第23节

    【】ruste,hyabundances

    partakers,anduncroptfallstotheground.

    butthouhastprosedfroste

    tofilltheearth,husextol

    thygoodnessinfihake,

    andhygiftofsleep.

    thissaidunanius,andotherrites

    adorationpure

    ostbower

    hahey;and,easedtheputtingoff

    thesetroublesodisguiseshwewear,

    straightsidebysideued,iween,

    adaroisfairspouse,herites

    steriousofnnubialloverefused:

    everhypocritesausterelytalk

    ofpurity,andpladinnoce,

    defangasiuregoddeclares

    pure,andndstoso,leavesfreetoall.

    ourkerbidsencrease;ain

    butourdestroyer,foetogodandn

    hail,ysteriouslaruesource

    paradiselost

    119of374

    ofhunoffspring,solepropriety

    inparadiseofallthingsnelse

    bytheeadulterouslustn

    aialherdste;bythee

    foundedinreason,loyal,just,andpure,

    relationsdear,andallthecharities

    offather,son,andbrother,firstwereknown.

    farbeit,thatishoulde,

    orthinktheeuingholiestplace,

    perpetualfountainofdostickss,

    epronounced,

    present,orpast,assaintsandpatriarchsused.

    herelovehisgoldenshaftseloys,herelights

    hisnstantla,andwaveshispurplewings,

    reignshereandrevels;notintheboughtsle

    ofharlots,loveless,joyless,unendeared,

    ours,

    xeddanidnightball,

    orserenate,hestarvedls

    tohisproudfair,bestquittedhdisdain.

    these,lulledbynightingales,eragslept,

    andontheiakedlisthefloweryroof

    shoorepaired.sleepon,

    blestpair;ahappiest,ifyeseek

    nohappierstate,andknoore.

    noeasuredhhershadoone

    halfhisvastsublunarvault,

    andfroheirivoryportthecherubi

    forthissuingattheaed

    paradiselost

    120of374

    totheiightchesinwarlikeparade;

    ohisinpohusspake.

    uzziel,halfthesedrathesouth

    hstrih;theseotherhenorth;

    ouruitetsfulletheypart,

    halfotheshield,halftothespear.

    frohese,trongandsubtlespiritshecalled

    thatnearhitood,andgavethehusincharge.

    ithurielandzephon,hwingedspeed

    searchthroughthisgarden,leaveunsearonook;

    butchieflyhosetureslodge,

    no.

    thiseveningfrohesunsdeearrived,

    einfealspiritseen

    hitherhoughtescaped

    thebarsofhell,onerrandbadnodoubt:

    such,,andhitherbring.

    sosaying,onheledhisradiantfiles,

    dazzlihesetothebo

    iheretheyfound

    squatlikeatoad,closeattheearofeve,

    assayingbyhisdevilisharttoreach

    theansofherfandfe

    illusions,ashelist,phantasanddre

    orif,inspiringveaint

    theanilspirits,thatfrourebloodarise

    likegentlebreathsfroiverspure,thenceraise

    atleastdisteered,disedthoughts,

    vainhopes,vainai,inordinatedesires,

    paradiselost

    121of374

    blohhighsingenderingpride.

    hihusihurielhhisspear

    touchedlightly;foofalshooddure

    touper,butretus

    offorcetoitsoarts

    disveredandsurprised.asark

    lightsonaheapofnitrouspowder,laid

    fitforthetunsogaziostore

    againstaruureduttygrain,

    estheair;

    sostartedupinhisohefiend.

    backsteptthosetazed

    sosuddentobeholdthegrislyking;

    yetthus,unvedsoon.

    hoserebelspiritsadjudgedtohell

    estthou,esed,

    yin,

    heregattheheadofthesethatsleep

    knothensaidsatan,filledhs,

    knoeyekneeoe

    foryou,theresittingnotsoar:

    nottoknuesyourselvesunknown,

    theloofyourthrong;or,ifyeknow,

    whyaskye,andsuperfluousbegin

    ye,liketoendasvain

    tothuszephon,anshs.

    thinknot,revoltedspirit,thyshapethesa,

    orundinishedbrightobeknown,

    ashoustoodestinheavenuprightandpure;

    paradiselost

    122of374

    thatglorythen,ood,

    departedfrohee;andthoureselestnow

    thysinandplaobscureandfoul.

    bute,forthou,besure,shaltgiveat

    tohis,okeep

    thisplahar

    sospakethecherub;andhisgraverebuke,

    severeinyouthfulbeauty,addedgrace

    invincible:abashedthedevilstood,

    aho

    virtueinhershapehowlovely;sained

    hisloss;butchieflytofindhereobserved

    hislustrevisiblyiaired;yetseed

    undaunted.ifistntend,saidhe,

    besththebest,thesender,notthesent,

    orallatonce;reglorywillbewon,

    orlessbelost.thyfear,saidzephonbold,

    rialtheleastdo

    singleagainsttheehenceweak.

    thefiendrepliednot,overehrage;

    but,likeaproudsteedreined,haughtyon,

    ghisironcurb:tostriveorfly

    hehelditvain;aabovehadquelled

    hisheart,notelsedisyed.noheynigh

    theepoint,hosehalfroundingguards

    justt,andclosingstoodinsquadronjoined,

    and.totheirchief,

    gabriel,frohefrontthuscalledaloud.

    ofriendsihearthetreadof

    paradiselost

    123of374

    hastingthispsedisce

    ithurielandzephhtheshade;

    ahirdalport,

    butfadedsplendour

    aheprinceofhell,

    notlikelytoparthe;

    standfirforinhislookdefiancelours.

    hesehadended,hosethed,

    andbriefrelatedtheybrought,wherefound,

    hoandpostureuched.

    tohsteregardthusgabrielspake.

    thou,satan,bro

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