第3节
【】sthatstrohebrooks
invallorosa,hetrurianshades
highoverarchedeoteredsedge
afloat,ed
hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew
busirisandhishianchivalry,
redtheypursued
thesojoshen,whobeheld
frohesafeshoretheirfloatingases
andbrokenkbestrown,
abjedlost,laythese,veringtheflood,
underazentoftheirhideousge.
hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep
ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,
heflo,
paradiselost
13of374
ifsuentasthisseize
etealspiritsorhaveyechosenthisplace
afterthetoilofbattletorepose
yourue,fortheeaseyoufind
tosluerhere,asinthevalesofheaven
orinthisabjectposturehaveyeswo
toadorethenqueror,whonowbeholds
cherubandseraphrollingintheflood
sandensigns,tillanon
hissheavengatesdisce
thadvantage,and,desding,treadusdown
thusdrooping,orhlihunderbolts
transfixustothebottofthisgulf
awake,arise,orbeforeverfallen
theyheard,andheysprung
upooch
onduty,sleepingfoundbytheydread,
rouseairtheelveserewellawake.
nordidtheynotperceivetheevilplight
inheyhefiercepainsnotfeel;
yettotheirgeneralsvoicetheysoonobeyed
innurable.ashepotentrod
ofaasosevilday,
heast,upcalledapitloud
oflocusts,heeastewind,
thatoertherealfiiouspharaohhung
likenight,anddarkenedallthelandofnile;
sonuerlesshosebadangelsseen
honhepeofhell,
paradiselost
14of374
tupper,her,andsurroundingfires;
till,asasignalgiven,thupliftedspear
oftheirgreatsultanodirect
theirurse,inevenbalancedoheylight
onthefirritone,andfillalltheplain:
altitudelikehepopulousnorth
pouredneverfroerfrozenloinstopass
rhehedanaw,whenherbarbaroussons
calikeadelugeoh,andspread
behgibraltartothelibyansands.
fortheverysquadronandead,
theheadsandleadersthitherhasteood
theirgreatndergodlikeshapes,andfor
excellinghun;princelydignities;
andpohaterstinheavensatonthrones,
thoughontheiasinheavenlyrerdsnow
benorial,blottedoutandrased
bytheirrebellionfrohebooksoflife.
norhadtheyyetangthesonsofeve
gottheees,till,heearth,
throughgodshighsufferanan,
byfalsitiesahegreatestpart
ofnkindtheyrruptedtoforsake
godtheircreator,andthinvisible
gloryofhihatdetheotransforbr>
ofttotheigeofabrute,adoed
pandgold,
anddevilstoadorefordeities:
thenenbyvariousnas,
paradiselost
15of374
andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld.
say,se,theiasthenkno,,
rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,
attheirgreateerorscall,asinh
glyoodonthebarestrand,
isrooodyetaloof
thechiefthepitofhell
roangtoseektheirpreyoh,durstfix
theirseats,longafter,heseatofgod,
theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored
aionsround,anddurstabide
jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned
bet;yea,oftenplaced
hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,
abonations;andhcursedthings
hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,
andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight.
first,loearedhblood
ofhunsacrifidparentstears;
though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,
theirriesuhatpassedthroughfire
tohisgridol.hiheaonite
worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,
inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr>
ofutstaon.norhsuch
audaciousneighbourhood,theheart
ofsolonheledbyfraoudtobuild
histelerightagainsttheteleofgod
onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove
paradiselost
16of374
thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence
andblaalled,thetypeofhell.
oabssons,
froroartoneboandthewild
ofsouthstabariinhesebon
andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond
thefloacladhvines,
aothasphalticpool:
peorhisothea,iced
israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,
todohioe.
yetthencehislustfuliesheenlarged
eventothathillofsdal,bythegrove
ofloide,lusthardbyhate,
tillgoodjosiahdrovetheheohell.
etheythebflood
ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts
egyptfrround,hadgeneralnas
ofbaalindashtaroththosele,
thesefenine.forspirits,heyplease,
eithersexassu,orboth;sosoft
andunpouheiressencepure,
nottriedornacledb,
norfouhebrittlestrengthofbones,
likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,
dilatedorndensed,brightorobscure,
executetheirairypurposes,
andityfulfil.
forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook
paradiselost
17of374
theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft
hisrighteousaltar,bon
tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow
botle,sunkbeforethespear
ofdespicablefoes.htheseintroop
caastoreth,thephoeniscalled
astarte,queenofheaven,hcresthos;
toagenigntlybytheon
sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;
insionalsonotunsung,ood
herteleonthoffeain,built
bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,
beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell
toidolsfoul.thauzextbehind,
whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured
thesyriaolanthisfate
inarousdittiesallasuersday,
oothadonisfroisnativerock
ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood
ofthauzyearlyhelovetale
iedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,
hesah
ezekielsahevisionled,
his
...
invallorosa,hetrurianshades
highoverarchedeoteredsedge
afloat,ed
hathvexedtheredseaast,hrew
busirisandhishianchivalry,
redtheypursued
thesojoshen,whobeheld
frohesafeshoretheirfloatingases
andbrokenkbestrown,
abjedlost,laythese,veringtheflood,
underazentoftheirhideousge.
hecalledsoloudthatallthehollowdeep
ofhellresounded:princes,potentates,
heflo,
paradiselost
13of374
ifsuentasthisseize
etealspiritsorhaveyechosenthisplace
afterthetoilofbattletorepose
yourue,fortheeaseyoufind
tosluerhere,asinthevalesofheaven
orinthisabjectposturehaveyeswo
toadorethenqueror,whonowbeholds
cherubandseraphrollingintheflood
sandensigns,tillanon
hissheavengatesdisce
thadvantage,and,desding,treadusdown
thusdrooping,orhlihunderbolts
transfixustothebottofthisgulf
awake,arise,orbeforeverfallen
theyheard,andheysprung
upooch
onduty,sleepingfoundbytheydread,
rouseairtheelveserewellawake.
nordidtheynotperceivetheevilplight
inheyhefiercepainsnotfeel;
yettotheirgeneralsvoicetheysoonobeyed
innurable.ashepotentrod
ofaasosevilday,
heast,upcalledapitloud
oflocusts,heeastewind,
thatoertherealfiiouspharaohhung
likenight,anddarkenedallthelandofnile;
sonuerlesshosebadangelsseen
honhepeofhell,
paradiselost
14of374
tupper,her,andsurroundingfires;
till,asasignalgiven,thupliftedspear
oftheirgreatsultanodirect
theirurse,inevenbalancedoheylight
onthefirritone,andfillalltheplain:
altitudelikehepopulousnorth
pouredneverfroerfrozenloinstopass
rhehedanaw,whenherbarbaroussons
calikeadelugeoh,andspread
behgibraltartothelibyansands.
fortheverysquadronandead,
theheadsandleadersthitherhasteood
theirgreatndergodlikeshapes,andfor
excellinghun;princelydignities;
andpohaterstinheavensatonthrones,
thoughontheiasinheavenlyrerdsnow
benorial,blottedoutandrased
bytheirrebellionfrohebooksoflife.
norhadtheyyetangthesonsofeve
gottheees,till,heearth,
throughgodshighsufferanan,
byfalsitiesahegreatestpart
ofnkindtheyrruptedtoforsake
godtheircreator,andthinvisible
gloryofhihatdetheotransforbr>
ofttotheigeofabrute,adoed
pandgold,
anddevilstoadorefordeities:
thenenbyvariousnas,
paradiselost
15of374
andvariousidolsthroughtheheathenworld.
say,se,theiasthenkno,,
rousedfroheslueronthatfieryuch,
attheirgreateerorscall,asinh
glyoodonthebarestrand,
isrooodyetaloof
thechiefthepitofhell
roangtoseektheirpreyoh,durstfix
theirseats,longafter,heseatofgod,
theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored
aionsround,anddurstabide
jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned
bet;yea,oftenplaced
hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,
abonations;andhcursedthings
hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,
andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight.
first,loearedhblood
ofhunsacrifidparentstears;
though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,
theirriesuhatpassedthroughfire
tohisgridol.hiheaonite
worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,
inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr>
ofutstaon.norhsuch
audaciousneighbourhood,theheart
ofsolonheledbyfraoudtobuild
histelerightagainsttheteleofgod
onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove
paradiselost
16of374
thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence
andblaalled,thetypeofhell.
oabssons,
froroartoneboandthewild
ofsouthstabariinhesebon
andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond
thefloacladhvines,
aothasphalticpool:
peorhisothea,iced
israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,
todohioe.
yetthencehislustfuliesheenlarged
eventothathillofsdal,bythegrove
ofloide,lusthardbyhate,
tillgoodjosiahdrovetheheohell.
etheythebflood
ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts
egyptfrround,hadgeneralnas
ofbaalindashtaroththosele,
thesefenine.forspirits,heyplease,
eithersexassu,orboth;sosoft
andunpouheiressencepure,
nottriedornacledb,
norfouhebrittlestrengthofbones,
likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,
dilatedorndensed,brightorobscure,
executetheirairypurposes,
andityfulfil.
forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook
paradiselost
17of374
theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft
hisrighteousaltar,bon
tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow
botle,sunkbeforethespear
ofdespicablefoes.htheseintroop
caastoreth,thephoeniscalled
astarte,queenofheaven,hcresthos;
toagenigntlybytheon
sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;
insionalsonotunsung,ood
herteleonthoffeain,built
bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,
beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell
toidolsfoul.thauzextbehind,
whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured
thesyriaolanthisfate
inarousdittiesallasuersday,
oothadonisfroisnativerock
ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood
ofthauzyearlyhelovetale
iedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,
hesah
ezekielsahevisionled,
his
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