:andnoo
suchasinhighestheavenarrayedingold
eyreal;froeforehervanishednight,
shotthroughs;heplain
veredbattledsquadronsbright,
ingar,andfierysteeds,
refleethisview:
eived,;andfound
alreadyknohefoehought
tohavereported:gladlythenhexed
angthosefriendlyporeceived
ationsloud,thatone,
thatofsonyriadsfallen,yetone
retuednotlostontothesacredhill
paradiselost
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theyledhiighapplauded,andpresent
beforetheseatsupre;froavoice,
froidstagoldenildwasheard
servantofgodhoufought
thebetterfight,aintained
againstrevoltedltitudesthecause
oftruth,inightierthantheyinar;
andforthetestinyoftruthhastboe
universalreproach,farobear
thanviolence;forthishycare
tostandapprovedinsightofgod,thoughworldsjudgedtheeperverse:theeasiequestnow
reinsthee,aidedbythishostoffriends,
baoreglorioustoretu,
thansedthoudidstdepart;andtosubdue
byforce,heirlawrefuse,
rightreasonfortheirlaheirking
ssiah,eritreigns
go,iesprince,
andthou,inlitarypro,
gabriel,leadforthtobattlethesesons
invinyardsaints,
bythousandsandbyllions,rangedforfight,
equalinnuertothatgodlesscrew
rebellious:the
fearlessassault;and,tothebrowofheaven
pursuing,drivetheutfroodandbliss,
intotheirplaent,thegulf
oftartarus,hreadyopenswide
paradiselost
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hisfierychaostoreceivetheirfall
sospakethesovranvoice,andcloudsbegan
todarkenallthehill,andsketoroll
induskyes,thesign
ofhahlessdreadtheloud
etherealtruetfronhighganblow:
atndthepoilitant,
thatstoodforheaven,inghtyquadratejoinedofunionirresistible,vedon
insilencetheirbrightlegions,tothesound
ofinstruntalhay,thatbreathed
heroickardourtoadventurousdeeds
undertheirgodlikeleaders,inthecause
ofgodandhisssiahontheyve
indissolublyfiorobvioushill,
norstraiteningvale,nor,divides
theirperfectranks;forhighabovethegroundtheirrchhepassiveairupbore
theiiletread;ashetotalkind
ofbirds,inorderlyarrayonwing,
casuonedoveredentoreceive
theiasofthee;sooveyatract
ofheaventheyrched,andnyaprovincewide,
tenfoldthelengthofthisterrene:atlast,
farinthehorizontothenorthappeared
frokirttoskirtafieryregion,stretched
inbattailousaspect,andnearerview
bristledsinnurable
ofrigidspears,andheltsthronged,andshieldsparadiselost
164of374
various,entportrayed,
thebandedpoanhastingon
hfuriousexpedition;fortheyweened
thatselfsaday,byfightorbysurprise,
toountofgod,andonhisthrone
tosettheenvierofhisstate,theproud
aspirer;buttheirthoughtsprovedfondandvainintheded
atfirst,thatangelshouldhangelwar,
andinfiereet,eet
sooftinfestivalsofjoyandlove
unanius,assonsofonegreatsire,
hyingtheetealfather:buttheshout
ofbattlenowbegan,andrushingsound
ofonsetendedsooneachlderthought
highinthedst,exaltedasagod,
theapostateinhissunbrightchariotsat,
idolofjestydivine,enclosed
ingcherubiandgoldenshields;
thenlightedfroisgorgeousthrone,foow
thostandhostbutnarro,
adreadfulinterval,andfronttofront
presentedstoodinterriblearray
ofhideouslength:beforethecloudyvan,
ontheroughedgeofbattleereitjoined,
satan,hvastandhaughtystridesadvanced,
antandgold;
abdielthatsightendurednot,ood
angtheghtiest,bentonhighestdeeds,
paradiselost
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andthushisoedheartexplores
oheaventhatsuchreselanceofthehighest
shouldyetrein,handrealty
reinnot:ight
therefailuefails,orprove
,thoughtofightunnquerable
hispuissance,trustinginthealghtysaid,
iantotry,ried
unsoundandfalse;norisitaughtbutjust,
thathe,eoftruthhathwon,
shoulds,inbothdisputesalike
victor;thoughbrutishthatntestandfoul,
htodealhforce,yetso
streasonisthatreasonovere
sopondering,andfroisardpeers
forthsteppingopposite,halfet
hisdaringfoe,atthispreventionre
incensed,andthussecurelyhiefied
proud,artthoutthyhopeohavereached
thehighthofthyaspiringunopposed,
thethroneofgodunguarded,andhisside
abandoned,attheterrourofthypower
orpotenttongue:foolnottothinkhowvain
againsttheoipotenttoriseinar;
allestthingsuld,houtend,
haveraisedincessantarestodefeat
thyfolly;orhsolitaryhand
reait,atoneblow,
unaided,uldhavefinishedthee,anded
paradiselost
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thylegionsunderdarkness:butthouseest
allarenotofthytrain;therebe,h
prefer,andpietytogod,thoughthen
totheenotvisible,whenialone
seedinthyodissent
froll:sectthouseest;nooolate
hoetisyknohousandserr
thegrandfoe,hsfuleyeaskance,
thusanshee,butinwishedhour
ofrevenge,firstsoughtfor,thouretuest
frolight,seditiousangeltoreceive
thyritedrehefirstassay
ofthisrighthandprovoked,sincefirstthattongue,inspiredhntradiction,durstoppose
athirdpartofthegods,insynodt
theirdeitiestoassert;heyfeel
vigourdivine,canallow
oipotencetononebutest
beforethyfellobitioustowin
froesoplu,thatthysuccessyshow
destructiontotherest:thispausebetween,
unansthouboasttolettheeknow,
atfirstithoughtthatlibertyandheaven
toh
