第38节 (第2/2页)

d,andvitalth

    throughoutthefluidss;butdourged

    theblacktartareousldinfealdregs,

    adversetolife:thenfouhennglobed

    likethingstolike;theresttoseveralplace

    disparted,aheair;

    ahselfbalanherterhung.

    lettherebelight,saidgod;andforthhlight

    ethereal,firstofthings,quintessencepure,

    sprungfrohedeep;andfroeativeeast

    tojoueythroughtheaeryglooegan,

    spheredinaradiantcloud,foryetthesunsheinacloudytabeacle

    sojouedthehelightwasgood;

    andlightfroarknessbythehesphere

    divided:lighttheday,anddarknessnight,

    henad.thuso:

    norpastued,norunsung

    bythecelestialquires,light

    exhalingfirstfroarkheybeheld;

    birthdayofheaveh;hjoyandshout

    theholloheyfilled,

    andtouningpraised

    paradiselost

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    godandhistheysung,

    botho.

    again,godsaid,lettherebefirnt

    adtheers,adivide

    thetheade

    thefirnt,expanseofliquid,pure,

    transparealair,diffused

    inostnvex

    ofthisgreatround;partitionfirndsure,

    thethoseabove

    dividing:forasearth,sohetheworld

    builtonuluous,inwide

    isrule

    ofoved;lestfierceextres

    ntiguousghtdisteerthee:

    andheavehefirnt:soeven

    andingchorussungthesendday.

    theearthed,butinthebasyet

    ofbryoniatureinvolved,

    appearednot:overallthefaceofearth

    inoflo

    prolifickhuursofteningallherglobe,

    ferhegreatthertonceive,

    satiateoisture;whengodsaid,

    begatherednoersunderheaven

    intoonepladletdrylandappear.

    iediatelytheuntainshugeappear

    ergent,andtheirbroadbarebacksupheave

    intotheclouds;theirtopsasdthesky:

    paradiselost

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    sohighasheavedthetudhills,solow

    dobroadanddeep,

    iousbedofers:thitherthey

    hastedhgladpree,uprolled,

    <:

    partriseincrystal,

    forhaste;suchflightthegreatndiressed

    onthesiesatthecall

    oftruetforofaresthouhastheard

    trooptotheirstandard;sotheerythrong,

    erheyfound,

    ifsteep,htorrentrapture,ifthroughplain,

    softebbing;norrockorhill;

    butthey,orunderground,oruitwide

    hserpenterrourheirway,

    andonthehannelswore;

    easy,eregodhadbidthegroundbedry,

    allbuthinthosebanks,whereriversnow

    streaaualdraidtrain.

    thedrylah;andthegreatrele

    ateders,hecalledseas:

    andsahatittheearth

    putforththeverdantgrass,herbyieldingseed,

    andfruittreeyieldingfruitafterherkind,

    heearth.

    hesehadsaid,hebareearth,tillthen

    desartandbare,unsightly,unadoed

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