第11节

    【】tojointheirdarkenunterindair.

    shtybatantsthathell

    greatchedtheystood;

    paradiselost

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    foeverbutoncereherlike

    toetsogreatafoe.andnodeeds

    hadbeenachieved,whereofallhellhadrung,

    hadnotthesnakysorceress,thatsat

    fastbyhellgateahefatalkey,

    risen,andhhideousoutcryrushedbetween.

    ofather,ihyhand,shecried,

    againstthyonlysonfury,oson,

    possessestheetobendthatrtaldart

    againstthyfathersheadandkno

    forhiabove,andlaughsthewhile

    atthee,ordainedhisdrudgetoexecute

    eerhish,ice,bids

    hish,royyeboth

    shespake,andatherhehellishpest

    forbore:theohersataued:

    sethyoutcry,andthyrange

    thouinterposest,thatsuddenhand,

    prevented,sparestotelltheeyetbydeeds

    itintends,tillfirstiknohee

    ed,andwhy,

    inthisinfealvalefirstt,thoucallst

    father,andthatphantasallstson.

    ik,noreversaillnow

    sightredetestablethanhindthee.

    tthustheportressofhellgatereplied:

    hastthot,then;anddoiseebr>

    noedsofair

    inheaven,bly,andinsight

    paradiselost

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    ofalltheseraphiined

    inboldnspiracyagainstheavensking,

    allonasuddenserablepain

    surprisedthee,dihineeyesanddizzys

    indarkness,esthidfast

    threh,tillosideopeningwide,

    likesttotheeinshapeanduntenancebright,

    thenshiningheavenlyfair,agoddessard,

    outofthyheadisprung.azentseized

    allthhostofheaven;backtheyreiledafraid

    atfirst,andcalledsin,andfn

    portentousheld;but,faliargrown,

    ipleased,andhattraeswon

    thestaversetheechiefly,

    thyselfinthyperfectigeviewing,

    beaured;andsuchjoythoutookst

    eithatbnceived

    agroeanwhilewararose,

    andfieldsained

    fhtyfoe

    tory;toourpartlossandrout

    throughalltheeyrean.doheyfell,

    drivenheadlongfrohepitchofheaven,down

    intothisdeep;andinthegeneralfall

    ialso:atethispowerfulkey

    intohandshchargetokeep

    thesegatesforevershut,hnonepass

    yopening.pensivehereisat

    alolongisatnot,tillb,

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    pregnantbythee,andnoessivegrown,

    prodigioustioahroes.

    atlastthisodiousoffspringthouseest,

    thien,breakingviolentway,

    torethroughentrails,that,hfearandpain

    distorted,allhershapethusgrew

    transford:butheinbredene

    forthissued,brandishinghisfataldart,

    detodestroy.ifled,andcriedoutdeath

    helltreledatthehideousna,andsighed

    frollhercaves,andbackresoundeddeath

    ifled;buthepursuedthoughre,itsee,

    infladhlustthanrage,and,serfar,

    overtook,histher,alldisyed,

    and,ineraibleandfoul

    engenderihatrapebegot

    theseyellinghathry

    surround,asthousahourlynceived

    andhourlybo,hsorroe

    to;for,b

    thatbredtheheyretu,andhowl,andgnaw

    boheirrepast;then,burstingforth

    afresh,eround,

    thatrestorinterssionnoneifind.

    beforeneeyesinoppositionsits

    grieath,sonandfoe,on,

    and,hisparent,wouldfullsoondevour

    forofotherprey,butthatheknows

    hisendineinvolved,andknohati

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    shouldproveabitterrsel,andhisbane,

    hatshallbe:sofatepronounced.

    butthou,ofather,iforehee,shun

    hisdeadlyarrohervainlyhope

    tobeinvulnerableinthhtar,

    throughteeredheavenly;forthatrtaldint,

    savehe.

    shefinished;alefiendhislore

    soonleaed,noilder,andthusansooth:

    deardaughtersinstforthysire,

    andfairsonhereshoe,thedearpledge

    ofdalliancehadhtheeinheaven,andjoys

    theion,throughdirege

    befallenusunforeseen,unthoughtofknow,

    ietosetfree

    froutthisdarkanddislhouseofpain

    bothhindthee,andalltheheavenlyhost

    ofspiritsthat,inourjustpretencesard,

    fellonhigh.frohego

    thisunutherrandsole,andoneforall

    selfexpose,hloepstotread

    thunfoundeddeep,andthroughthevoidiense

    toseareforetold

    shouldbeand,byncurringsigns,erenow

    createdvastandroundaplaceofbliss

    inthepurlieusofheaven;andthereinplaced

    araceofupstartcreatures,tosupply

    perhapsourva,thoughrereved,

    lestheaven,surchargedultitude,

    paradiselost

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    ghthaptovenehis,ht

    thanthisresecret,noe

    toknohisonou,

    andbriheplacehouah

    shalldease,andupanddownunseen

    air,eald

    hodours.thereyeshallbefedandfilled

    ieasurably;allthingsshallbeyourprey.

    heedhighlypleased,ah

    grinnedhorribleaghastlysle,tohear

    hisfaneshouldbefilled,andblessedhisw

    destihatgoodhour.nolessrejoiced

    histherbad,andthusbespakehersire:

    thekeyofthisinfealpit,bydue

    andbyndofheavensallpowerfulking,

    ikeep,byhiorbiddentounlock

    theseadaes;againstallforce

    deathreadystandstointerposehisdart,

    fearlesstobeoertchedbylivingght.

    butndsabove,

    e,andhathhitherthrustdown

    intothisglooftartarusprofound,

    tositinhatefulofficeherenfined,

    inhabitantofheavenandheavenlybo

    hereiualagonyandpain,

    passedround

    ofneoybowelsfeed

    thouartfather,thouauthor,thou

    beinggavst;shouldiobey

    paradiselost

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    buttheefolloesoo

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