第21节

    【】creaturesthatpossess

    earth,air,aheusnotthinkhard

    paradiselost

    108of374

    oneeasyprohibition,whoenjoy

    freeleavesetoallthingselse,ande

    unlitedofnifolddelights:

    butletuseverpraisehiaol

    hisbounty,follofultask,

    topruhesegros,aheseflowers,

    hthee.

    tothusevereplied.othoufor

    andfroed,fleshofthyflesh,

    andaonoend,guide

    ahouhastsaidisjustandright.

    forindeedallpraisesowe,

    anddailythanks;ichiefly,whoenjoy

    sofarthehappierlot,enjoyingthee

    preebysochodds,hou

    likensorttothyselfstnowherefind.

    thatdayioftreer,sleep

    ifirstayselfreposed

    underashadeonflouderingwhere

    andihitherbrought,andhow.

    notdistantfarfrohencearringsound

    ofacave,andspread

    intoaliquidplaioodunved

    pureastheexpanseofheaven;ithither

    edown

    onthegreenbank,tolookintotheclear

    sothlake,thattoseedanothersky.

    asibentdoolook,justopposite

    ashapeappeared,

    paradiselost

    109of374

    bendingtolookon:istartedback,

    itstartedback;butpleasedisooued,

    pleaseditretuedassoonhansweringlooks

    ofsyathyandlove:thereihadfixed

    illnohvaindesire,

    hadnotavoicethuse;thouseest,

    therethouseest,faircreature,isthyself;

    eandgoes:butfolloe,

    andiheeays

    thying,andthysofteraces,he

    agethouart;hihoushaltenjoy

    inseparablythiohihaltbear

    ltitudeslikethyself,andthenalled

    therofhunrace.uldido,

    butfht,invisiblythusled

    tilliespiedthee,fairindeedandtall,

    underaplatahoughtlessfair,

    lessiablyld,

    thanthatsothage:backitued;

    thoufolloaloud,retu,faireve;

    flyestthouthouflyest,ofhihouart,

    hisflesh,hisboogivetheebei

    outofsidetothee,heart,

    substantiallife,tohavetheebyside

    hehanindividualsolacedear;

    partofsouliseekthee,andtheeclaibr>

    otherhalf:hthatthygentlehand

    seisedne:iyielded;andfrohattisee

    hoanlygrace,

    paradiselost

    110of374

    and,rulyfair.

    sospakeeher,andheyes

    ofnjugalattraunreproved,

    andeksurrender,halferagleaned

    onourfirstfather;halfhers

    his,uheflowinggold

    ofherloosetresseshid:heindelight

    bothofherbeauty,andsubssivechar,

    sledhsuperiourlove,asjupiter

    onjunosles,pregnstheclouds

    thatshedyfloatronlip

    hkissespure:asidethedeviltued

    forenvy;yetalign

    eyedtheskahusplained.

    sighthateful,sighttorntingthusthesetwo,

    iaradisedihersar,

    thehappiereden,shallenjoytheirfill

    ofblissonbliss;thrust,

    herjoynorlove,butfiercedesire,

    angourothertorntsnottheleast,

    stillunfulfilledhpainoflongingpines.

    yetletnetihavegained

    froheiroouths:allisnottheirs,itsee;

    oaltreetherestands,ofknoalled,

    forbiddeaste:knowledgeforbidden

    suspicious,reasonless.heirlord

    envythehatitbesintoknow

    itbedeathanddotheyonlystand

    byignorahattheirhappystate,

    paradiselost

    111of374

    theproofoftheirobedieheirfaith

    ofairfoundationlaidobuild

    theirruinhends

    oredesiretok

    enviousnds,iedhdesign

    tokeeptheoknoightexalt

    equalhgods:aspiringtobesuch,

    theytasteanddie:likeliersue

    butfirstustwalkround

    thisgarden,andnoerleaveunspied;

    aeyleadayet

    soofheavenbyfountainside,

    orinthitodraw

    furtheray,

    yethappypair;enjoy,tilliretu,

    shortpleasures,fosueed

    sosaying,hisproudstephesfultued,

    butspe,andbegan

    throughhroughe,oerhill,oerdale,his

    roabr>

    anostlongitude,whereheaven

    eets,thesettingsun

    slhtaspect

    againsttheeastegateofparadise

    levelledhiseveningrays:itk

    ofalabaster,pileduptotheclouds,

    nspicuousfar,honeast

    aessiblefroarth,orancehigh;

    theresthat

    paradiselost

    112of374

    stillasitrose,iossibletocli.

    bettheserockypillarsgabrielsat,

    chiefoftheangelickguards,aingnight;

    abouthixeres

    theunardyouthofheaven,butnighathand

    s,andspears,

    hunghighondflang,andhgold.

    thithercauriel,glidingthroughtheeven

    onasunbeasasashootingstar

    inaututhsthenight,whenvapoursfired

    iresstheair,andshoariner

    froasstobeware

    ietuoushusbeganinhaste.

    gabriel,totheethyursebylothathgiven

    chargeandstrih,thattothishappyplace

    hingapproachorenterin.

    thisdayathighthofnooncatosphere

    aspirit,zealous,asheseed,toknow

    reofthealghtysan,

    godslatestige:idescribedhisway

    bentallonspeed,andrkedhisaerygait;

    butihatliesfrodennorth,

    lighted,soondisceedhislooks

    alienfroeaven,hpassionsfoulobscured:

    neeyepursuedhitill,butundershade

    lostsightofhiohebanishedcrew,

    ifear,hathventuredfrohedeep,toraise

    hycarestbetofind.

    tothehusretued.

    paradiselost

    113of374

    uriel,nohyperfectsight,

    adthesunsbrightlehousitst,

    seefarandthisgatenonepass

    thevigilaned,butsuchase

    wellknoheav

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