第13节

    【】betthejustlingrocks,

    orhelarboardshunned

    charybdis,andbythothereered.

    sohehdifficultyandlabourhard

    vedon,hdifficultyandlabourhe;

    but,heoncepassed,soonafter,anfell,

    straerationsinahain,

    follorahhewillofheaven

    pavedafterhibroadaenway

    overthedarkabyss,whoseboilinggulf

    talyenduredabridgeofh,

    froellntinued,reagthutstorb

    ofthisfrailsperverse

    heasyinterursepasstoandfro

    totetorpunishrtals,except

    godandgoodangelsguardbyspee.

    butnolastthesacredinfluence

    oflightappears,andfrohewallsofheaven

    shootsfarintothebosofdiight

    aglieringdaurefirstbegins

    herfarthestverge,andchaostoretire,

    asfroeroutstworks,abrokenfoe,

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    ultlessandhlesshostiledin;

    thatsataoil,andnohease,

    er,

    and,likeaherbeatenvessel,holds

    gladlytheport,thoughshroudsandtackleto;

    oriierblingair,

    obehold

    farofftheyrealheaveendedwide

    inuit,uernedsquareorround,

    hopaltoentsadoed

    oflivingsapphire,oncehisnativeseat;

    and,fastby,hanginginagolden,

    thispear

    ofsllestgnitudeoon.

    thither,fullfraughtischievousrevenge,

    aursed,andinacursedhour,hehies.

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    hail,holylight,offspringofheavenfirstbo,

    oroftheetealetealbeabr>

    yiexpresstheeunblasincegodislight,

    andinunapproachedlight

    deteity,dtheninthee

    brighteffluenreate.

    orhear”stthouratherpureetherealstrea

    ainellbeforethesun,

    beforetheheavensthou,andatthevoice

    ofgod,asantle,didsti

    therisingersdarkanddeep,

    thevoidandforessinfinite.

    theeirevisitnohb,

    escapdthestygianpool,thoughloaind

    inthatobscuresojou,yflight

    throughutterandthroughddledarknessboe,

    hotheotesthantotheorpheanlyre

    isungofchaosaealnight;

    taughtbytheheaveoventuredown

    thedarkdest,anduptoreasd,

    thoughhardandrare:theeirevisitsafe,

    ahysovranvitallbutthou

    revisitstnottheseeyes,thatrollinvain

    tofindthypiergray,andfindnodawn;

    sothickadropserehquenchdtheirorbs,

    ordiuffusionveild.yetnotthere

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    ceaseitouseshaunt,

    clearspring,orshadygrove,orsunnyhill,

    sththeloveofsacredsong;butchief

    thee,sion,andthefloh,

    thathyhallo,andwarblingflow,

    nightlyivisit:norsotisfet

    soinrenown,

    thysovrannd,thatnshouldfindgrace;

    blindtharis,andblindeonides,

    andtiresias,andphineus,prophetsold:

    thehoughts,thatvoluntaryve

    harniousnuers;asthewakefulbird

    singsdarkling,andinshadiestverthid

    tuualhushtheyear

    seasou;butnottoretus

    day,ortheso,

    htofvealblooorsuersrose,

    orfloanfacedivine;

    butcloudinstead,andeverduringdark

    surrounds,frohecheerfulen

    cutoff,andforthebookofknowledgefair

    presentedhauniversalblank

    ofnatureseexpungdandrasd,

    andatoraeshutout.

    sochtheratherthou,celestiallight,

    shineinindthroughallherpowers

    irradiate;thereplanteyes,allstfrohence

    purgeanddisperse,thatiyseeandtell

    ofthingsinvisibletortalsight.

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    noightyfatherfrobove,

    frohepureeyreans

    highthrondaboveallhighth,bentdownhiseye

    hisoheirooview:

    abouthillthesanctitiesofheaven

    stoodthickasstars,andfroissightreceivd

    beatitudepastutteranhisright

    theradiantigeofhisglorysat,

    hisonlysohhefirstbeheld

    ourtparents,yettheonlytwo

    ofnkindinthehappygardenplacd

    reapingiortalfruitsofjoyandlove,

    uninterruptedjoy,unrivalldlove,

    inblissfulsolitude;hethensurveyd

    hellandthegulfbetanthere

    astingthehissidenight

    inthedunairsubli,andreadynow

    tostooph,

    onthebareoutsideofthisd

    firandioso,ant,

    uainh,inoorinair.

    hiodbeholdingfroisprospecthigh,

    ,present,future,hebeholds,

    thustohisonlysonforeseeingspake.

    oensohe

    transportsouradversarynobounds

    prescribdnobarsofhell,norallthes

    heapdonhihere,heinabyss

    s

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    ondesperaterevehatshallredound

    uponhisownrebellioushead.andnow,

    throughallrestraintbrokeloose,hewingshisway

    notfaroffheaven,intheprectsoflight,

    directlytoheneedworld,

    andnthereplacd,hpurposetoassay

    ifhiyforcehedestroy,or,worse,

    bysofalseguilepervert;andshallpervert;

    fornohisglozinglies,

    andeasilytrahesolend,

    solepledgeofhisobedience:sowillfall

    heandhisfaithlessprogeny:

    hisoe

    allheuldhave;idehiustandright,

    suffittohavestood,thoughfreetofall.

    sureatedalltheetherealpowers

    andspirits,boththehofaild;

    freelytheystoodood,andfellwhofell.

    notfree,proofuldtheyhavegivensincere

    oftrueallegiaantfaithorlove,

    doappeard,

    nottheypraiseuldtheyreceive

    suepaid,

    e

    uselessandvain,offreedoothdespoild,

    depassiveboth,hadservdy,

    nottheytherefore,asthtbelongd,

    soed,norjustlyause

    theirker,ortheirking,ortheirfate,

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    asifpredestinationoverruld

    theirwilldisposdby

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