第39节

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    broughtforththetendergrass,lad

    heruniversalfacehpleasantgreen;

    paradiselost

    204of374

    thenherbsofeveryleaf,thatsuddenflowered

    openingtheirvariouslours,anddegay

    herbososllings:and,theseseblown,

    forthflourishedthilusteringvine,forthcrept

    thesoodtheyreed

    eattledinherfield,andthehuleshrub,

    andbushplicit:last

    rose,asindahestatelytrees,andspread

    theirbrancheshungd

    theirblosso:hhighhehillsrowned;

    htuftsthevalleys,andeachfountainside;

    hborderslongtherivers:thatearthnow

    seedliketoheaveightdwell,

    orhdelight,andlovetohaunt

    hersacredshades:thoughgodhadyetnotrained

    upoh,andntotilltheground

    hadeist

    up,anderedalltheground,andeach

    plantofthefield;heearth,

    godde,andeveryherb,befrew

    onthegreenstegodsahatitwasgood:

    soevenandrerdedthethirdday.

    againthealghtyspake,lettherebelights

    highintheexpanseofheaven,todivide

    thedayfroight;aheefns,

    forseasons,andfordays,andcirgyears;

    aheefhts,asiordain

    theiroffithefirntofheaven,

    togivelightoh;anditwasso.

    paradiselost

    205of374

    andgoddetlights,greatfortheiruse

    ton,thegreatertohaverulebyday,

    thelessbynight,alte;ahestars,

    ahenthefirntofheaven

    toilluheearth,andruletheday

    intheirvicissitude,andrulethenight,

    andlightfroarkodivide.godsaw,

    surveyinghisgreathatitwasgood:

    forofcelestialbodiesfirstthesun

    aghtyspherehefrad,unlightsofirst,

    thoughofetherealuld:thenfordtheon

    globose,andeverygnitudeofstars,

    andsohstarstheheaven,thickasafield:

    oflightbyfarthegreaterparthetook,

    transplantedfroercloudyshrine,andplaced

    inthesunsorb,deporoustoreceive

    anddrinktheliquidlight;firoretain

    hergatheredbea,greatpalao.

    hither,astotheirfountain,otherstars

    repairing,intheirgoldenusdra,

    aheingplagildsherhos;

    byti

    theirsllpehunsight

    sofarrete,inutionseen,

    firstihegloriouslawasseen,

    regentofday,andallthehorizonround

    iedhbrightrays,jodtorun

    hislongitudethroughheavenshighroad;thegray

    dadanced,

    paradiselost

    206of374

    sheddingsoon,

    butoppositeinlevelled,

    hisrrour,hfullfaceborro

    froiforhtsheneedednone

    inthataspedstillthatdistancekeeps

    tillnight;thenihertusheshines,

    revolvedonheaveaxle,andherreign

    hthousandlesserlightsdividualholds,

    hthousandthousandstars,thatthenappeared

    spanglingthehesphere:thenfirstadoed

    ihatsetandrose,

    gladeveningandgladcrohefourthday.

    andgodsaid,lettheersgee

    reptilehspa,livingsoul:

    afoheearth,hwings

    displayedontheopenfirntofheaven.

    andgodcreatedthegreath

    soullivihatcrept,eously

    theersgeedbytheirkinds;

    andeverybirdoferhiskind;

    andsa,saying.

    befruitful,ltiply,andintheseas,

    andlakes,andrunningstrea,theersfill;

    ahefoultiplied,oh.

    forthhthesoundsandseas,eareekandbay,

    erables,andshoals

    offishthaththeirfins,andshiningscales,

    glideuhegreenhatoft

    bankthedsea:partsingle,orate,

    paradiselost

    207of374

    grazetheseaheirpasture,andthroughgroves

    ofralstray;or,sphquie,

    shoothesuntheirsdropthgold;

    or,intheirpearlyshellsatease,attend

    istnutrint;orunderrockstheirfood

    injointedarurooththeseal

    andbendeddolphinsplay:parthugeofbulk

    heirgait,

    teesttheo:thereleviathan,

    hugestofliviures,onthedeep

    stretchedlikeaprontorysleepsorss,

    andseeavingland;andathisgills

    drahistrunkspoutsout,asea.

    aepidcaves,andfens,andshores,

    theirbroodasnuroushatch,froheeggthatsoon

    burstinghkindlyruptureforthdisclosed

    theircallofeatheredsoonandfledge

    theysuedtheirpens;and,stheairsubli,

    hgdespisedtheground,underacloud

    inprospect;theretheeagleaork

    oncliffsaopstheireyriesbuild:

    partlooselyorewise

    inn,rangedinfigure,heirway,

    intelligentofseasons,aforth

    theiraerycaravan,highoverseas

    flying,andoverlands,utualwing

    easingtheirflight;sosteerstheprudente

    herannualvoyage,boeonheair

    floatsastheypass,fannedberedplus:

    paradiselost

    208of374

    froranallerbirdshsong

    solacedtheheirpaintedwings

    tilleven;northenthesolenightingale

    ceasedallnighttundhersoftlays:

    others,onsilverlakesandrivers,bathed

    theirdo;theshareck,

    betantlingproudly,rows

    herstatehoaryfeet;yetofttheyquit

    thedank,and,risingonstiffpennons,tower

    thedaerealsky:roundtheklarionsounds

    thesilenthours,aherrain

    adoshilouredhthefloridhue

    ofrainboarryeyes.theersthus

    hfishreplenished,andtheairhfowl,

    eveningandsoleizedthefifthday.

    thesixth,andofcreationlast,arose

    atin;whengodsaid,

    lettheearthbringforthsoullivinginherkind,

    cattle,andcreepingthings,aoftheearth,

    eatheirkind.theearthobeyed,andstraight

    openingherfertilebteedatabirth

    innurouslivings,

    liedandfullgroofthegrounduprose,

    asfroislair,thewherehewons

    ihicket,brake,orden;

    areesinpairsthey

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