第5节
foreveoohavetheirlotinpain
llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced
ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung
forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,
theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire
hathsountainpines,
hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,
standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared
tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend
froound
te.
thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,
tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast
erhsighsfoundouttheirway:
oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers
tchless,butighthandthatstrife
inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,
asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,
hatefultoutter.butind,
forseeinging,frohedepth
ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared
hoedforceofgods,hoh
asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse
forbelieve,thoughafterloss,
thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile
hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,
selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat
for,benessallthehostofheaven,
paradiselost
24of374
ifunselsdifferent,ershunned
by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns
narheaventillthenasonesecure
satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,
orcustoandhisregalstate
putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed
ptedourattet,andourfall.
henightourown,
soashertoprovoke,ordread
neains
tolosedesign,byfrauduile,
forceeffeot;thathenoless
atlengthfrosyfind,es
byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.
spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife
thereeinheaventhatheerelong
inteocreate,andthereinplant
ageionhischard
shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.
thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps
ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;
forthisinfealpitshallneverhold
celestialspiritsinbondage,northabyss
longunderdarknessver.butthesethoughts
fulluure.peaceisdespaired;
forissionhen,war
openoruood,stberesolved.
hespake;and,tonfirisflew
llionsofflangsthethighs
paradiselost
25of374
ofghtycherubithesuddenblaze
farroundillunedhell.highlytheyraged
againstthehighest,andfierces
clashedontheirsoundingshieldsthedinofwar,
hurlingdefiaohevaultofheaven.
therestoodahillnotfar,op
beloke;therestentire
shonehaglossyscurfundoubtedsign
thatinhisbetallire,
theher,hspeed,
anuradehastened:aswhenbands
ofpioneers,ed,
foreruntheroyalhafield,
oron
on,theleasterectedspiritthatfell
froeaven;foreveninheavenhislooksandthoughts
ore
therient,troddengold,
thanaughtdivineorholyelseenjoyed
invisioific.byhiirst
nalso,andbyhissuggestiontaught,
ransackedthetre,andpioushands
rifledthebootherearth
fortreasuresbetterhid.soonhadhiscrew
opeothehillaspaciouswound,
anddiggedoutribsofgold.letnoneadre
thatrichesgroaybest
deservethepreciousbane.andhereletthose
ortalthings,andell
paradiselost
26of374
ofbabel,andthephiankings,
leahoonuntsoffa
andstrength,andart,areeasilyoutdone
byspiritsreprobate,andinanhour
inahey,hincessanttoil
andhandsinnurable,s.
nighontheplain,innycellsprepared,
thatuhhadveinsofliquidfire
sluiultitude
hassyore,
severingead,andscuedthebulliondross.
athirdassoonhadfordhintheground
avariousuld,andfroheboilingcells
bystrangenveyancefilledeachhollownook;
asinanan,froneblastofwind,
tonyarohesoundboardbreathes.
anonoutoftheearthafabrichuge
roselikeanexhalation,hthesound
ofdulcetsyhoniesandvoicess
builtlikeatele,ersround
,anddoricpillarsoverlaid
hgoldenarchitrave;nordidthere
iceorfrieze,hbossysculpturesgraven;
therooftedgold.notbabylon
nreatalagnifice
equalledinalltheirglories,toenshrine
belusorserapistheirgods,orseat
theirkings,hassyriastrove
inhandluxury.thasdingpile
paradiselost
27of374
stoodfixedherstatelyheight,andstraightthedoors,
openingtheirbrazenfolds,disver,wide
plespaooth
andlevelpavent:frohearchedroof,
pebysubtlegiyarow
ofstarrylasandblazis,fed
hnapthaandasphaltus,yieldedlight
asfrosky.thehastyltitude
adriered;andtheepraise,
andsotheart.hishandwasknown
inheavenbynyatoructurehigh,
redangelsheldtheirresidence,
andsatasprihesupreking
exaltedtosuchpoorule,
eahishierarchy,theordersbright.
noreunheardorunadored
inagreedinausonianland
ncalledhiulciber;andhowhefell
froeaventheyfabled,thrownbyangryjove
sheeroertheo
tonoonhefell,frooontodewyeve,
asuersday,andhthesettingsun
droptfrohezenith,likeafallingstar,
ohaegaeahustheyrelate,
erring;forhehthisrebelliousrout
felllongbefore;nhtaviledhiow
tohavebuiltinheavenhightoape
byallhisengines,but,
hhisindustriouscreobuildinhell.
paradiselost
28of374
annd
ofsnpoony
andtruetssound,throughoutthehostproclaibr>
asoleuncilforthhtobeheld
atpahehighcapital
ofsatanandhispeers.theirsuonscalled
froverybandandsquaredregint
byplah
...
llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced
ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung
forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,
theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire
hathsountainpines,
hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,
standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared
tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend
froound
te.
thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,
tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast
erhsighsfoundouttheirway:
oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers
tchless,butighthandthatstrife
inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,
asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,
hatefultoutter.butind,
forseeinging,frohedepth
ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared
hoedforceofgods,hoh
asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse
forbelieve,thoughafterloss,
thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile
hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,
selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat
for,benessallthehostofheaven,
paradiselost
24of374
ifunselsdifferent,ershunned
by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns
narheaventillthenasonesecure
satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,
orcustoandhisregalstate
putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed
ptedourattet,andourfall.
henightourown,
soashertoprovoke,ordread
neains
tolosedesign,byfrauduile,
forceeffeot;thathenoless
atlengthfrosyfind,es
byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.
spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife
thereeinheaventhatheerelong
inteocreate,andthereinplant
ageionhischard
shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.
thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps
ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;
forthisinfealpitshallneverhold
celestialspiritsinbondage,northabyss
longunderdarknessver.butthesethoughts
fulluure.peaceisdespaired;
forissionhen,war
openoruood,stberesolved.
hespake;and,tonfirisflew
llionsofflangsthethighs
paradiselost
25of374
ofghtycherubithesuddenblaze
farroundillunedhell.highlytheyraged
againstthehighest,andfierces
clashedontheirsoundingshieldsthedinofwar,
hurlingdefiaohevaultofheaven.
therestoodahillnotfar,op
beloke;therestentire
shonehaglossyscurfundoubtedsign
thatinhisbetallire,
theher,hspeed,
anuradehastened:aswhenbands
ofpioneers,ed,
foreruntheroyalhafield,
oron
on,theleasterectedspiritthatfell
froeaven;foreveninheavenhislooksandthoughts
ore
therient,troddengold,
thanaughtdivineorholyelseenjoyed
invisioific.byhiirst
nalso,andbyhissuggestiontaught,
ransackedthetre,andpioushands
rifledthebootherearth
fortreasuresbetterhid.soonhadhiscrew
opeothehillaspaciouswound,
anddiggedoutribsofgold.letnoneadre
thatrichesgroaybest
deservethepreciousbane.andhereletthose
ortalthings,andell
paradiselost
26of374
ofbabel,andthephiankings,
leahoonuntsoffa
andstrength,andart,areeasilyoutdone
byspiritsreprobate,andinanhour
inahey,hincessanttoil
andhandsinnurable,s.
nighontheplain,innycellsprepared,
thatuhhadveinsofliquidfire
sluiultitude
hassyore,
severingead,andscuedthebulliondross.
athirdassoonhadfordhintheground
avariousuld,andfroheboilingcells
bystrangenveyancefilledeachhollownook;
asinanan,froneblastofwind,
tonyarohesoundboardbreathes.
anonoutoftheearthafabrichuge
roselikeanexhalation,hthesound
ofdulcetsyhoniesandvoicess
builtlikeatele,ersround
,anddoricpillarsoverlaid
hgoldenarchitrave;nordidthere
iceorfrieze,hbossysculpturesgraven;
therooftedgold.notbabylon
nreatalagnifice
equalledinalltheirglories,toenshrine
belusorserapistheirgods,orseat
theirkings,hassyriastrove
inhandluxury.thasdingpile
paradiselost
27of374
stoodfixedherstatelyheight,andstraightthedoors,
openingtheirbrazenfolds,disver,wide
plespaooth
andlevelpavent:frohearchedroof,
pebysubtlegiyarow
ofstarrylasandblazis,fed
hnapthaandasphaltus,yieldedlight
asfrosky.thehastyltitude
adriered;andtheepraise,
andsotheart.hishandwasknown
inheavenbynyatoructurehigh,
redangelsheldtheirresidence,
andsatasprihesupreking
exaltedtosuchpoorule,
eahishierarchy,theordersbright.
noreunheardorunadored
inagreedinausonianland
ncalledhiulciber;andhowhefell
froeaventheyfabled,thrownbyangryjove
sheeroertheo
tonoonhefell,frooontodewyeve,
asuersday,andhthesettingsun
droptfrohezenith,likeafallingstar,
ohaegaeahustheyrelate,
erring;forhehthisrebelliousrout
felllongbefore;nhtaviledhiow
tohavebuiltinheavenhightoape
byallhisengines,but,
hhisindustriouscreobuildinhell.
paradiselost
28of374
annd
ofsnpoony
andtruetssound,throughoutthehostproclaibr>
asoleuncilforthhtobeheld
atpahehighcapital
ofsatanandhispeers.theirsuonscalled
froverybandandsquaredregint
byplah
...