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d,
creatorhatpeopledhighestheaven
asculine,createatlast
thisnoveltyonearth,thisfairdefect
ofnature,andnotfilltheonce
en,asangels,inine;
orfindsootherogenerate
nkindthisschiefhadnotbeenbefallen,
andrethatshallbefall;innurable
disturbanalesnares,
andstraitnjunctionhthissex:foreither
henevershallfindoutfitte,butsuch
assosfortunebringshiorstake;
orheostshallseldoain
throughherperverseness,butshallseehergained
byafarhheld
byparents;orhishappiestchoicetoolate
shallet,alreadylinkedandkbound
toafelladversary,hishateorsha:
ityshallcause
tohunlife,andhousholdpeacenfound
headdednot,andfroertued;buteve,
notsorepulsed,htearsthatceasednotflowing
andtressesalldisordered,athisfeet
fellhule;and,eracingthebesought
hispeace,andthusproceededinherplaint
forsakenotthus,adaessheaven
paradiselost
312of374
yheart
ibearthee,anduninghaveoffended,
unhappilydeceivedthysuppliant
ibeg,andclaspthyknees;bereavenot,
hygentlelooks,thyaid,
thyunsel,inthisutterstdistress,
onlystrengthandstay:forloofthee,
e,
hourperhaps,
bettherebepeace;bothjoining,
asjoinedininjuries,oneenty
againstafoebydooxpressassignedus,
thateexercisenot
thyhatredforthisserybefallen;
onalreadylost,thanthyself
reserablebothhavesinned;butthou
againstgodonly;iagainstgodandthee;
andtotheplaentu,
thereycriesiortuneheaven;thatall
thesentenoved,ylight
on,solecausetotheeofallthiswoe;
,only,justobjectofhisire
sheended,
ioveable,tillpeafault
ackno
seration:soonhisheartrelented
toe,andsoledelight,
noissiveindistress;
entseeking,
paradiselost
313of374
hisunsel,shehaddispleased,hisaid:
asonedisard,hisangerallhelost,
andthushpeacefulwordsupraisedhersoon
unoodesirous,asbefore,
sonothouknonot,
thepunishntallonthyself;alas
bearthineo,illabletosustain
hisfullh,houfeelestasyetleastpart,
anddispleasurebearestsoillifprayers
uldalterhighdecrees,itothatplace
hee,andbelouderheard,
thatonheadallghtbevisited;
thyfrailtyandinfirrsexforgiven,
totted,andbyexposed
butrise;letusnorentend,norbla
eaedenoughelsestrive
inofficesoflove,hoaylighten
eachothersburden,inourshareofwoe;
sincethisdaysdeathdenounced,ifaughtisee,
asloedevil;
alongdaysdying,toaugntourpain;
andtoourseedohaplessseedderived
tothuseve,reveringheart,replied
adabysadexperintiknow
hoyhtheecanfind,
foundsoerroneous;thencebyjustevent
foundsounfortunate:nevertheless,
restoredbythee,vileasiatoplace
ofneance,hopefultoregain
paradiselost
314of374
thylove,thesolententntofheart
livingordying,froheeihide
yunquietbreastarerisen,
tendingtosoreliefofourextres,
orend;thoughsharpandsad,yettolerable,
asinourevils,andofeasierchoice
ifost,
ustbebotocertainwoe,devoured
bydeathatlast;andserableitis
tobetoothersisery,
ouroten,andofourloinstobring
intothiscursede,
thatafterustbeatlast
foodforsofoulanster;inthypower
itlies,yeterenceptiontoprevent
theraceunblest,tobeingyetunbegot
ain:sodeath
shallbedeceivedhisglut,andhustwo
beforaw
butifthoujudgeithardanddifficult,
nversing,looking,loving,toabstain
froovesduerights,nuptialeracess;
andhdesiretolanguishhouthope,
beforethepresentobjectlanguishing
hlikedesire;isery
andtotlessthannoneofwedread;
then,bothourselvesandseedatoncetofree
frokeshort,
letusseekdeath;or,henotfound,supply
paradiselost
315of374
houroeonourselves:
andwelongershiveringunderfears,
thatshodeath,andhavethepower,
ofnyodietheshortestchoosing,
destructionhdestructiontodestroy
sheendedhere,orvehentdespair
brokeofftherest:sochofdeathherthoughts
hadentertained,asdyedhercheekshpale
butadahsuchunselnothingswayed,
tobetterhopeshisreattentivend
labouringhadraised;andthustoevereplied
eve,thyntetoflifeandpleasuresee
toargueintheesothingresubli
andexcellent,thanindntes;
butselfdestructionthereforesought,refutes
thatexplies,
notthyntet,butanguishandregret
forlossoflifeandpleasureoverloved
orifthouvetdeath,asutstend
ofsery,sothinkingtoevade
thepenaltypronounced;doubtnotbutgod
hathedhisvengefulire,thanso
tobeforestalled;chreifearlestdeath,
sosnatched,ptusfrohepain
topay;rather,suchacts
ofntucyhehighest
tokedeathinuslive:thenletusseek
sosaferresolution,ethinks
ihaveinvieindhheed
paradiselost
316of374
partofoursentence,thatthyseedshallbruise
theserpentshead;piteousandsunless
beant,injecture,ourgrandfoe,
satan;heserpent,hathntrived
againstusthisdeceit:tocrushhishead
wouldberevengeindeed
bydeathbroughtonourselves,orchildlessdays
resolved,asthouproposest;soourfoe
shalscapehispunishntordained,andwe
insteadshalldoubleoursuponourheads
norebentionedthenofviolence
againstourselves;andwilfulb
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d,
creatorhatpeopledhighestheaven
asculine,createatlast
thisnoveltyonearth,thisfairdefect
ofnature,andnotfilltheonce
en,asangels,inine;
orfindsootherogenerate
nkindthisschiefhadnotbeenbefallen,
andrethatshallbefall;innurable
disturbanalesnares,
andstraitnjunctionhthissex:foreither
henevershallfindoutfitte,butsuch
assosfortunebringshiorstake;
orheostshallseldoain
throughherperverseness,butshallseehergained
byafarhheld
byparents;orhishappiestchoicetoolate
shallet,alreadylinkedandkbound
toafelladversary,hishateorsha:
ityshallcause
tohunlife,andhousholdpeacenfound
headdednot,andfroertued;buteve,
notsorepulsed,htearsthatceasednotflowing
andtressesalldisordered,athisfeet
fellhule;and,eracingthebesought
hispeace,andthusproceededinherplaint
forsakenotthus,adaessheaven
paradiselost
312of374
yheart
ibearthee,anduninghaveoffended,
unhappilydeceivedthysuppliant
ibeg,andclaspthyknees;bereavenot,
hygentlelooks,thyaid,
thyunsel,inthisutterstdistress,
onlystrengthandstay:forloofthee,
e,
hourperhaps,
bettherebepeace;bothjoining,
asjoinedininjuries,oneenty
againstafoebydooxpressassignedus,
thateexercisenot
thyhatredforthisserybefallen;
onalreadylost,thanthyself
reserablebothhavesinned;butthou
againstgodonly;iagainstgodandthee;
andtotheplaentu,
thereycriesiortuneheaven;thatall
thesentenoved,ylight
on,solecausetotheeofallthiswoe;
,only,justobjectofhisire
sheended,
ioveable,tillpeafault
ackno
seration:soonhisheartrelented
toe,andsoledelight,
noissiveindistress;
entseeking,
paradiselost
313of374
hisunsel,shehaddispleased,hisaid:
asonedisard,hisangerallhelost,
andthushpeacefulwordsupraisedhersoon
unoodesirous,asbefore,
sonothouknonot,
thepunishntallonthyself;alas
bearthineo,illabletosustain
hisfullh,houfeelestasyetleastpart,
anddispleasurebearestsoillifprayers
uldalterhighdecrees,itothatplace
hee,andbelouderheard,
thatonheadallghtbevisited;
thyfrailtyandinfirrsexforgiven,
totted,andbyexposed
butrise;letusnorentend,norbla
eaedenoughelsestrive
inofficesoflove,hoaylighten
eachothersburden,inourshareofwoe;
sincethisdaysdeathdenounced,ifaughtisee,
asloedevil;
alongdaysdying,toaugntourpain;
andtoourseedohaplessseedderived
tothuseve,reveringheart,replied
adabysadexperintiknow
hoyhtheecanfind,
foundsoerroneous;thencebyjustevent
foundsounfortunate:nevertheless,
restoredbythee,vileasiatoplace
ofneance,hopefultoregain
paradiselost
314of374
thylove,thesolententntofheart
livingordying,froheeihide
yunquietbreastarerisen,
tendingtosoreliefofourextres,
orend;thoughsharpandsad,yettolerable,
asinourevils,andofeasierchoice
ifost,
ustbebotocertainwoe,devoured
bydeathatlast;andserableitis
tobetoothersisery,
ouroten,andofourloinstobring
intothiscursede,
thatafterustbeatlast
foodforsofoulanster;inthypower
itlies,yeterenceptiontoprevent
theraceunblest,tobeingyetunbegot
ain:sodeath
shallbedeceivedhisglut,andhustwo
beforaw
butifthoujudgeithardanddifficult,
nversing,looking,loving,toabstain
froovesduerights,nuptialeracess;
andhdesiretolanguishhouthope,
beforethepresentobjectlanguishing
hlikedesire;isery
andtotlessthannoneofwedread;
then,bothourselvesandseedatoncetofree
frokeshort,
letusseekdeath;or,henotfound,supply
paradiselost
315of374
houroeonourselves:
andwelongershiveringunderfears,
thatshodeath,andhavethepower,
ofnyodietheshortestchoosing,
destructionhdestructiontodestroy
sheendedhere,orvehentdespair
brokeofftherest:sochofdeathherthoughts
hadentertained,asdyedhercheekshpale
butadahsuchunselnothingswayed,
tobetterhopeshisreattentivend
labouringhadraised;andthustoevereplied
eve,thyntetoflifeandpleasuresee
toargueintheesothingresubli
andexcellent,thanindntes;
butselfdestructionthereforesought,refutes
thatexplies,
notthyntet,butanguishandregret
forlossoflifeandpleasureoverloved
orifthouvetdeath,asutstend
ofsery,sothinkingtoevade
thepenaltypronounced;doubtnotbutgod
hathedhisvengefulire,thanso
tobeforestalled;chreifearlestdeath,
sosnatched,ptusfrohepain
topay;rather,suchacts
ofntucyhehighest
tokedeathinuslive:thenletusseek
sosaferresolution,ethinks
ihaveinvieindhheed
paradiselost
316of374
partofoursentence,thatthyseedshallbruise
theserpentshead;piteousandsunless
beant,injecture,ourgrandfoe,
satan;heserpent,hathntrived
againstusthisdeceit:tocrushhishead
wouldberevengeindeed
bydeathbroughtonourselves,orchildlessdays
resolved,asthouproposest;soourfoe
shalscapehispunishntordained,andwe
insteadshalldoubleoursuponourheads
norebentionedthenofviolence
againstourselves;andwilfulb
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