jarringspheresnfound
paradiselost
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togetherbothightyarbr >
upliftediinent,onestroketheyaid
thatghtdetee,andnotneedrepeat,
asnotofpoonce;noroddsappeared
inghtorsprevention:butthesword
ofouryofgod
teeredso,thatneitherkeen
norsolidghtresistthatedge:itt
thesite
descending,andinhalfcutsheer;norstaid,
buthsering,shared
allhisrightside:thensatanfirstknewpain,andtoandfronvolved;sosore
thegridingshdisntinuouswound
passedthroughhibuttheetherealsubstanceclosed,notlongdivisible;andfrohegash
astreafneourissuingflowed
sanguine,suchascelestialspiritsybleed,
andallhisarurstained,ere
forthhonallsidestohisaidwasrun
byangelsnyandstrong,erposed
defence,ontheirshields
backtohischariot,stoodretired
froffthefilesoflaid
gnashingforanguish,anddespite,andsha,
tofindhielfnottchless,andhispride
huledbysuchrebuke,sofarbeneath
hisnfidencetoequalgodinpower
yetsoonhehealed;forspiritsthatlivethroughoutparadiselost
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vitalineverypart,notasfrailn
inentrails,heartofhead,liverorreins,
cannotbutbyannihilatingdie;
norintheirliquidtexturertalwound
receive,norethancanthefluidair:
allhearttheylive,allhead,alleye,allear,allintellect,allsense;and,astheyplease,theylitheelves,andlour,shape,orsize
assu,askikestheest,ndenseorrare
anherpartslikedeedsdeserved
rial,ightofgabrielfought,
andhfierceensignspiercedthedeeparray
ofloch,furiousking;defied,
andathischariotbound
threatened,norfroheholyoneofheaven
refrainedhistongueblaspheus;butanon
dos
andunuthpainfledbellohwing
uriel,andraphael,hisvauntingfoe,
thoughhuge,andinaroondard,
vanquishedadralech,andasdai,
tentthrones,thattobelessthangods
disdained,butanerthoughtsleaedintheirflight,ngledail
norstoodunndfulabdieltoannoy
theatheistcrehredoubledblow
ariel,andarioch,andtheviolence
ofraelsrchedandblasted,overthrew
ightrelateofthousands,andtheias
paradiselost
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eteizehereonearth;butthoseelect
angels,ntentedeinheaven,
seeknotthepraiseofn:theothersort,
inghtthoughsofwar,
norofreno
ery,
nalessindarkoblivionletthewell
forstrengthfroruthdivided,andfroust,
illaudable,noughtritsbutdispraise
andignony;yettogloryaspires
vainglorious,andthroughinfaseeksfa:
thereforeetealsilen
andnoightiestquelled,thebattleswerved,
anyaninroadgored;defordrout
entered,andfouldisorder;alltheground
ourstrown,andonaheap
chariotandcharioteerlayovertued,
andfieryfoangsteeds;stood,reiled
oerhroughthefaintsatanickhost
defensivescarce,orhpalefearsurprised,
thenfirsthfearsurprised,andsenseofpain,fledignonious,tosuchevilbrought
bysinofdisobedience;tillthathour
notliabletofear,orflight,orpain
farotherheinviolablesaints,
incubickphalanxfiradvancedentire,
invulnerable,ierablyard;
suchhighadvantagestheirinnocence
gavethebovetheirfoes;nottohavesinned,
paradiselost
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nottohavedisobeyed;infighttheystood
unobepained
bytheirplaoved,
noherursebegan,and,overheaven
inducingdarkness,gratefultruceiosed,
andsilenceontheodiousdinofwar:
underhercloudyvertbothretired,
victorandvanquished:onthefoughtenfield
chaelandhisangelsprevalent
encaing,placedinguardtheirchesround,
cherubickheotherpart,
satanhhisrebelliousdisappeared,
farinthedarkdislodged;and,voidofrest,
hispotentatestouncilcalledbynight;
andinthedstthusundisyedbegan
onos
nottobeoverpopanionsdear,
foundhynotoflibertyalone,
tooanpretencebutoreaffect,
honour,donion,glory,andrenown;
ainedonedayindoubtfulfight,
andifoneday,etealdays
heavenslordhadpotosend
againstusfrobouthisthrone,andjudged
sufficienttosubdueustohiswill,
butprovesnotso:thenfallible,itsee,
offutureaydeeithoughtillnow
oislyard,
sodisadvantageweenduredandpain,
paradiselost
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tillnoned;
sin
inortalinjury,
ierishable,and,thoughpiercedhwound,
soonclosing,andbynativevigourhealed
ofevilthensosllaseasythink
theredy;perhapsrevalidar,
oreviolent,eet,
yservetobetterus,andworseourfoes,
orequaladetheodds,
innaturenone:ifotherhiddencause
lefttheuperiour,anpreserve
unhurtouds,andunderstandingsound,
duesearchandnsultationlose
hesat;andintheasselynextupstood
nisroe;
asonehestoodescapedfroruelfight,
soretoiled,hisrivenartohavockhewn,
andcloudyinaspectthusansweringspake
delivererfroeofree
enjoyntofourrightasgods;yethard
forgods,andtoounequalworkwefind,
againstunequalartofightinpain,
againstunpained,iassive;froevil
ruinstneedsensue;foravails
valourorstrength,thoughtchless,quelledhpainakesressthehands
ofghtiestsenseofpleasureaywell
spareoutoflifeperhaps,andnotrepine,
paradiselost
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butliventent,estlife:
butpainisperfectsery,the
ofevils,and,excessive,overtus
allpatiencehe,hereforecaninvent
horeforcibleayoffend
ouryetunies,orarbr >
ourselveshlikedefence,to
