第6节 (第2/2页)

ehthisadvahen,

    tounion,andfiraith,andfircrd,

    rethanbeinheaven,u

    toclaiurjustianceofold,

    surertoprosperthanprosperity

    uldhaveassuredus;andbybestway,

    herofopenguile,

    eak.

    heceased;ahioloeptredking,

    stoodupthestroandthefiercestspirit

    thatfoughtinheaven,noerbydespair.

    histrusted

    equalih,andratherthanbeless

    carednottobeatall;hthatcarelost

    allhisfear:ofgod,orhell,orworse,

    hereot,andthesehereafterspake:

    sentenceisforopenwar.ofwiles,

    reu,iboastnot:theetthose

    ntriveheyneed;notnow.

    for,heysitntriving,shalltherest

    llionsthatstandinar,andlonging

    paradiselost

    32of374

    thesignaltoasdsitlingeringhere,

    heavensfugitives,andfortheirde

    ae,

    theprisonofhisryrannywhns

    byourdelayusratherchoose,

    ardesandfury,allatonce

    oerheavenshightooforceresistlessway,

    tuingourtorturesintohorridar

    againstthetorturer;eetthenoise

    ofhisalghtyengine,heshallhear

    ihunder,and,fhtning,see

    blackfireandhorrorshothequalrage

    anghisangels,andhisthroself

    xedhtartareansulphurandstrangefire,

    hisoents.butperhaps

    thesdiffiale

    huprightahigherfoe

    letsuchbethihesleepydrench

    ofthatfetfullakebenunotstill,

    thatinourporpertionend

    uptoouativeseat;destandfall

    tousisadverse.feltoflate,

    hefiercefoehungonourbrokenrear

    insulting,andpursuedusthroughthedeep,

    hpulsionandlaboriousflight

    husloiseasy,then;

    theventisfearedshouldrovoke

    ourstronger,soayfind

    toourdestru,iftherebeinhell

    paradiselost

    33of374

    feartoberoyedbeworse

    thantodbliss,ndeed

    inthisabhorreddeeptoutterwoe

    inguishablefire

    stexerciseushouthopeofend

    thevassalsofhisanger,hesurge

    inexorably,auringhour,

    oredestroyedthanthus,

    eabolished,andexpire.

    fearhendoubtoinse

    hisutstireotheheightenraged,

    eus,andreduce

    tonothingthisessentialhappierfar

    thanserabletohaveetealbeing

    or,ifoursubstancebeindeeddivine,

    andotceasetobe,

    onthissidenothing;andbyproofwefeel

    ourpotodisturbhisheaven,

    and,

    thoughinaessible,hisfatalthrone:

    victory,isyetrevenge.

    heendedfroed

    desperaterevenge,andbattledangerous

    tolessthangods.onthothersideuprose

    belial,inaane.

    afairerpersonlostnotheaven;heseed

    fnityposed,andhighexploit.

    butallhoughhistongue

    droppednna,and

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