第3节 (第1/2页)

    【】sthatstrohebrooks

    invallorosa,hetrurianshades

    highoverarchedeoteredsedge

    afloat,ed

    hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew

    busirisandhishianchivalry,

    redtheypursued

    thesojoshen,whobeheld

    frohesafeshoretheirfloatingases

    andbrokenkbestrown,

    abjedlost,laythese,veringtheflood,

    underazentoftheirhideousge.

    hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep

    ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,

    heflo,

    paradiselost

    13of374

    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

    15of374

    andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld.

    say,se,theiasthenkno,,

    rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,

    attheirgr