第37节 (第2/2页)

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    196of374

    aynolessperhapsavailusknown,

    hobeganthisheavenhwebehold

    distantsohigh,ovingfiresadoed

    innurable;andthishyieldsorfills

    allspace,theaientairerfused

    eragroundthisfloriedearth;cause

    vedthecreator,inhisholyrest

    throughalleteity,solatetobuild

    inchaos;andthewun,howsoon

    absolved;ifunforbidthouyestunfold

    toexplorethesecretsask

    ofhisetealeire,butthere

    tognifyhisoreweknow.

    andthegreatlightofdayyetstorun

    ethoughsteep;suspenseinheaven,

    heldbythyvoice,thypotentvoice,hehears,

    andlongeroheartheetell

    hisgeion,andtherisingbirth

    ofnaturefroheunapparentdeep:

    orifthestarofeveningandtheon

    hastetothyaudienighthherwillbring,

    silendsleep,listeningtothee,ch;

    orillthysong

    end,anddissstheeeretheingshine.

    thusadaisillustriousguestbesought:

    andthusthegodlikeangelansild.

    thisalsothyrequest,hcautionasked,

    obtain;thoughtoreuntalghtyworks

    ongueofseraphsuffice,

    paradiselost

    197of374

    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

    thisinaessiblehighstrength,theseat

    ofdeitysupre,usdispossessed,

    paradiselost

    198of374

    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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