foreveoohavetheirlotinpain</p>
llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced</p>
ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung</p>
forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,</p>
theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire</p>
hathsountainpines,</p>
hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,</p>
standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared</p>
tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend</p>
froound</p>
te.</p>
thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,</p>
tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast</p>
erhsighsfoundouttheirway:</p>
oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers</p>
tchless,butighthandthatstrife</p>
inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,</p>
asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,</p>
hatefultoutter.butind,</p>
forseeinging,frohedepth</p>
ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared</p>
hoedforceofgods,hoh</p>
asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse</p>
forbelieve,thoughafterloss,</p>
thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile</p>
hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,</p>
selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat</p>
for,benessallthehostofheaven,</p>
paradiselost</p>
24of374</p>
ifunselsdifferent,ershunned</p>
by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns</p>
narheaventillthenasonesecure</p>
satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,</p>
orcustoandhisregalstate</p>
putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed</p>
ptedourattet,andourfall.</p>
henightourown,</p>
soashertoprovoke,ordread</p>
neains</p>
tolosedesign,byfrauduile,</p>
forceeffeot;thathenoless</p>
atlengthfrosyfind,es</p>
byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.</p>
spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife</p>
thereeinheaventhatheerelong</p>
inteocreate,andthereinplant</p>
ageionhischard</p>
shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.</p>
thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps</p>
ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;</p>
forthisinfealpitshallneverhold</p>
celestialspiritsinbondage,northabyss</p>
longunderdarknessver.butthesethoughts</p>
fulluure.peaceisdespaired;</p>
forissionhen,war</p>
openoruood,stberesolved.</p>
hespake;and,tonfirisflew</p>
llionsofflangsthethighs</p>
paradiselost</p>
25of374</p>
ofghtycherubithesuddenblaze</p>
farroundillunedhell.highlytheyraged</p>
againstthehighest,andfierces</p>
clashedontheirsoundingshieldsthedinofwar,</p>
hurlingdefiaohevaultofheaven.</p>
therestoodahillnotfar,op</p>
beloke;therestentire</p>
shonehaglossyscurfundoubtedsign</p>
thatinhisbetallire,</p>
theher,hspeed,</p>
anuradehastened:aswhenbands</p>
ofpioneers,ed,</p>
foreruntheroyalhafield,</p>
oron</p>
on,theleasterectedspiritthatfell</p>
froeaven;foreveninheavenhislooksandthoughts</p>
ore</p>
therient,troddengold,</p>
thanaughtdivineorholyelseenjoyed</p>
invisioific.byhiirst</p>
nalso,andbyhissuggestiontaught,</p>