第17节 (第2/2页)


    hedrenighunheard;theangelbright,

    erehedrevisagetued,

    adnishedbyhisear,andstraightwasknown

    theargeluriel,oheseven

    tohisthrone,

    standreadyatnd,andarehiseyes

    thatrunthroughalltheheavens,ordootheearth

    bearhissoistanddry,

    oerseaandland:hiatanthusacsts.

    uriel,forthouofthosesevenspiritsthatstand

    insightofgodshighthrone,gloriouslybright,

    thefirstarthisgreatauthentickwill

    interpreterthroughhighestheavent,

    bassyattend;

    andhereartlikeliestbysupredecree

    likehonourtoobtain,andashiseye

    tovisitoftthisneionround;

    paradiselost

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    unspeakabledesiretosee,andknow

    allthesehisan,

    hisfor

    allthesehisworkssowonderousheordained,

    hathbroughtfrohequiresofcherubibr>

    alohusestseraph,tell

    inan

    hisfixedseat,orfixedseathathnone,

    butalltheseshiningorbshisetodwell;

    thatiyfindhiagaze

    oropenadrationhiehold,

    onthegreatcreatorhathbestowed

    hallthesegracespoured;

    thatbothinhindallthings,asiset,

    theuniversalkeraypraise;

    lyhathdrivenouthisrebelfoes

    todeepesthell,and,torepairthatloss,

    createdthisneen

    toservehietter:wiseareallhisways.

    sospakethefalsedisselerunperceived;

    foeithernneldisce

    hypocrisy,theohatwalks

    invisible,excepttogodalone,

    byhisperssivehroughheaveh:

    andoft,thoughionsleeps

    atsgate,andtosilicity

    resignshercharge,hinksnoill

    s:hnoebeguiled

    uriel,thentofthesun,andheld

    paradiselost

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    thesharpestsightedspiritofallinheaven;

    postorfoul,

    inhisuprightness,anshusretued.

    fairahydesire,endstoknow

    theherebytoglorify

    thegreataster,leadstonoexcess

    thatreachesbla,butratherritspraise

    thereitseeexcess,thatledtheehither

    frohyeyrealnsionthusalone,

    toeperhaps,

    edhreport,hearonlyinheaven:

    forwonderfulindeedareallhisworks,

    pleasanttokobeall

    hadinrerancealhdelight;

    butindprehend

    theiuer,ortheinfinite

    thatbroughttheorth,buthidtheircausesdeep

    isalessss,

    thisaterialuld,catoaheap:

    nfusionheardhisvoidwilduproar

    stoodruled,stoodvastinfinitudenfined;

    tillathissendbiddingdarknessfled,

    lightshone,andorderfroisordersprung:

    stotheirseveralquartershastedthen

    theeh,flood,air,fire;

    andthisetherealquintessenceofheaven

    fles,

    thatrolledorbicular,aostars

    nuerless,asthouseest,andhoove;

    paradiselost

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    eachhadhisplaceappointed,eachhisurse;

    ther

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