第18节 (第2/2页)

lost

    95of374

    byo,butstillpays,atonce

    iedanddischarged;burdenthen

    o,hadhispoinyordained

    soinferiel,ihadstood

    thenhappy;nounboundedhopehadraised

    aitioherpower

    asgreatghthaveaspired,and,thoughan,

    draohispart;butotherpo

    fellnot,butstandunshaken,froin

    orfrotationsard.

    hadstthouthesafreeostand

    thouhadst:hastthouthenortoause,

    butheavensfreelovedealtequallytoall

    bethenhisloveaursed,sinceloveorhate,

    toalike,itdealsetealwoe.

    nay,cursedbethou;sinceagainsthisthywill

    chosefreelyitnolyrues.

    serablehwayshallifly

    infiniteh,andinfinitedespair

    hell;

    and,inthelodeep,alowerdeep

    stillthreateningtodevouropenswide,

    tosaheaven.

    o,then,atlastrelent:istherenoplace

    leftforrepentanoneforpardo

    butbysubssion;andthatword

    disdainforbids,anddreadofsha

    angthespiritsbeh,iseduced

    isesandothervaunts

    paradiselost

    96of374

    thantosubt,boastingiuldsubdue

    theoipotent.aytheylittleknow

    hohatboastsovain,

    usinwardlyigroan,

    eohroneofhell.

    aerhighadvanced,

    theloe

    insery:subitionfinds.

    butsayiuldrepent,anduldobtain,

    byayforrstate;howsoon

    hrecallhighthoughts,howsoonunsay

    issions

    voadeinpain,asviolentandvoid.

    foevertrueregrow,

    edsodeep:

    oaworserelapse

    andheavierfall:soshouldipurchasedear

    shortinterssionboughtart.

    thisknoypuhereforeasfar

    frorantinghe,asifroegging,peace;

    allhopeexcludedthus,behold,instead

    nkindthisworld.

    sofarehhopefarewell,fear;

    fareorseallgoodtoislost;

    evil,bethougood;bytheeatleast

    dividedeirehheavenskingihold,

    bythee,ahanhalfperhapswillreign;

    asnerelong,andthisneorld,shallknow.

    thusdhisface

    paradiselost

    97of374

    thricegedhpale,ire,envy,anddespair;

    arredhisborrorayed

    hinterfeit,ifanyeyebeheld.

    forheavenlyndsfrouchdisteersfoul

    areeverclear.whereofhesoonaware,

    eaoothed,

    artificeroffraud;andhefirst

    thatpractisedfalsehoodundersaintlyshow,

    deeplihedhrevenge:

    yetnotenoughhadpractisedtodeceive

    urieloncedown

    theount

    sadisfigured,rethanuldbefall

    spiritofhappysort;hisgesturesfierce

    herkedandddeanou

    ...