otherstars,
byhisattractivevirtueandtheirown
invariousrounds
theirhenhid,
progressive,retrograde,orstandingstill,insixthouseest;andifseventhtothese
theplaearth,sostedfastthoughshesee
insensiblythreedifferenttionsve
ustascribe,
vedntraryhthobliquities;
orsavethesunhislabour,andthats
noctualanddiualrhosupposed,
invisibleelseaboveallstars,thewheel
ofdayandnight;thybelief,
ifearth,industriousofherself,fetchday
travellingeast,andhherpartaverse
frohesunsbeaeetnight,herotherpart
stilllunousbyhisrayifthatlight,
sentfroerthroughtheranspicuousair,
totheterrestrialonbeasastar,
paradiselost
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enlighteningherbyday,asshebynight
thisearthreciprocal,iflandbethere,
fieldsandinhabitants:herspotsthouseest
asayrain,andrainproduce
fruitsinhersoftenedsoilforsotoeat
allottedthere;andothersunsperhaps,
oons,thoudescry,
nicatingleandfelelight;
atetheworld,
storedineachorbperhapsethatlive
forsuinnatureunpossessed
bylivingsoul,desartanddesolate,
onlytoshine,yetscarcetontribute
eapseoflight,nveyedsofar
doothishabitable,us
lightba,isobvioustodispute
butherthusthesethings,orheot;
butinantinheaven,
riseontheearth;orearthriseonthesun;
hefroheeasthisflangroadbegin;
orshefroersilenturseadvance,
hinoffensivepacethatspinningsleeps
onhersoftaxle,eseven,
andbearstheesoftoothhairalong;
sollicitnotthythoughtsattershid;
leavetheogodabove;hierve,andfear
ofothercreatures,ashileasesbest,
dispose;joythou
inhegivestothee,thisparadise
paradiselost
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andthyfaireve;heavenisfortheetoohigh
toknopassesthere;belowlywise:
thinkonlyncesthee,andthybeing;
dreaotofothercreaturesthere
live,instate,ndition,ordegree;
ntentedthatthusfarhathbeenrevealed
notofearthonly,butofhighestheaven
tothusadaclearedofdoubt,replied
hoe,pure
intelligenceofheaven,angelserene
and,freedfrontricacies,taughttolive
theeasiesthperplexingthoughts
tointerruptthesh
godhathbiddares,
andnotlestus;unlessweourselves
seekthehoughts,andnotionsvain
butaptthendorfancyistorove
unchecked,andofherrovingisnoend;
tillaught,shelea,
that,nottoknoote
frose,obscureandsubtle;but,toknow
thathbeforeusliesindailylife,
isthepri:ore,isfu,
oretiness,orfondiertinence:
andrendersus,inthingsthatstnce,
unpractised,unprepared,andstilltoseek
thereforefrohishighpitchletusdescend
alo,andspeakofthingsathand
useful;entionyarise
paradiselost
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ofsothingnotunseasonabletoask,
bysufferance,andthyedfavour,deigned
theeihaveheardrelatingwasdone
erererance:noerelate
story,houhastnotheard;
anddayisnotyetspent;tillthenthouseest
holytodetaintheeidevise;
invitingtheetoheare;
fondnotinhopeofthyreply:
for,inheaven;
andsyear
thanfruitsofpalreepleasantesttothirst
andhungerboth,froabour,atthehour
ofsrepast;theysatiate,andsoonfill,
thoughpleasant;butthyhgracedivine
iued,bringtotheirsnessnosatiety
tothusraphaelanseek
norarethylipsungraen,
nortongueineloquent;forgodonthee
abundantlyhisgiftshathalsopoured
inagefair:
speaking,orte,allelinessandgrace
attendsthee;andeas;
norlessthinkheeonearth
thanofourfello,andinquire
gladlyintothean:
forgod,hhonouredthee,andset
onnhisequallove:saythereforeon;
forithatday,asbefel,
paradiselost
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boundonavoyageunuthandobscure,
faronexcursiontohegatesofhell;
squaredinfulllegionsuchndwehad
toseethatnohenceissuedforthaspy,
orene,ork;
lesthe,incensedatsucheruptionbold,
destruixed
notthattheydurstpt;
butushesendsuponhishighbehests
forstate,assovranking;andtoinure
ourprotobediencefastshut,
thedislgates,andbarricadoedstrong;
butlongereourapproachingheardhin
noise,otherthanthesoundofdanceorsong,
tot,andloudlant,andfuriousrage
gladueduptotheastsoflight
eresabbathevening:soharge
butthyrelationnotend,
pleasedine
sospakethegodlikepohusoursire
fototellhoanlifebegan
ishard;forselfbeginningknew
desirehtheestilllongertonverse
inducedasnesoundestsleep,
softonthefloelaid,
inbalssthesun
soondried,andonthereekingisturefed
straighttoyued,
andgazedaplesky;till,raised
paradiselost
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byquickinstinctivetion,upisprung,
asthither
stoodonfeet:aboutroundisaw
hill,dale,andshadywoods,andsunnyplains,andliquidlapseofrringstrebythese,
creaturesthatlivedandved,andwalked,orflew;birdsonthebranchesiled;
hfragranceandyheartoerflowed
selfithenperused,andlibyli
surveyed,andsotisetisran
hsupplejoints,aslivelyvigourled:
butcause,
kne;tospeakitried,andforthhspake;
tongueobeyed,andreadilyuldna
eerisa,
andthouenlightenedeart
