第62节

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    an;overhislucidar

    alitaryvestofpurpleflowed,

    livelierthanliboean,rain

    ofsarra,wobykingsandheroesold

    intioftruce;irishaddiptthewoof;

    hisstarryhelnbue

    paradiselost

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    innhoodhended;byhisside,

    asinaglisteringzodiack,hungthesword,

    satansdiredread;andinhishandthespear.

    adaohisstate

    inednot,buthisingthusdeclared.

    adaheavenshighbehestnoprefaeeds:

    suffitthatthyprayersareheard;ah,

    thenduebysentencehoudidsttransgress,

    defeatedofhisseisurenydays

    giventheeofgrace;ayestrepent,

    andonebadaydeedswelldone

    yestver:aythenthylord,appeased,

    redeeheequitefroeathsrap

    butlohisparadisetodwell

    pertsnot:torevetheeia,

    aheefrohegardenforthtotill

    thegroundhoutaken,fittersoil.

    headdednot;foradatthenews

    heartstruhillinggripeofsorroood,

    thatallhissensesbound;eve,whounseen

    yetallhadheard,ent

    disveredsoontheplaceofherretire.

    ouedstroke,hah

    stithusleavetheeparadisethusleave

    thee,nativesoilthesehappywalksandshades,

    fithauntofgodsospend,

    quietthoughsad,therespiteofthatday

    thatstbertaltousboth.oflowers,

    thategrow,

    paradiselost

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    earlyvisitation,andlastteven,htenderhand

    frohefirstopeningbud,andgaveyenas

    hesun,orrank

    yourtribes,andthearosialfount

    theelastly,nuptialboeadoed

    hellthee

    ho,andherwanderdown

    intoaloothisobscure

    aherair

    lesspure,artalfruits

    thustheaerruptedld.

    lantnot,eve,butpatientlyresign

    justlythouhastlost,hyheart,

    thusoverfond,onthatthine:

    thygoingisnotlonely;htheegoes

    thyhusband;tofollohouartbound;

    hihynativesoil.

    adabythisfroheldsuddenda

    revering,andhisscatteredspiritsretued,

    tochaelthushishulewordsaddressed.

    ed

    ofthehehighest;forsuayseebr>

    princeaboveprincesgentlyhastthoutold

    thyssage,ightelseintellingwound,

    andinperfendus;besides

    ofsorroion,anddespair,

    ourfrailtysustain,thytidingsbring,

    departurefrohishappyplace,ours

    paradiselost

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    recess,andonlynsolatio

    faliartooureyesallplaceselse

    inhospitableappear,anddesolate;

    norknowingus,norknown:and,ifbyprayer

    incessantiuldhopetogethewill

    ofhiings,icease

    toyassiduouscries:

    butprayeragainsthisabsolutedecree

    noreavailsthahagainstthewind,

    blothatbreathesitforth:

    thereforetohisgreatbiddingisubt.

    thisstafflicts,that,departinghence,

    asfroisfaceishallbehid,deprived

    hisblesseduntenance:hereiuldfrequent

    hebyplacehsafed

    presencedivine;andtosoe,

    onthisuntheappeared;uhistree

    stoodvisible;angthesepineshisvoice

    iheard;hereatthisfountaintalked:

    sonygratefulaltarsiwouldrear

    ofgrassyturf,andpileupeverystone

    oflustrefrohebrook,inry,

    ornunttoages;andtheron

    offersellinggu,andfruits,andflowers:

    inyoherworldwhereshalliseek

    hisbrightappearances,orfootsteptrace

    forthoughifledhingry,yetrecalled

    tolifeprolongedandprosedraow

    gladlybeholdthoughbuthisutstskirts

    paradiselost

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    ofglory;andfaroffhisstepsadore.

    tothuschaelhregardbenign.

    adathouknoheavenhis,andalltheearth;

    notthisronipresencefills

    land,sea,andair,andeverykindthatlives,

    fontedbyhisvirtualpoed:

    alltheearthhegavetheetopossessandrule,

    nodespicablegift;sursenotthen

    hispresehesenarroonfined

    ofparadise,oreden:thishadbeen

    perhapsthycapitalseat,frohadspread

    allgeions;andhadhithere

    frolltheendsoftheearth,tocelebrate

    andreverehee,theirgreatprogenitor.

    butthispreehouhastlost,broughtdown

    todhthysons:

    yetdoubtnotbutinvalley,andinplain,

    godis,ashere;andwillbefoundalike

    present;andofhispresenyasign

    stillfollopassingtheeround

    hgoodnessandpateallove,hisface

    express,andofhisstepsthetrackdivine.

    ayestbelieve,andbenfird

    erethoufroe;k

    toshoeinfuturedays

    tothee,andtothyoffspring:goodhbad

    expecttohear;supealgratending

    en;therebytolea

    truepatienperjoyhfear

    paradiselost

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    andpioussorrow;equallyinured

    byderatioherstatetobear,

    prosperousoradverse:soshaltthoulead

    safestthylife,apreparedendure

    thyrtalpassagees.asd

    thishill;leteveforihavedrenchedhereyes

    heresleepbelohoutht;

    asohousleptst,ed.

    tothusadaratefullyreplied.

    asd,ifollohee,safeguide,thepath

    thouleadest;andtothehandofheavensubt,

    hoening;totheeviltu

    obviousbreast;arngtoovere

    bysuffering,andearestfroabourwon,

    ifsoiyattain.sobothasd

    inthevisionsofgod.itwasahill,

    ofparadisethehighest;frop

    thehesphereofearth,inclearestken,

    stretplestreachofprospectlay.

    nothigherthathill,norwiderlookinground,

    pterset

    oursendadainthewildeess;

    toshoallearthskingdo,andtheirglory.

    hiseyeghttherendood

    odefa,theseat

    ofghtiesteire,frohedestinedwalls

    ofcaalu,seatofcathaian,

    andsarirsthrone,

    topaquinofsinaeankings;andthence

    paradiselost

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    toagraandlahreatgul,

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