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beforethehillsappeared,orfountainflowed,
thoudidstnverse,
thysister,andhherdidstplay
inpresenightyfather,pleased
hthycelestialsong.upledbythee
intotheheavenofheavensihavepresud,
ahlyguest,anddrapyrealair,
thyteering:hlikesafetyguideddown
retutonativeelent:
lestfrohisflyingsteedunreined,asonce
bellerophon,thoughfroloe,
disunted,onthealeianfieldifall,
erroheretowander,andforlo.
halfyetreinsunsung,butnarrowerbound
hinthevisiblediualsphere;
standih,notraptabovethepole,
resafeisingortalvoiged
tohoarseorte,thoughfallenonevildays,
onevildaysthoughfallen,aongues;
paradiselost
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indarkness,andpassedround,
andsolitude;yetnotalone,hou
visitestsluersnightly,oro
purplestheeast:stillgovethousong,
urania,andfitaudiend,thoughfew.
butdrivefaroffthebarbarousdissonance
ofbacchusandhisrevellers,therace
ofthatthattorethethrabard
inrhodope,kshadears
torapture,tillthesavageclaurdrowned
bothharpandvoiusedefend
herson.sofailnotthou,plores:
forthouartheavenly,sheaydrea
say,goddess,ensuedwhenraphael,
theaffableargel,hadforewaed
adabydireexale,tobeware
apostasy,bybefelinheaven
tothoseapostates;lestthelikebefall
inparadisetoadarhisrace,
chargednottotouchtheinterdictedtree,
iftheytransgress,andslightthatsolend,
soeasilyobeyedadthechoice
ofalltasteselsetopleasetheirappetite,
thoughhhisnsortedeve,
thestoryheardattentive,andwasfilled
irationanddeepse,tohear
ofthingssohighandstrahings,totheirthought
souniginable,ashateinheaven,
andhepeaceofgodinbliss,
paradiselost
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hsufusion:buttheevil,soon
drivenback,redoundedasafloodonthose
fr;iossibletox
soonrepealed
thedoubtsthatinhisheartarose:andnow
ledosinless,hdesiretoknow
ightncehihohisworld
ofheavehnspicuousfirstbegan;
ause;
hineden,orhout,wasdone
beforehisry;asoneh
yetscarceallayedstilleyesthecurrentstrea
urheardnehirstexcites,
proceededthustoaskhisheavenlyguest.
greatthings,andfullofwonderinourears,
fardifferingfrohishouhastrevealed,
divierpreterbyfavoursent
dotheeyrean,toforewa
ustilyofightelsehavebeenourloss,
unknoanknoreach;
forotheinfinitelygoodweowe
iortalthanks,andhisadnishnt
receive,npurposetoobserve
iutablyhissovranheend
ofsihouhastvouchsafed
gently,forourinstrupart
thingsaboveearthlythought,nceed
ourknoseed,
deigntodesoe
paradiselost
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aynolessperhapsavailusknown,
hobeganthisheavenhwebehold
distantsohigh,ovingfiresadoed
innurable;andthishyieldsorfills
allspace,theaientairerfused
eragroundthisfloriedearth;cause
vedthecreator,inhisholyrest
throughalleteity,solatetobuild
inchaos;andthewun,howsoon
absolved;ifunforbidthouyestunfold
toexplorethesecretsask
ofhisetealeire,butthere
tognifyhisoreweknow.
andthegreatlightofdayyetstorun
chofhisracethoughsteep;suspenseinheaven,
heldbythyvoice,thypotentvoice,hehears,
andlongeroheartheetell
hisgeion,andtherisingbirth
ofnaturefroheunapparentdeep:
orifthestarofeveningandtheon
hastetothyaudienighthherwillbring,
silendsleep,listeningtothee,ch;
orillthysong
end,anddissstheeeretheingshine.
thusadaisillustriousguestbesought:
andthusthegodlikeangelansild.
thisalsothyrequest,hcautionasked,
obtain;thoughtoreuntalghtyworks
ongueofseraphsuffice,
paradiselost
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orheartofnsufficetoprehend
yetayserve
toglorifytheker,andinfer
theealsohappier,shallnotbehheld
thyhearing;suabove
ihavereceived,toanshydesire
ofknohinbounds;beyond,abstain
toask;hineoionshope
thingsnotrevealed,heinvisibleking,
onlyoist,hathsuppressedinnight;
tononenicableihorheaven:
enoughisleftbesidestoseardknow.
butknowledgeisasfood,andneedsnoless
herteeranceoverappetite,toknow
inasureindyain;
oppresseselsehsurfeit,andsoontus
tofolly,asnourishnttowind.
knoheaven
soidstthehost
ofahanthatstarthestarsang,
fellinglegionsthroughthedeep
intohispladthegreatsoued
victoriousnipotent
etealfatherfroisthronebeheld
theirltitude,andtohissonthusspake.
atleastourenviousfoehathfailed,hought
alllikehielfrebellious,bywhoseaid
thisinaccessiblehighstrength,theseat
ofdeitysupre,usdispossessed,
paradiselost
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hetrustedtohaveseised,andintofraud
dreany,theirplaoore:
yetfarthegreaterparthavekept,isee,
theirstation;heavepopulous,retains
nuersuffis
thoughpletofrequent
inisteriesdue,andsolerites:
but,lesthisheartexalthintheharbr >
alreadydoohavedispeopledheaven,
dagefondlydeed,irepair
thatdetrint,ifsuchitbetolose
selflost;andinante
anotheranarace
ofninnurable,theretodwell,
ill,bydegreesofritraised,
theyopentotheelvesatlengththeway
uphither,underlongobedieried;
ahbegedtoheaven,andheaveh,
onekingdojoyandunionhoutend.
anwhilei
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