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    【】ofoved

    outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,

    hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,

    dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,

    aakerootanislandsaltandbare,

    thehauntofseals,andordsealang:

    toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace

    nosanctity,ifhitherbrought

    bynherefrequent,orthereindwell.

    andnofurthershallensue,behold.

    helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,

    hecloudswerefled,

    paradiselost

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    driven,

    hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;

    andtheclearsunonhiseryglass

    gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,

    asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink

    frotandinglaketotrippihatstole

    hsoftfoottohedeep;opt

    hissluces,astheheavenhis.

    thearknorenosonground,

    fastoopofsohighuntainfixed.

    andopsofhills,asrocks,appear;

    ourtheherapidcurrentsdrive,

    toheretreatiheirfurioustide.

    forthoutthearkaravenflies,

    andafterhithesurerssenger,

    adovesentforthondagaintospy

    greentreeround,aylight:

    thesendtiretuing,inhisbill

    anoliveleafhebrings,paksign:

    anroundappears,andfroisark

    theasiredesds,hallhistrain;

    thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,

    gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds

    adehecloudabow

    nspicuoushthreeliftedlay,

    betokeningpeacefrood,anew.

    ,erstsosad,

    greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth.

    othou,urethingsstrepresent

    paradiselost

    350of374

    aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive

    atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,

    hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve.

    farlessiforonewholeworld

    ofroyed,thanirejoice

    foronenfoundsoperfedsojust,

    thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld

    froiandallhisaet.

    butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven

    distended,asthebrowofgodappeased

    orservethey,asafloobind

    thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,

    lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth

    tothearest;

    soithisire,

    thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;

    grievedathisheart,

    thehfilledhviolendallflesh

    rruptiheiroved,

    suanfindinhissight,

    thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;

    andkesavenaodestroy

    theearthagainbyflood;hesea

    surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,

    antherei;but,whenhebrings

    overtheearthacloud,herei

    histriplelouredboolook,

    andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,

    seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,

    paradiselost

    351of374

    shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,

    bothheaveh,hejustshalldwell.

    paradiselost

    352of374

    bookxii

    asonoon,

    thoughbentonspeed;soheretheargelpaused

    bettheroyedandored,

    ifadaughtperhapsghtinterpose;

    then,es.

    thusthouhastseenoneworldbegin,andend;

    andn,asfrosendstoeed.

    chthouhastyettosee;butiperceive

    thyrtalsighttofail;objectsdivine

    stneedsiairandansense:

    heheie;

    thoutherefivedueaudiendattend.

    thissendsouren,butfew,

    apastreins

    freshintheirnds,feariy,

    eregardtoisjustandright

    shallleadtheirlives,andltiplyapace;

    labthesoil,andreapieouscrop,

    ,theherdorflock,

    oftsab,orkid,

    hlarge,

    shallspendtheirdaysinjoyunblad;anddwell

    longtiinpeace,byfaliesandtribes,

    uealrule:tilloneshallrise

    ofproudaitiousheart;

    hfairequality,fratealstate,

    paradiselost

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    inionundeserved

    overhisbrethren,andquitedispossess

    nrdandlatheearth;

    huntingandnsshallbehisga

    hilesnare,suchasrefuse

    subjepiretyrannous:

    aghtyhuhenceheshallbestyled

    beforethelord;asieofheaven,

    orfroeaven,gsendsovranty;

    andfroebellionshallderivehisna,

    thoughofrebellionothersheause.

    helikeaitionjoins

    orunderhiotyrannize,

    rgfrodentohe,shallfind

    theplain,inousgurge

    boilsoutfrround,theuthofhell:

    ofbridofthatstuff,theycasttobuild

    acityandtoayreachtoheaven;

    aheelvesa,fardispersed

    infnlands,theirrybelost;

    regardlesse.

    butgod,en

    unseen,andthroughtheirhabitationswalks

    torktheirdoings,theeholdingsoon,

    esdooseetheircity,erethetower

    obstructheaventos

    upoonguesavariousspirit,torase

    quiteouttheiativelanguage;and,instead,

    toson:

    paradiselost

    354of374

    forthhahideousgabblerisesloud,

    angthebuilders;eaalls

    notuood;tillhoarse,andallinrage,

    as:greatlaughterwasinheaven,

    andlookingdooseethehubbubstrange,

    ahedin:thushebuildi

    ridiculous,andtheed.

    ,fatherlydispleased.

    oexecrablesonsotoaspire

    abovehisbrethren;tohielfassung

    authorityusurped,froodnotgiven:

    hegaveusonlyoverbeast,fish,fowl,

    donionabsolute;thatrightwehold

    byhisdonation;butnovern

    hedenotlord;suself

    reserving,hufrounfree.

    butthisusurperhiseproud

    staysnotonn;togodhistoends

    siegeanddefianfood

    hither,tosustain

    hielfandhisrashar;hinair

    abovethecloudsrailsgross,

    andfashhifbreath,

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