第31节

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    suchasinhighestheavenarrayedingold

    eyreal;froeforehervanishednight,

    shhs;heplain

    veredbattledsquadrht,

    ingar,aeeds,

    refleethisview:

    eived,;andfound

    alreadyknohefoehought

    tohavereported:gladlythenhexed

    angthosefriendlyporeceived

    ationsloud,thatone,

    thatofsonyriadsfalleone

    retuednotlost.ontothesacredhill

    paradiselost

    162of374

    theyledhiighapplauded,a

    beforetheseatsupre;froavoice,

    froidstagoldenildwasheard.

    servantofgod.houfought

    thebetterfight,aintained

    agaiedltitudesthecause

    oftruth,inightierthantheyinar;

    andforthetestinyoftruthhastboe

    universalreproach,farobear

    thanviolence;forthishycare

    tostandapprovedinsightofgod,thoughworlds

    judgedtheeperverse:theeasiernow

    reinsthee,aidedbythishostoffriends,

    balorioustoretu,

    thahoudidstdepart;andtosubdue

    byforce,heirlawrefuse,

    rightreasonfortheirlaheirking

    ssiah,eritreigns.

    go,iesprince,

    andthou,inlitarypro,

    gabriel,leadforthtobattlethesesons

    invinyardsaints,

    bythousandsandbylliedfht,

    equalihatgodlesscrew

    rebellious:the

    fearlessassault;and,tothebrowofheaven

    pursuing,drivetheutfroodandbliss,

    intotheirplaent,thegulf

    oftartarus,hreadyopenswide

    paradiselost

    163of374

    hisfieryeivetheirfall.

    sospakethesovranvoidcloudsbegan

    todarkenallthehill,aoroll

    induskyes,thesign

    ofhahlessdreadtheloud

    etherealtruetfronhighganblow:

    atndthepoilitant,

    thatstoodforheaven,inghtyquadratejoined

    ofunioible,vedon

    iheirbrightlegions,tothesound

    ofinstruntalharny,thatbreathed

    heroickardourtoadventurousdeeds

    uheirgodlikeleaders,inthecause

    ofgodandhisssiah.ontheyve

    indissolublyfirnorobvioushill,

    norstraiteningvale,nor,divides

    theirperfeks;fhabovetheground

    theirrchhepassiveairupbore

    theiiletread;ashetotalkind

    ofbirds,inorderlyarrayonwing,

    casuonedoveredentoreceive

    theiasofthee;soovernyatract

    ofheaventheyrched,andnyaprovincewide,

    tenfoldthelengthofthisterrelast,

    farinthehorizontothenorthappeared

    frokirttoskirtafieryregion,stretched

    inbattailousaspednearerview

    bristledsinnurable

    idspears,ahronged,andshields

    paradiselost

    164of374

    various,entportrayed,

    thebandedpoanhastingon

    hfuriousexpedition;fortheyweened

    thatselfsaday,byfightorbysurprise,

    toountofgod,andonhisthrone

    tosettheenvierofhisstate,theproud

    aspirer;buttheirthoughtsprovedfondandvain

    intheded

    atfirst,thatangelshouldhangelwar,

    andi,eet

    sooftiivalsofjoyandlove

    unanius,assonsofosire,

    hyiealfather:buttheshout

    ofbattlenowbegan,andrushingsound

    ofoendedsooneachlderthought.

    highi,exaltedasagod,

    theapostateinhissunbrightchariotsat,

    idolofjestydivine,enclosed

    ingcherubiandgoldenshields;

    thenlightedfroisgeousthrone,foow

    thostandhostbutnarro,

    adreadfulinterval,andfronttofront

    preseoodinterriblearray

    ofhideouslength:beforethecloudyvan,

    ontheroughedgeofbattleereitjoined,

    satan,hvastandhaughtystridesadvanced,

    antandgold;

    abdielthatsighte,ood

    aiest,bentonhighestdeeds,

    paradiselost

    165of374

    andthushisoedheartexplores.

    oheaventhatsuchreselahehighest

    shouldyetrein,hay

    reinnot:ight

    therefailuefails,orprove

    ,thoughtofightunnquerable

    hispuissarustinginthealghtysaid,

    iantotry,ried

    unsoundandfalse;norisitaughtbutjust,

    thathe,eoftruthhathwon,

    shoulds,inbothdisputesalike

    victor;thoughbrutishthatandfoul,

    htodealhforce,yetso

    streasonisthatreasonovere.

    sop,andfroisardpeers

    forthsteppingopposite,halfet

    hisdarihispreventionre

    insed,andthussecurelyhiefied.

    proud,artthoutthyhopeohavereached

    thehighthofthyaspiringunopposed,

    thethroneofgodunguarded,andhisside

    abatheterrourofthypower

    orpotenttongue:foolnottothinkhowvain

    againsttheoipotenttoriseinar;

    allestthingsuld,houtend,

    haveraisedincessaodefeat

    thyfolly;orhsolitaryhand

    reait,atoneblow,

    unaided,uldhavefihee,anded

    paradiselost

    166of374

    thylegionsunderdarkness:butthouseest

    allarenotofthytrain;therebe,h

    prefer,aogod,thoughthen

    totheenotvisible,whenialone

    seedinthyodissent

    froll:sectthouseest;nooolate

    hoetisyknohousandserr.

    thegrandfoe,hsfuleyeaskance,

    thusainwishedhour

    ofrevenge,firstsoughtfor,thouretuest

    frolight,seditiousaoreceive

    thyritedrehefirstassay

    ofthisrighthandprovoked,sincefirstthattongue,

    inspiredhntradi,durstoppose

    athirdpartofthegods,insynodt

    theirdeitiestoassert;heyfeel

    vigourdivine,allow

    oipoteoest

    beforethyfellobitioustowin

    froesoplu,thatthysuessyshow

    destrutotherest:thispausebetween,

    unansthouboasttolettheeknow,

    atfirstithoughtthatlibertyandheaven

    toh

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