第26节

    oldhiandhsongs

    andphonies,dayhoutnight,

    lehisthronerejoig;yeinheaven

    ohjoinallyecreaturestoextol

    hiirst,hiast,hiidst,andhoutend.

    fairestofstars,lastirainofnight,

    ifbetterthoubelongnottothedawn,

    surepledgeofday,thato

    inthysphere,

    hatse.

    thousun,ofthisgreatheyeandsoul,

    paradiselost

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    aothygreater;soundhispraise

    iealurse,bothbest,

    andgained,andhoufallest.

    on,thattheorientsun,no,

    hthefixedstars,fixedintheirorbthatflies;

    andyefiveotherove

    instiothoutsong,resound

    hispraise,ofdarknesscalleduplight.

    air,as,theeldestbirth

    ofnaturesb,thatinquateionrun

    perpetual;andx

    
    varytreatkerstillnewpraise.

    yestsandexhalations,thatnowrise

    froillorsteanglake,duskyray,

    tillthesunpaintyourfleecyskirtshgold,

    inhonourtotheauthorrise;

    hertodeloudstheunlouredsky,

    orthethirstyearthhfallingshowers,

    risingorfallingstilladvancehispraise.

    hispraise,yefourquartersblow,

    breathesoftorloud;and,ops,yepines,

    heveryplant,insignofworshipwave.

    fountains,awarble,asyeflow,

    lodiousrrs,unehispraise.

    joinvoices,allyelivingsouls:yebirds,

    thatsinginguptoheavengateasd,

    bearonyoureshispraise.

    yethatinersglide,awalk

    paradiselost

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    theearth,andstatelytread,orloreep;

    ooreven,

    tohill,orvalley,fountain,orfreshshade,

    devocalbysong,andtaughthispraise.

    hail,universallord,bebounteousstill

    togiveusonlygood;andifthenight

    havegatheredaughtofevil,orncealed,

    disperseit,asnodispelsthedark

    soprayedtheyi,andtotheirthoughts

    fireacereveredsoon,and.

    ontotheiringsruralheyhaste,

    angsdehereanyrow

    offruittreesoveroofar

    theirpaeredboughs,andneededhandstok

    fruitlesseraces:ortheyledthevine

    to;she,spoused,abouthiwines

    herrriageablear,andbrings

    herdoheadoptedclusters,toado

    hisbarrenleaves.thehuseloyedbeheld

    called

    raphael,thesociablespirit,thatdeigned

    totravelhtobias,andsecured

    hisrriageesaid.

    raphael,saidhe,thouheareststiroh

    satan,froellsegulf,

    hathraisedinparadise;andhourbed

    thisnightthehunpair;howhedesigns

    ionankind.

    gotherefore,halfthisdayasfriendhfriend

    paradiselost

    137of374

    nverse,inbowerorshade

    thoufihiroheheatofnooired,

    torespitehisdaylabourhrepast,

    orhrepose;andsuchdisursebringon,

    asyadvisehifhishappystate,

    happinessinhispofreetowill,

    lefttohisohoughfree,

    yettable;tobeware

    heshal

    hisdanger,andfroy,

    latefallenhielffroeaven,isplottingnow

    thefallofothersfroikestateofbliss;

    byvioleno,forthatshallbehstood;

    butbydeceitahislethinow,

    lest,ransgressiend

    surprisal,unadnished,unforewaed.

    sospaketheetealfather,andfulfilled

    alljustiordelayedthe

    afterhisong

    thousaialardours,ood

    veiledhhisgeous,

    fleidstofheaven;theangelickquires,

    oneadparting,tohisspeedgaveway

    throughalltheeyrealroad;till,atthegate

    ofheavenarrived,thegateselfopenedwide

    ongoldenhiuing,asbywork

    divihesovranarthadfrad.

    froenocloud,or,toobstructhissight,

    starinterposed,hoallhesees,

    paradiselost

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    notunnfordtoothershiningglobes,

    earth,andthegardenofgod,hcedarsed

    aboveallhills.astheglass

    ofgalileo,lessassured,observes

    iginedlandsandregionsintheon:

    orpilot,frodstthelades

    delosorsasfirstappearing,kens

    acloudyspot.dohitherproneinflight

    hespeeds,andthroughthevastetherealsky

    sailsbethsteadywing

    nohepolarhenhqui

    ill,hinsoar

    oftos

    aphoenix,gazedbyallasthatsolebird,

    oenshrinehisreliquesinthesuns

    brighttele,toegyptianthebesheflies.

    atoheeastecliffofparadise

    helights,andtohispropershaperetus

    aseraphoshade

    hislisdivihepairthatclad

    eaentlingoerhisbreast

    ent;theddlepair

    girtlikeastarryzonehis,andround

    skirtedhisloinsandthighshdownygold

    andloursdiptinheavehirdhisfeet

    shadoeitherheelail,

    skytincturedgrain.likeiassoood,

    andshookhisplus,thatheavenlyfragrancefilled

    theuitallthebands

    paradiselost

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    ofangelsunderdtohisstate,

    andtohisssagehigh,inhonourrise;

    foronsossagehightheyguessedhiound.

    theirglitterishepassed,andnoe

    intotheblissfulfield,throughgrovesofrrh,

    andflo;

    as;foaturehere

    e,andplayedatwill

    hervirginfanores,

    ousbliss.

    hihroughthespicyforestone

    adaisceed,asinthedoorhesat

    ofhisolboountedsun

    shotdo

    earthsinstb,reththanadaeeds:

    andevehiherhourprepared

    fordinnersavouryfruits,oftastetoplease

    trueappetite,andnotdisrelishthirst

    ofneilkystrea

    berryrape:tothusadaalled.

    hastehither,eve,andhthysightbehold

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