第13节 (第1/2页)

    【】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,

    paradiselost

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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

    paradiselost

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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;a