foreveoohavetheirlotinpain

llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced

ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung

forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,

theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire

hathsountainpines,

hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,

standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared

tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend

froound

te.

thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,

tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast

erhsighsfoundouttheirway:

oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers

tchless,butighthandthatstrife

inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,

asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,

hatefultoutter.butind,

forseeinging,frohedepth

ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared

hoedforceofgods,hoh

asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse

forbelieve,thoughafterloss,

thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile

hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,

selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat

for,benessallthehostofheaven,

paradiselost

24of374

ifunselsdifferent,ershunned

by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns

narheaventillthenasonesecure

satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,

orcustoandhisregalstate

putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed

ptedourattet,andourfall.

henightourown,

soashertoprovoke,ordread

neains

tolosedesign,byfrauduile,

forceeffeot;thathenoless

atlengthfrosyfind,es

byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.

spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife

thereeinheaventhatheerelong

inteocreate,andthereinplant

ageionhischard

shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.

thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps

ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;

forthisinfealpitshallneverho

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