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    【】ofoved

    outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,

    hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,

    dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,

    aakerootanislandsaltandbare,

    thehauntofseals,andordsealang:

    toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace

    nosanctity,ifhitherbrought

    bynherefrequent,orthereindwell.

    andnofurthershallensue,behold.

    helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,

    hecloudswerefled,

    paradiselost

    349of374

    driven,

    hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;

    andtheclearsunonhiseryglass

    gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,

    asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink

    frotandinglaketotrippihatstole

    hsoftfoottohedeep;opt

    hissluces,astheheavenhis.

    thearknorenosonground,

    fastoopofsohighuntainfixed.

    andopsofhills,asrocks,appear;

    ourtheherapidcurrentsdrive,

    toheretreatiheirfurioustide.

    forthoutthearkaravenflies,

    andafterhithesurerssenger,

    adovesentforthondagaintospy

    greentreeround,aylight:

    thesendtiretuing,inhisbill

    anoliveleafhebrings,paksign:

    anroundappears,andfroisark

    theasiredesds,hallhistrain;

    thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,

    gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds

    adehecloudabow

    nspicuoushthreeliftedlay,

    betokeningpeacefrood,anew.

    ,erstsosad,

    greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth.

    othou,urethingsstrepresent

    paradiselost

    350of374

    aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive

    atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,

    hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve.

    farlessiforonewholeworld

    ofroyed,thanirejoice

    foronenfoundsoperfedsojust,

    thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld

    froiandallhisaet.

    butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven

    distended,asthebrowofgodappeased

    orservethey,asafloobind

    thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,

    lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth

    tothearest;

    soithisire,

    thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;

    grievedathisheart,

    thehfilledhviolendallflesh

    rruptiheiroved,

    suanfindinhissight,

    thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;

    andkesavenaodestroy

    theearthagainbyflood;hesea

    surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,

    antherei;but,whenhebrings

    overtheearthacloud,herei

    histriplelouredboolook,

    andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,

    seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,

    paradiselost

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    shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,

    bothheaveh,h