第55节

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    thehouleading;suchastidraw

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    thesavourofdeathfrollthingstherethatlive:

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    being,butaffordtheeequalaid.

    sosaying,ell

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    ofravenousfoanyaleaguerete,

    againstthedayofbattle,toafield,

    ieslieencaed,eflying,lured

    hstoflivingassesdesigned

    fordeath,thefollo:

    sostedthegrieature,anduptued

    hisnostrilurkyair;

    sagasofar.

    thenbothfrouthellgates,intothee

    panddark,

    flehpoheirpo

    hupo

    solidorsli,asinragingsea

    tostupanddoogethercroudeddrove,

    paradiselost

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    froachsideshoalingtoouthofhell;

    asingadverse

    upontheiaogetherdrive

    untainsofiaginedway

    beyosoraeastotherich

    cathaianast.theaggregatedsoil

    deathak,ldanddry,

    asote;andfixedasfirbr>

    asdelos,floatingoheresthislook

    boundove;

    ande,broadasthegate,

    deeptotherootsofhellthegatheredbeach

    theyfastened,andtheleienseon

    overthefoangdeephigharched,abridge

    oflengthprodigious,joiningtothewall

    ioveableofthisnoelessworld,

    forfeittodeath;froenceapassagebroad,

    soth,easy,inoffensive,doohell.

    so,ifgreatthingstosllybepared,

    xerxes,thelibertyofgreecetoyoke,

    frousa,hisonianpalacehigh,

    catothesea:and,overhellespont

    bridginghishasiajoined,

    andsurgedanyastroketheindignantwaves.

    noheybroughtthe

    pontifical,aridgeofpendantrock,

    overthevexedabyss,follohetrack

    ofsatantotheselfsaplacewherehe

    firstlightedfroiswing,andlandedsafe

    paradiselost

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    froutofchaos,totheoutsidebare

    ofthisroundant

    andade

    anddurableandnotlespace

    theofeyreanheaven,

    andofthishelefthand,hell

    hlongreaterposed;threeseveralways

    insight,toeachofthesethreeplacesled.

    andnoheiroearththeyhaddescried,

    toparadisefirsttending;when,behold

    satan,inlikenessofanangelbright,

    betthetaurandthesrpionsteering

    hiszenith,hesuninariesrose:

    disguisedhecbutthosehischildrendear

    theirparentsoondisceed,thoughindisguise.

    he,aftereveseduced,unndedslunk

    intotheby;and,gingshape,

    toobservethesequel,sa

    byeve,thoughalluning,sended

    uponherhusband;saethatsought

    vaiures;butend

    thesonofgodtojudgetheterrified

    hefled;nothopingtoescape,butshun

    thepresent;fearing,guilty,hish

    ghtsuddenlyinflict;thatpast,retued

    bynight,andlisteninghehaplesspair

    satintheirsaddisurse,andvariousplaint,

    theheredhiso;ood

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    andtidingsfraught,tohellhenoued;

    andatthebrinkofchaos,hefoot

    ofthisneifihoped

    t,eethia,hisoffspringdear.

    greatjoyeeting,andatsight

    ofthatstupendiehisjoyencreased.

    longheadringstood,tillsin,hisfair

    entingdaughter,thusthesilencebroke.

    oparent,thesearethygnifickdeeds,

    thytrophieshouvieasnotthineown;

    thouarttheirauthor,andpriart:

    forinosooneridivined,

    heart,ony

    stillveshthine,joinedinnnexions,

    thatthouohhadstprospered,hylooks

    nhtifelt,

    thoughdistantfroheefelt,

    thatistafterthee,hthisthyson;

    suchfatalnsequeesusthree

    helluldnolongerholdusinourbounds,

    northisunvoyageablegulfobscure

    detainfroollohyillustrioustrack.

    thouhastachievedourliberty,nfined

    hinhellgatestillnopowered

    tofortifythusfar,andoverlay,

    hthisportente,thedarkabyss.

    thinenohishyvirtuehathwon

    thyhandsbuildednot;thygained

    hoddshlost,andfullyavenged

    paradiselost

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    ourfoilinheavehoushaltnarchreign,

    theredidstnot;therelethitillvictorsway,

    asbattlehathadjudged;frohisneorld

    retiring,byhisoalienated;

    andhenonarchyhtheedivide

    ofallthings,partedbytheeyrealbounds,

    hisquadrature,frohyorbicularworld;

    ortrytheenooredangeroustohisthrone.

    thustheprinceofdarknessansweredglad.

    fairdaughter,andthousonandgrandchildboth;

    highproofyeherace

    ofsatanfloryinthena,

    antagonistofheavensalghtyking,

    alyhaveritedof,ofall

    theinfealeire,thatsonearheavensdoor

    triuhalphalacthavet,

    ne,adeonereal

    hellandthis,oi

    ofeasythhfare.therefore,whilei

    desdthroughdarkness,onyourroadhease,

    toassociatepotoacquaint

    hthesesuesses,andrejoice;

    youtongthesenurousorbs,

    allyours,rightdooparadisedesd;

    theredheheearth

    donionexerciseandintheair,

    an,solelordofalldeclared;

    hiirstkesureyourthrall,andlastlykill.

    substitutesisendye,ae

    paradiselost

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    plenipoteh,oftchlessght

    issuingfroe:onyourjointvigouow

    holdofthisnealldepends,

    throughsihexposedbyexploit.

    ifyourjointpoheaffairsofhell

    rintneedfear;go,arong

    sosayinghedisssedthetheyhspeed

    theirursethroughthickestionsheld,

    spreadingtheirbaheblastedstarslookedwan,

    andplas,plastrulipse

    thensuffered.theotherandown

    thecauseytohellgate:oherside

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