笔趣阁 - 历史小说 - 失乐园-Paradise Lost(英文版)在线阅读 - 第20节

第20节

    【】abassinkingstheirissueguard,

    untara,thoughthisbysosupposed

    trueparadiseuheethiopline

    bynilushead,enclosedhshiningrock,

    aote

    frohisassyriangarden,hefiend

    saed,alldelight,allkind

    ofliviures,neosight,andstrange

    paradiselost

    103of374

    tandtall,

    godlikeereativehonourclad

    innakedjestyseedlordsofall:

    anded;forintheirlooksdivine

    theigeoftheirgloriouskershone,

    truth,,sanctitudesevereandpure,

    severe,butintruefilialfreedolaced,

    en;thoughboth

    notequal,astheirsexnotequalseed;

    forionheandvalourford;

    forsoftnesssheandsattrae;

    hefodonly,shefodinhi

    hisfairlargefrontandeyesublideclared

    absoluterule;andhyathinelocks

    roundfroispartedforelolyhung

    clustering,buthhisshouldersbroad:

    she,asaveil,dootheslender

    herunadoedgoldentresseswore

    dishevelled,butinletswaved

    asthevinecurlshertendrils,plied

    subje,butrequiredhgentlesway,

    andbyheryielded,byhiestreceived,

    yieldedissiopride,

    andsorousdelay.

    northosesteriouspartshenncealed;

    thene,dishosha

    ofnaturesworks,honourdishonourable,

    sinbred,hoankind

    hshoereshoingpure,

    paradiselost

    104of374

    andbanishedfroanslifehishappiestlife,

    silicityandspotlessinnoce

    sopassedtheynakedon,norshuhesight

    ofgel;fortheythoughtnoill:

    sohandinhandtheypassed,theloveliestpair,

    thateversinbracest;

    adahegoodliestnofnsincebo

    hissons,thefairesthterseve.

    uuftofshadethatonagreen

    stood,byafreshfountainside

    theysattheooretoil

    oftheirsgardeninglabourthansufficed

    torendolzephyr,anddeease

    reeasy,ethirstandappetite

    regrateful,totheirsupperfruitstheyfell,

    arinefruitspliantboughs

    yieldedthesidelongastheysatree

    odoaskedhflowers:

    thesavourypulptheycheherind,

    stillastheythirsted,sopthebriingstrea

    lepurpose,norendearingsles

    s

    fairuple,linkedinhappynuptialleague,

    alohey.abouttheriskingplayed

    allbeastsoftheearth,sincehase

    inorden;

    spthelionraed,andinhispaw

    dahekid;bears,tigers,ounces,pards,

    gaolledbeforethetheun,

    paradiselost

    105of374

    toketheirth,usedallhisght,andhed

    hiskithetoboslosetheserpentsly,

    insinuating,hgordiantwine

    hisbraidedtrain,andofhisfatalguile

    gaveproofunheeded;othersonthegrass

    uched,andnohpasturegazingsat,

    orbedinating;forthesun,

    deed,ingnohpronecareer

    totheoisles,andintheasdingscale

    ofheavearsthatushereveningrose:

    anstillingaze,asfirsthestood,

    sethusatlengthfailedspeechreveredsad.

    ohellineeyeshgriefbehold

    intoourroofblissthushighadvanced

    ould,earthboperhaps,

    notspirits,yettoheavenlyspiritsbright

    littleinferiour;thoughtspursue

    houldlove,solivelyshines

    intheivinereselandsue

    thehandthatfordthentheirshapehathpoured.

    ahgentlepair,yelittlethinkhownigh

    yourgeapproaches,hesedelights

    owoe;

    reoreyourtasteisnowofjoy;

    happy,butforsohappyillsecured

    longtontinue,andthishighseatyourheaven

    illfencedforheaventokeepoutsuchafoe

    asnoered;yetnopurposedfoe

    toyou,iuldpitythusforlo,

    paradiselost

    106of374

    thoughiunpitied:leaguehyouiseek,

    andtualaty,sostrait,soclose,

    thatiustde

    henydaynotplease,

    likethisfairparadise,yoursesuch

    aakerse,

    hiasfreelygive:hellshallunfold,

    toeainyoutgates,

    andsendforthallherkings;there,

    notlikethesenarroits,toreceive

    youurousoffspring;iferplace,

    thankhilothtothisrevenge

    oforhihed.

    andshouldiatyourharessinnoce

    lt,asido,yetpublickreasonjust,

    honourandeirehrevengeenlarged,

    bynqueringthisnepelsnow

    todoned,ishouldabhor.

    sospakethefiend,andhy,

    thetyrantsplea,excusedhisdevilishdeeds.

    thenfroisloftystandonthathightree

    doongthesportfulherd

    ofthosefourfootedkinds,hielfnowone,

    noher,astheirshapeservedbesthisend

    oviewhisprey,and,unespied,

    thtlea,

    byarked.abouttheound

    alionnoalkshfieryglare;

    thenasatiger,hspied

    paradiselost

    107of374

    insopurlieutlefaplay,

    straightulose,then,rising,gesoft

    hisutch,asonehosehisground,

    ightsurestseizetheoth,

    gripedineaen

    tofirstofehusvingspeech,

    tuedhialleartoheaeteranceflow.

    solepartner,andsolepart,ofallthesejoys,

    dearerthyselfthanall;thepower

    thatdeus,andforusthisaleworld,

    beinfinitelygood,andofhisgood

    asliberalandfreeasinfinite;

    thatraisedusfrohedust,andplacedushere

    inallthishappiness,hishand

    havenothingrited,nor

    aughthneed;hewhorequires

    frosnootherservicethantokeep

    thisohiseasycharge,ofallthetrees

    inparadisethatbeardeliciousfruit

    sovarious,nottotastethatonlytree

    ofkhetreeoflife;

    srohtolife,eerdeathis,

    sodreadfulthingnodoubt;forhoukno

    godhathpronoudeathtotastethattree,

    theonlysignofourobedie,

    angsonysignsofpowerandrule

    nferreduponus,anddoniongiven

    overallother

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