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sonceagainwereheard,
peltheoaquickresult
tothusbelial,inlikegasood
leaderthetersof,
ofhardntents,andfullofforceurgedho;
suchasightperceiveasedthell,
andstuledny:right,
hadneedfroeadtofootand;
notunderstood,thisgifttheyhavebesides,
theyshoupright
sotheyangtheelvesinpleasantvein
stoodsffing,hightenedintheirthoughtsbeyondalldoubtofviight
totched
soeasy,andofhisthunderdeas,
andallhishostderided,heystood
paradiselost
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arouble:buttheystoodnotlong;
rageprotedthetlength,andfoundther
againstsuchhellishschieffittooppose
forthhbeholdtheexcellence,thepower,
ightyangelsplaced
theiraraheythreothehills
forearthhaththisvarietyfroeaven
ofpleasuresituateinhillanddale,
lightasthelightningglisetheyran,theyflew;froheirfoundationslooseningtoandfro,
theypluckedtheseatedhills,halltheirload,rocks,ers,heshaggytops
upliftingborethentheirhands:aze,
besure,andterrour,seizedtherebelhost,
ingtosodreadtheysaw
thebottoftheuntainsupued;
tillonthosecursedenginestriplerow
theysaed,andalltheifidence
undertheountainsburieddeep;
theelvesinvadednext,andontheirheads
inprontoriesflung,heair
cashadoed;
theirarurhelpedtheirharcrushedinandbruisedintotheirsubstancepent,pain
ilacable,andnyadolorousgroan;
longstrugglingundeeath,eretheyuldwind
outofsuchprison,thoughspiritsofpurestlight,purestatfirst,nowgrossbysinninggrown
therest,initation,tolikear
paradiselost
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betooktheandtheneighbouringhillsuptore:sohillsadtheairenunteredhills,
hurledtoandfrohjaculationdire;
thatundergroundtheyfoughtindislshade;
infealnoiseedacivilga
tothisuproar;horridnfusionheaped
uponnfusionrose:andnowallheaven
hadgoohruinoverspread;
hadnotthealghtyfather,s
shrinedinhissanctuaryofheavensecure,
nsultingonthesufthings,foreseen
thistult,andperttedall,advised:
thathisgreatpurposeheghtsofulfil,
tohonourhisanointedsonavenged
uponhisenees,andtodeclare
allpotransferred:ohisson,
theassessourofhisthrone,hethusbegan
effulgenyglory,sonbeloved,
son,ineinvisibleisbeheld
visibly,;
andinbydecreeido,
sendoipotencet,
tputethedaysofheaven,
sincechaelandhispoe
thesedisobedient:sorehathbeentheirfight,aslikeliestetard;
fortotheelvesilefttheandthoukno,
equalintheircreationtheyed,
savepaired;hath
paradiselost
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insensibly,forisuspendtheirdoo
ustlast
endless,andnosolutionwillbefound:
waredando,
andtodisorderedrageletloosethereins
ountains,ased;akes
wildain
thereforepast,thethirdisthine;
fortheeihaveordainedit;andthusfar
havesuffered,thatthegloryybethine
ofendingthisgreatthou
canenditintotheesuchvirtueandgrace
ienseihavetransfused,thatallyknow
inheavenandhellthypopare;
and,thisperversetiongoveedthus,
tonifesttheehiesttobeheir
ofallthings;tobeheir,andtobeking
bysacredunction,thydeservedright
gothen,thoughtiest,inthyfathersght;
ascendchariot,guidetherapidwheels
thatshakeheavensbasis,bringforthallwar,boyalghtyar
girdon,andshypuissantthigh;
pursuethesesonsofdarkness,drivetheut
frollheavensboundsintotheutterdeep:
therelettheea,aslikesthetodespise
god,andssiahhisanointedking
hesaid,andonhissonhraysdirect
shonefull;heallhisfatherfullexpressed
paradiselost
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ineffablyintohisfacereceived;
andthusthefilialgodheadansweringspake
ofather,osupreofheavenlythrones,
first,highest,holiest,best;thoual
toglorifythyson,ialhee,
asisstjust:thisigloryacunt,
exaltation,and,
thatthou,inthywill
fulfilled,ybliss
scepterandpoe,
andgladliershallresign,heend
thoushaltbeallinall,andiinthee
forever;andinallthoulovest:
butthouhatest,ihate,andcanputon
thyterrours,asiputthyldnesson,
igeoftheeinallthings;andshallsoon,
ardight,ridheavenoftheserebelled;
totheirpreparedillnsiondrivendown,
tochainsofdarkness,andtheundying;
thatfrohyjustobedienceuldrevolt,
toobeyishappinessentire
thenshallthysaintsunxed,andfroheiure
farseparate,ount,
unfeignedhalleluiahstotheesing,
hysofhighpraise,andiangthehief
sosaid,he,oerhisscepterbowing,rose
froherighthandofglory;
andthethirdsacredbegantoshine,
dahroughheavenforthrushedhwhirlwind
paradiselost
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sound
thechariotofpatealdeity,
flashingthickflas,hinwheelundrawn,
itselfinstincthspirit,butnvoyed
byfourcherubickshapes;fourfaceseach
hadhstars,theirbodiesall
andheyes;heyesthewheels
ofberyl,andcareeringfiresbetween;
overtheirheadsacrystalfit,
hrone,inlaidhpure
aer,andloursoftheshoh
he,ined
ofradianturi,
ascended;athisrighthandvictory
sateaglehunghisbow
andquiverhthreeboltedthunderstored;
andfrobouthiierceeffusionrolled
ofske,andbickeringfla,andsparklesdire:
attendedhtenthousandthousandsaints,
heone;faroffhisin
