第65节

    ns,andbringhospoilshinfinite

    nslaughter,shallbeheldthehighestpitch

    ofhunglory;andflorydone

    oftriuh,tobestyledgreatnquerours

    patronsofnkind,gods,andsonsofgods;

    destrhtlieren.

    thusfashallbeachieved,renoh;

    andostritsfa,insilencehid.

    buthe,theseventhfrohee,thoubeheldst

    thehteousinaworldpreverse,

    andthereforehated,thereforesobeset

    hfoes,fsiobejust,

    andutterodioustruth,thatgode

    tojudgethehesthigh

    raptinabalcloudheeds

    did,asthousa,receive,tohgod

    highinsalvationandtheclisofbliss,

    exetfroeath;toshoheereward

    paradiselost

    344of374

    aent;

    hineeyesandsoonbehold.

    helooked,andsahefaceofthingsquiteged;

    thebrazenthroatoforoar;

    allnoe,

    toluxuryandriot,feastanddance;

    rryingorprostituting,asbefel,

    rapeoradultery,wherepassingfair

    alluredthethencefroupstocivilbroils.

    atlengthareverendsireangthea,

    andoftheirdoingsgreatdislikedeclared,

    aifiedagainsttheir

    frequeheirasselies,et,

    triuhsorfestivals;andtothereached

    nversionaaosouls

    inprison,underjudgentsii:

    butallinvain:heased

    ntending,andrevedhistentsfaroff;

    then,froheuntaiall,

    begantobuildavesselofhugebulk;

    asuredbycubit,length,ah,andhighth;

    saredroundhpitdinthesideadoor

    ntrived;andofprovisionslaidinlarge,

    forna:range

    ofeverybeast,andbird,andisll,

    casevens,andpairs;aeredinastaught

    theirorder:lastthesireandhisthreesons,

    htheirfouradefastthedoor.

    ahhblags

    paradiselost

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    hecloudstogetherdrove

    fronderheaven;thehillstotheirsupply

    vapour,andexhalationduskandist,

    sentupain;andhiedsky

    likeadarkcielingstood;doherain

    ietuous;andntiilltheearth

    nore

    uplifted,andsecurehbeakedprow

    rodetiltihewaves;alldwellingselse

    floodovered,andthe

    deepundererrolled;seaveredsea,

    seahoutshore;andintheirpalaces,

    onsterswhelped

    andstabled;ofnkind,sonurouslate,

    allleft,inonesllbottoiarked.

    ho,tobehold

    theendofallthyoffspring,endsosad,

    depopulatioherflood,

    oftearsandsorroheealsodrowned,

    andsuhysons;till,gentlyreared

    bytheangel,onthyfeetthoustoodestatlast,

    thoughfortless;asous

    hischildren,allinvieroyedatonce;

    andsetotheaerdstthusthyplaint.

    ovisionsillforeseeerhadi

    livedignorantoffuturesohadboe

    partofevilonly,eachdayslot

    enoughtobear;thosenohatweredispensed

    theburdenofnyages,onlight

    paradiselost

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    atonce,byforeknoh

    abortive,totorheirbeing,

    ustbe.letnonseek

    hehtobeforetold,shallbefall

    hirhischildren;evilheybesure,

    herhisforekno;

    ahefutureevilshallnoless

    inapprehensionthaninsubstancefeel,

    grievoustobear:butthato,

    nisnottohosefeaped

    faneandanguishe,

    haterydesart:ihadhope,

    eh,

    allhengoneewouldhave

    ed

    an;

    butieived;foowisee

    peacetorrupthanoe.

    hoesitthusunfold,celestialguide,

    andanwillend.

    tothuschael.those,lastthousa

    intriuhandluxurioush,arethey

    firstseeninactsofproi

    aexploits,butoftruevirtuevoid;

    uuch

    subduingnations,andachievedthereby

    failes,andrichprey;

    shallgetheirursetopleasure,ease,andsloth,

    surfeit,andlust;tillonnessandpride

    paradiselost

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    raiseoutoffriendshiphostiledeedsinpeace.

    thenqueredalso,andenslavedbywar,

    shall,lost,allvirtuelose

    andfearofgod;froheirpietyfeigned

    insharpofbattlefoundnoaid

    againstiherefore,oledinzeal,

    thehshallpraehoolivesecure,

    e,ontheirlords

    shallleavetheoenjoy;fortheearthshallbear

    rethanenough,thatteeraried:

    soallshalltudegee,alldepraved;

    justidteeraruthandfaith,fot;

    oneheonlysonoflight

    inadarkage,againstexalegood,

    againstallurent,custoandaworld

    offended:fearlessofreproads,

    thegrandchild,hts

    froanaan,toalandhereaftercalled

    egypt,dividedbytheriveile;

    seeouths

    intothesea:tosojouinthatland

    hees,invitedbyayoungerson

    intiofdearth;ason,hydeeds

    raisehiobethesendinthatrealbr>

    ofpharaoh:therehedies,andleaveshisrace

    grooanation,andnowgrown

    suspectedtoasequentking,whoseeks

    tostoptheirroateguests

    orviolence,heoftheirkedways

    paradiselost

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    shallthednish;andbeforetheet

    thepathshteousness,houchresafe

    andfullofpeace;denounge

    ontheirienitendshallretu

    oftheerided,butofgodobserved

    theonalive;byhisnd

    shallbuildahoubeheldst,

    tosavehielf,andhoushold,frodst

    aetouniversalk.

    nosoonerhe,ofna

    selectforlife,shallinthearkbelodged,

    aeredround;butallthets

    ofheaveopenohshallpour

    rain,dayandnight;allfountainsofthedeep,

    brokeup,shallheavetheotousurp

    beyondallbounds;tillinundationrise

    abovethehighesthills:thenshallthisunt

    ofparadisebyght

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