第61节

    【】got;

    happierhaditsufficedhiohaveknown

    goodbyitself,andevilnotatall.

    hesorros,andpraysntrite,

    tionsinhilohantheyve,

    hisheartiknow,howvariableandvain,

    selfleft.lestthereforehisnowbolderhand

    reachalsoofthetreeoflife,a,

    andliveforever,dreatleasttolive

    forever,torevehidecree,

    andsendhirohegardenforthtotill

    thegroundaken,fittersoil.

    chael,thisbehesthavethouincharge;

    taketotheefrongthecherubibr>

    paradiselost

    323of374

    thyingthefiend,

    orinbehalfofn,ortoinvade

    vaeneroubleraise:

    hastethee,andfroheparadiseofgod

    orsedriveoutthesinfulpair;

    froalloheunholy;anddenounce

    totheandtotheirprogeny,frohence

    perpetualbanish,lesttheyfaint

    atthesadsentencerigorouslyurged,

    foribeholdtheoftened,andhtears

    beheirexcess,allterrourhide.

    ifpatientlythybiddingtheyobey,

    dissstheotdisnsolate;reveal

    toadainfuturedays,

    asishalltheeenlighten;interx

    venantintheansseedrenewed;

    soseh,thoughsorroinpeace:

    andosideofthegardenplace,

    edeneasiestclis,

    ke

    ,

    andguardallpassagetothetreeoflife:

    lestparadiseareleprove

    tospiritsfoul,andalltreestheirprey;

    horetodelude.

    heceased;andtheargelickpowerprepared

    forsthehht

    of:fourfah

    had,likeadoublejanus;alltheirshape

    paradiselost

    324of374

    spangledorenurousthanthose

    us,aodrouse,

    adiahepastoralreed

    ofhers,orhisopiaterod.anwhile,

    toresalutethehsacredlight,

    leutheabald

    theearth;andfirsttroneve

    hadendednoheirorisons,andfound

    strengthaddedfrobove;ne

    outofdespair;joy,buthfearyetlinked;

    hustoevehisewordsrenewed.

    eve,easilyfaithadt,thatall

    thegoodheavendesds;

    but,thatfrosaughtshouldasdtoheaven

    soprevalentastohend

    ofgodhighblest,ortoinehiswill,

    hardtobeliefyseeyetthiswillprayer

    oroneshhofhuh,upboe

    eventotheseatofgod.forsinceisought

    byprayertheoffendeddeitytoappease;

    kneeled,andbeforehiuledallheart;

    thoughtisaplacableandld,

    bendinghisear;persuasioningrew

    thatihfavour;peaceretued

    hotobreast,andtory

    hisprose,thatthyseedshallbruiseourfoe;

    indedindisy,yetnow

    assuresthatthebitteessofdeath

    ispast,andothee,

    paradiselost

    325of374

    everightlyankind,

    therofallthingsliving,sihee

    nistolive;andallthingsliveforn.

    tothuseveeanourek.

    illhyisuchtitleshouldbelong

    tressour;heeordained

    ahelp,becathysoreproach

    ratherbelongs,distrust,andalldispraise:

    butinfiniteinpardonyjudge,

    thati,graced

    thesourceoflife;favourablethou,

    evouchsafst,

    farotheadeserving.butthefield

    tolabourcallsus,noposed,

    thoughaftersleeplessnight;forseethe,

    allunnceedhouru,begins

    herrresssliusforth;

    ineverfrohysidehehtostray,

    whereerourdayshoughnowenjoined

    laborious,tilldaydroop;ell,

    einthesepleasantwalks

    hereletuslive,thoughinfallenstate,.

    sospake,souchhuledeve;butfate

    subspressed

    onbird,beast,air;airsuddenlyeclipsed,

    aftershortblushof;nighinhersight

    thebirdofjove,stoopedfroisaerytour,

    tebeforehirove;

    doahillthebeastthatreignsinwoods,

    paradiselost

    326of374

    firsthuhen,pursuedagentlebrace,

    goodliestofalltheforest,hartandhind;

    directtotheeastegatetheirflight.

    adabserved,andhhiseyethechase

    pursuing,notuoevethusspake.

    oeve,sofurthergeasusnigh,

    utesignsinnature,shows

    forerunnersofhispurpose;ortowa

    us,haplytoosecure,ofourdischarge

    froenalty,becausefroeathreleased

    sodays:hotillthenourlife,

    hanthis,that,

    andthitherstretu,andbenore

    hisdoubleobjeht

    offlightpursuedintheair,aheground,

    oneehourheeast

    darknesseredaysdurse,andinglight

    reorientinyonecloud,thatdraws

    oerthebluefirntaradiante,

    andsloethingheavenlyfraught

    heerrednot;forbythistheheavenlybands

    doaskyofjasperlightednow

    inparadise,andonahilldehalt;

    agloriousapparition,hadnotdoubt

    andcaalfearthatdaydiedadaeye.

    notthatreglorious,et

    jabinhanaiwherehesaw

    thefieldpavilionedhhisguardiansbright;

    northat,inguntappeared

    paradiselost

    327of374

    indothan,veredpoffire,

    againstthesyrianking,osurprise

    onen,assassinlike,hadleviedwar,

    ed.theprincelyhierarch

    intheirbrightstandtherelefthispooseise

    possessionofthegarden;healone,

    tofiered,tookhisway,

    notunper;oeve,

    hegreatvisitantapproached,thusspake.

    eveidings,hperhaps

    ofusine,oriose

    neobeobserved;foridescry,

    froonderblazingcloudthatveilsthehill,

    oheheavenlyhost;and,byhisgait,

    hea;sogreatpotentate

    orofthethronesabove;suchjesty

    i**errible,

    thatishouldfear;norsociablyld,

    asraphael,thatishouldfide;

    butsoleandsubli;nottooffend,

    ustet,andthouretire.

    heended:andtheargelsoondrewnigh,

    notinhisshapecelestial,buta

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