheaven

    tothoseapostates;lestthelikebefall

    inparadisetoadarhisrace,

    chargednottotouchtheinterdictedtree,

    iftheytransgress,andslightthatsolend,

    soeasilyobeyedadthee

    ofalltasteselsetopleasetheirappetite,

    thoughhhisnsortedeve,

    thestoryheardattentive,andwasfilled

    irationanddeepse,tohear

    ofthingssohighandstrahings,totheirthought

    souniginable,ashateinheaven,

    andhepeaceofgodinbliss,

    paradiselost

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    hsufusion:buttheevil,soon

    drivenback,redoundedasafloodonthose

    fr;iossibletox

    soonrepealed

    thedoubtsthatinhisheartarose:andnow

    ledosinless,hdesiretoknow

    ightncehihohisworld

    ofheavehnspicuousfirstbegan;

    ause;

    hineden,orhout,wasdone

    beforehisry;asoneh

    yetseallayedstilleyesthecurrentstrea

    urheardnehirstexcites,

    proceededthustoaskhisheavenlyguest.

    greatthings,andfullofwonderinourears,

    fardifferingfrohishouhastrevealed,

    divierpreterbyfavoursent

    dotheeyrean,toforewa

    ustilyofightelsehavebeenourloss,

    unknoanknoreach;

    forotheinfinitelygoodweowe

    iortalthanks,andhisadnishnt

    receive,npurposetoobserve

    iutablyhissovranheend

    ofsihouhastvouchsafed

    gently,forourinstrupart

    thingsaboveearthlythought,nceed

    ourknoseed,

    deigntodesoe

    paradiselost

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    aynolessperhapsavailusknown,

    hobeganthisheavenhwebehold

    distantsohigh,ovingfiresadoed

    innurable;andthishyieldsorfills

    allspace,theaientairerfused

    eragroundthisfloriedearth;cause

    vedthecreator,inhisholyrest

    throughalleteity,solatetobuild

    inchaos;andthewun,howsoon

    absolved;ifunforbidthouyestunfold

    toexplorethesecretsask

    ofhisetealeire,butthere

    tognifyhisoreweknow.

    andthegreatlightofdayyetstorun

    ethoughsteep;suspenseinheaven,

    heldbythyvoice,thypotentvoice,hehears,

    andlongeroheartheetell

    hisgeion,andtherisingbirth

    ofnaturefroheunapparentdeep:

    orifthestarofeveningandtheon

    hastetothyaudienighthherwillbring,

    silendsleep,listeningtothee,ch;

    orillthysong

    end,anddissstheeeretheingshine.

    thusadaisillustriousguestbesought:

    andthusthegodlikeangelansild.

    thisalsothyrequest,hcautionasked,

    obtain;thoughtoreuntalghtyworks

    ongueofseraphsuffice,

    paradiselost

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    orheartofnsufficetoprehend

    yetayserve

    toglorifytheker,andinfer

    theealsohappier,shallnotbehheld

    thyhearing;suabove

    ihavereceived,toanshydesire

    ofknohinbounds;beyond,abstain

    toask;hineoionshope

    thingsnotrevealed,heinvisibleking,

    onlyoist,hathsuppressedinnight;

    tononenicableihorheaven:

    enoughisleftbesidestoseardknow.

    butknowledgeisasfood,andneedsnoless

    herteeranceoverappetite,toknow

    inasureindyain;

    oppresseselsehsurfeit,andsoontus

    tofolly,asnourishnttowind.

    knoheaven

    soidstthehost

    ofahanthatstarthestarsang,

    fellinglegionsthroughthedeep

    intohispladthegreatsoued

    victoriousnipotent

    etealfatherfroisthronebeheld

    theirltitude,andtohissonthusspake.

    atleastourenviousfoehathfailed,hought

    alllikehielfrebellious,bywhoseaid

    thisinaessiblehighstrength,theseat

    ofdeitysupre,usdispossessed,

    paradiselost

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    hetrustedtohaveseised,andintofraud

    dreany,theirplaoore:

    yetfarthegreaterparthavekept,isee,

    theirstation;heavepopulous,retains

    nuersuffis

    thoughpletofrequent

    inisteriesdue,andsolerites:

    but,lesthisheartexalthintheharbr>

    alreadydoohavedispeopledheaven,

    dagefondlydeed,irepair

    thatdetrint,ifsuchitbetolose

    selflost;andinante

    anotheranarace

    ofninnurable,theretodwell,

    ill,bydegreesofritraised,

    theyopentotheelvesatlengththeway

    uphither,underlongobedieried;

    ahbegedtoheaven,andheaveh,

    onekingdojoyandunionhoutend.

    anwhilei

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