第3节

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    invallorosa,hetrurianshades

    highoverarchedeoteredsedge

    afloat,ed

    hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew

    busirisandhishianchivalry,

    redtheypursued

    thesojoshen,whobeheld

    frohesafeshoretheirfloatingases

    andbrokenkbestrown,

    abjedlost,laythese,veringtheflood,

    underazentoftheirhideousge.

    hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep

    ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,

    heflo,

    paradiselost

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    ifsuentasthisseize

    etealspiritsorhaveyechosenthisplace

    afterthetoilofbattletorepose

    yourue,fortheeaseyoufind

    tosluerhere,asinthevalesofheaven

    orinthisabjectposturehaveyeswo

    toadorethenqueror,whonowbeholds

    cherubandseraphrollingintheflood

    sandensigns,tillanon

    hissheavengatesdisce

    thadvantage,and,desding,treadusdown

    thusdrooping,orhlihunderbolts

    transfixustothebottofthisgulf

    awake,arise,orbeforeverfallen

    theyheard,andheysprung

    upooch

    onduty,sleepingfoundbytheydread,

    rouseairtheelveserewellawake.

    nordidtheynotperceivetheevilplight

    inheyhefiercepainsnotfeel;

    yettotheirgeneralsvoicetheysoonobeyed

    innurable.ashepotentrod

    ofaasosevilday,

    heast,upcalledapitloud

    oflocusts,heeastewind,

    thatoertherealfiiouspharaohhung

    likenight,anddarkenedallthelandofnile;

    sonuerlesshosebadangelsseen

    honhepeofhell,

    paradiselost

    14of374

    tupper,her,andsurroundingfires;

    till,asasignalgiven,thupliftedspear

    oftheirgreatsultanodirect

    theirurse,inevenbalancedoheylight

    onthefirritone,andfillalltheplain:

    altitudelikehepopulousnorth

    pouredneverfroerfrozenloinstopass

    rhehedanaw,whenherbarbaroussons

    calikeadelugeoh,andspread

    behgibraltartothelibyansands.

    fortheverysquadronandead,

    theheadsandleadersthitherhasteood

    theirgreatndergodlikeshapes,andfor

    excellinghun;princelydignities;

    andpohaterstinheavensatonthrones,

    thoughontheiasinheavenlyrerdsnow

    benorial,blottedoutandrased

    bytheirrebellionfrohebooksoflife.

    norhadtheyyetangthesonsofeve

    gottheees,till,heearth,

    throughgodshighsufferanan,

    byfalsitiesahegreatestpart

    ofnkindtheyrruptedtoforsake

    godtheircreator,andthinvisible

    gloryofhihatdetheotransforbr>

    ofttotheigeofabrute,adoed

    pandgold,

    anddevilstoadorefordeities:

    thenenbyvariousnas,

    paradiselost

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    andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld.

    say,se,theiasthenkno,,

    rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,

    attheirgreateerorscall,asinh

    glyoodonthebarestrand,

    isrooodyetaloof

    thechiefthepitofhell

    roangtoseektheirpreyoh,durstfix

    theirseats,longafter,heseatofgod,

    theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored

    aionsround,anddurstabide

    jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned

    bet;yea,oftenplaced

    hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,

    abonations;andhcursedthings

    hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,

    andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight.

    first,loearedhblood

    ofhunsacrifidparentstears;

    though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,

    theirriesuhatpassedthroughfire

    tohisgridol.hiheaonite

    worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,

    inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr>

    ofutstaon.norhsuch

    audaciousneighbourhood,theheart

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    histelerightagainsttheteleofgod

    onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove

    paradiselost

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    thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence

    andblaalled,thetypeofhell.

    oabssons,

    froroartoneboandthewild

    ofsouthstabariinhesebon

    andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond

    thefloacladhvines,

    aothasphalticpool:

    peorhisothea,iced

    israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,

    todohioe.

    yetthencehislustfuliesheenlarged

    eventothathillofsdal,bythegrove

    ofloide,lusthardbyhate,

    tillgoodjosiahdrovetheheohell.

    etheythebflood

    ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts

    egyptfrround,hadgeneralnas

    ofbaalindashtaroththosele,

    thesefenine.forspirits,heyplease,

    eithersexassu,orboth;sosoft

    andunpouheiressencepure,

    nottriedornacledb,

    norfouhebrittlestrengthofbones,

    likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,

    dilatedorndensed,brightorobscure,

    executetheirairypurposes,

    andityfulfil.

    forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook

    paradiselost

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    theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft

    hisrighteousaltar,bon

    tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow

    botle,sunkbeforethespear

    ofdespicablefoes.htheseintroop

    caastoreth,thephoeniscalled

    astarte,queenofheaven,hcresthos;

    toagenigntlybytheon

    sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;

    insionalsonotunsung,ood

    herteleonthoffeain,built

    bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,

    beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell

    toidolsfoul.thauzextbehind,

    whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured

    thesyriaolanthisfate

    inarousdittiesallasuersday,

    oothadonisfroisnativerock

    ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood

    ofthauzyearlyhelovetale

    iedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,

    hesah

    ezekielsahevisionled,

    his

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