第64节

    【】bloodwillreign

    alanpofldanddry

    toe

    thebalflife.toouraor.

    hehiflyh,norwouldprolong

    lifech;bentrather,hoaybequit,

    fairestandeasiest,ofthisharge;

    ustkeeptillappointedday

    ofrenderingup,andpatientlyattend

    dissolution.chaelreplied.

    norlovethylife,norhate;butthoulivest

    liveittoheaven:

    andnoheeforanht.

    helooked,andsaiousplain,whereon

    e,wereherds

    ofcattlegrazing;others,hesound

    ofinstrunts,thatdelodiouschi,

    washeard,ofharpandan;and,oved

    theirstopsandchords,touch,

    instinctthroughallproportions,lowandhigh,

    fledandpursuedtraheresonantfugue.

    inotherpartstoodohefe

    paradiselost

    339of374

    lab,tassyclodsofironandbrass

    hadlted,herfoundasualfire

    hadountainorinvale,

    dootheveih;thenceglidinghot

    tosocavesuth;or

    frround;theliquidorehedrained

    intofituldsprepared;frod

    firsthisoightelsebe

    fusilravenintal.afterthese,

    butoherside,adifferentsort

    frohehighneighbhills,heirseat,

    dootheplaindesded;bytheirguise

    justntheyseed,andalltheirstudybent

    to,andknowhisworks

    nothid;northosethingslast,ightpreserve

    freedooheplain

    longhadnotthetents,behold

    abevyoffairen,richlygay

    ingeandootheharptheysung

    softarousditties,andindance:

    then,thoughgrave,eyedtheaheireyes

    roveorous

    fastcaught,theyliked;andeachhislikingchose;

    andreat,tilltheeveningstar,

    lovesharbinger,appeared;then,alli

    theylightthenuptialtordbidinvoke

    hyn,thenfirstteritesinvoked:

    usickallthetentsresound.

    suchhappyintervie

    paradiselost

    340of374

    ofloveandyouthnotlost,songs,garlands,flowers,

    andgsyhotachedtheheart

    ofadasooninitdelight,

    thebentofnature;husexpressed.

    trueopenerofneeyes,priangelblest;

    orehope

    ofpeacefuldaysportends,thanthoset;

    thoseuchworse;

    herenatureseefulfilledinallherends.

    tothuschael.judgenotisbest

    bypleasure,thoughtonaturesee;

    created,asthouart,tonoblerend

    holyandpure,nfortydivine.

    thosetentsthousasopleasas

    ofkedness,e

    udioustheyappear

    ofartsthatpolishlife,iersrare;

    unndfuloftheirker,thoughhisspirit

    taughtthebuttheyhisgiftsaowledgednone.

    yettheyabeauteousoffspringshallbeget;

    forthatfairfeletroopthousaed

    ofgoddesses,soblithe,sosoth,sogay,

    yetetyofallgoods

    ansdostiourandchiefpraise;

    bredonlyaothetaste

    oflustfulappeteosing,todance,

    todress,andtrollthetongue,androlltheeye:

    tothesethatsoberraen,whoselives

    religioustitledthehesonsofgod,

    paradiselost

    341of374

    shallyieldupalltheirvirtue,alltheirfa

    ignobly,tothetrainsandtothesles

    ofthesefairatheists;andnoinjoy,

    erelongtosatlarge;andlaugh,forh

    theustweep.

    tothusadaofshortjoybereft.

    opityandsha,thatthey,olivewell

    enteredsofair,shouldtuasidetotread

    pathsindireid

    butstilliseethetenourofnswoe

    holdsonthesa,frontobegin.

    froanseffenateslaessitbegins,

    saidtheaerholdhisplace

    by,andsuperiiftsreceived.

    butnoheeforanotherse.

    helooked,aoryspread

    beforehitoween;

    enhloftygatesandtowers,

    nurseinar,fieresthreateningwar,

    giantsofghtyboneandbolderise;

    parts,partingsteed,

    singleorinarrayofbattleranged

    bothhorseandfoot,noridlysteringstood;

    onefedrives

    aherdofbeeves,fairoxenandfairkine,

    frofatadoyflock,

    ebsovertheplain,

    theirbooty;sehlifetheshepherdsfly,

    butcallinaid,akesabloodyfray;

    paradiselost

    342of374

    entthesquadronsjoin;

    tlepasturedlate,noteredlies

    stheensanguinedfield,

    deserted:otherstoacitystrong

    laysiege,encaed;bybattery,scale,andne,

    assaulting;othersfrohewalldefend

    hdartandjavelin,stones,andsulphurousfire;

    oneadslaughter,andgigantickdeeds.

    inotherpartthescepteredheraldscall

    touncil,iygates;anon

    grayheadednandgrave,ixed,

    assele,andharanguesareheard;butsoon,

    infactiousopposition;tillatlast,

    ofddleageonerisi

    inuchhtandwrong,

    ofjustice,ion,truth,andpeace,

    andjudgentfrobove:hildandyoung

    exploded,andhadseizedhviolenthands,

    hadnotathence

    uhethrong:soviolence

    proceeded,andoppression,andswordlaw,

    throughalltheplain,andrefugenonewasfound.

    adaars,andtohisguide

    lantingtuedfullsad;oarethese,

    deathsnisters,notnhusdealdeath

    inhunlyton,andltiply

    tenthousandfoldthesinofhihoslew

    hisbrother:forofsure

    kethey,butoftheirbrethren;nofn

    paradiselost

    343of374

    butan,hadnotheaven

    rescued,hadinhisrighteousnessbeenlost

    tothuschael.thesearetheproduct

    ofthoseilltedrriagesthous

    ched,selves

    abhortojoin;and,byirudencexed,

    produind.

    suofhighrenown;

    forinthosedaysghtonlyshallbeadred,

    andvalourandheroialled;

    toovereinbattle,andsubdue

    natio

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