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thebetterreason,toperplexanddash
turestunsels:forhisthoughtswerelow
tovidustrious,buttonoblerdeeds
tirousandslothful.yethepleasedtheear,
andhpersuasiveatthusbegan:
ishouldbechforopeneers,
asnotbehindinhate,ifwasurged
inreasontopersuadeiediatewar
didnotdissuadest,andseeocast
onousureonthecess;
s,
inheunselsandinexcels
strustful,groundshisurageondespair
andutterdissolution,asthespe
ofallhisaiaftersodirerevenge.
first,reveowersofheavenarefilled
edch,thatrenderallaccess
iregonthebdeep
encatheirlegions,orhobscurewing
sutfarandofnight,
singsurprise.or,uldwebreakourway
byfordatourheelsallhellshouldrise
hblackestinsurretonfound
heavenspurestlight,yetreatene,
allinrruptible,hrone
situnpolluted,aherealuld,
incapableofstain,wouldsoonexpel
herschief,andpurgeoffthebaserfire,
victorious.thusrepulsed,ourfinalhope
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isflatdespair:ustexasperate
thalghtyvictortospendallhisrage;
andthatstendus;thatstbeourcure
tobenore.sadcureforwhowouldlose,
thoughfullofpain,thisintellectualbeing,
thosethoughtsthathrougheteity,
toperishrather,s
inthebofuednight,
devoidofseionandwhoknows,
letthisbegood,herryfoe
giveit,oran
isdoubtful;thatheneverwillissure.
oncehisire,
belikethroughiotenceorunaware,
togivehiseheirwish,andend
thenhisangerhisangersaves
topunishendlesseasehen
saytheyounselreed,
reserved,aioetealwoe;
everdoing,ore,
his,then,
thussitting,thusnsulting,thusinar
ain,pursuedandstruck
hheavensaffligthunder,andbesought
thedeeptoshelterusthishellthenseed
arefugefrohoseelay
edonthebuinglakethatsurewasworse.
fires,
aintosevenfe,
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andplungeusintheflas;orfrobove
shouldiedvengeanceargain
hisredrighthandtoplagueusifall
herstoresant
ofhellshouldspouthercataractsoffire,
iehorrors,threateninghideousfall
onedayuponourheads;whileweperhaps,
designingorexhgloriouswar,
caughtieest,shallbehurled,
eahisrocktransfixed,thesportandprey
orragwhirlwinds,orforeversunk
underyonboilingo,ins,
theretonverseheverlastinggroans,
ued,unpitied,unreprieved,
agesofhopelessendthiswouldbeworse.
herefore,openorncealed,alike
voicedissuades;forforceuile
,orind,whoseeye
vieheave
alltheseourtionsvainseesandderides,
nhtytoresistht
thanofrustrateallourplotsandwiles.
shallhen,livethusviletheraceofheaven
thustraled,thusexpelled,tosufferhere
eerthesethanworse,
byadvice;sieiable
subduesus,andoipotentdecree,
thevictorsodo,
ourstrengthisequal;northela
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thatsoordains.thisfirstresolved,
ifsogreatafoe
ntending,andsodoubtfulightfall.
ilaughhosethespeararebold
aurous,ifthatfailtheshrink,andfear
yettheyknoustfollooendure
exile,ony,orbonds,orpain,
thesenteheirnqueror.thisisnow
ourdooainandbear,
oursuprefoeintiychret
hisanger,andperhaps,thusfarreved,
notndusnotoffending,satisfied
hispunished;heseragingfires
es.
ourpureressehene
theioxiousvapour;or,inured,notfeel;
or,ed
inteerandinnature,eive
faliarthefierceheat;and,voidofpain,
thishorrorild,thisdarknesslight;
besideshopetheneverendingflight
offuturedaysybring,ce,ge
hingsinceourpresentlotappears
forhappythoughbutill,forillnot,
iforewoe.
thusbelial,hhedinreasonsgarb,
unselledignobleeaseandpeacefulsloth,
notpeadafterhihusonspake:
eithertodisenthrohekingofheaven
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ain
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tofickledchaosjudgethestrife.
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thelatter;forplabeforus
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andpublishgraisede
ofneion;heyesuldwe
standinhispresencehule,andreceive
strictlaposed,tocelebratehisthrone
hs,andtohisgodheadsing
forcedhallelujahs,s
ourenviedsn,andhisaltarbreathes
arosialodoursandarosialflowers,
ourservilesthisstbeourtask
inheaven,thisourdelight.hoe
eteitysospentinworshippaid
toeletusnotthenpursue,
byforceiossible,byleaveobtained
uable,thoughinheaven,ourstate
ofsplendidvassalage;butratherseek
ouroourselves,andfrourown
livetoourselves,thoughinthisvastrecess,
freeandtononeatable,preferring
hardlibertybeforetheeasyyoke
ofservilepreatnessear
thenstnspicuousall,
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usefulofhurtful,prosperousofadverse,
e,andinplacesoeer
thriveunderevil,andofpain
throughlabourandendurahisdeepworld
ofdarknessdoidst
thickcloudsanddarkdothheavensallrulingsir
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