第22节 (第2/2页)



    teneralaorreplied.

    daughterofgodandn,acplishedeve,

    thesehavetheirursetofinishrouh,

    byrrolandtoland

    ihoughtonatiounbo,

    paradiselost

    116of374

    nistringlightprepared,theysetandrise;

    lesttotaldarknessshouldbynightregain

    heroldpossession,ainguishlife

    innatureandallthings;hesesoftfires

    notonlyenlighten,buthkindlyheat

    ofvariousinflueand,

    teeroourish,orinpartsheddown

    theirstellarvirtueonallkindsthatgrow

    oh,deherebyaptertoreceive

    perfethesuentray.

    thesethen,thoughunbeheldindeepofnight,

    shiinvain;northink,thoughnwerenone,

    thatheaveodpraise:

    llionsofspiritualcreaturesheearth

    unseen,bothake,andwhenwesleep:

    allthesehceaselesspraisehisworksbehold

    bothdayandnight:hothesteep

    ofeghillorthickethaveweheard

    idnightair,

    sole,orresponsiveeachtoothersnote,

    singingtheirgreatcreatoroftinbands

    heykeepch,oightlyroundingwalk,

    entalsounds

    infullharniuerjoiheirsongs

    dividethenight,andliftourthoughtstoheaven.

    thustalking,handinhandaloheypassed

    ontotheirblissfulboe

    chosenbythesovranplanter,ed

    allthingstonsdelightfuluse;theroof

    paradiselost

    117of374

    ofthickestvertwasinwovenshade

    laurelandrtle,andhighergrew

    offirndfragrantleaf;oherside

    athus,andeachodorousbushyshrub,

    feheverdanteousflower,

    irisallhues,roses,andjessan,

    rearedhightheirflourishedheadsbet

    saiderfoottheviolet,

    us,andhyath,hrilay

    broideredtheground,relouredthanhstone

    ofstliesteleothercreaturehere,

    bird,beast,i,or,durstenteone,

    su.inshadierbower

    resacredandsequestered,thoughbutfeigned,

    panorsylvanusneverslept,noyh

    norfaunushaunted.here,iness,

    hfloellingherbs,

    espousedevedeckedfirstheuptialbed;

    andheavenlyquiresthehynaeansung,

    daythegenialaooursire

    broughtherinnakedbeautyreadoed,

    relovely,thanpandora,thegods

    endohalltheirgifts,andotoolike

    i,otheunwiserson

    ofjaphetbroughtbyhers,sheensnared

    nkindhherfairlooks,tobeavenged

    onhilejovesauthentickfire.

    thus,attheirshadylodgearrived,bothstood,

    bothtued,andunderopenskyadored

    paradiselost

    118of374

    thegodthatdebothsky,air,earth,andheaven,

    oonsrespleglobe,

    andstarrypole:thoualsodestthenight,

    keroipotent,andthoutheday,

    hployed,

    havefinished,happyinourtualhelp

    andtuallove,theofallourbliss

    ordaihee;andthisdelie

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