anduoodnotthatagratefulnd</p>
paradiselost</p>
95of374</p>
byo,butstillpays,atonce</p>
iedanddischarged;burdenthen</p>
o,hadhispoinyordained</p>
soinferiel,ihadstood</p>
thenhappy;nounboundedhopehadraised</p>
aitioherpower</p>
asgreatghthaveaspired,and,thoughan,</p>
draohispart;butotherpo</p>
fellnot,butstandunshaken,froin</p>
orfrotationsard.</p>
hadstthouthesafreeostand</p>
thouhadst:hastthouthenortoause,</p>
butheavensfreelovedealtequallytoall</p>
bethenhisloveaursed,sinceloveorhate,</p>
toalike,itdealsetealwoe.</p>
nay,cursedbethou;sinceagainsthisthywill</p>
chosefreelyitnolyrues.</p>
serablehwayshallifly</p>
infiniteh,andinfinitedespair</p>
hell;</p>
and,inthelodeep,alowerdeep</p>
stillthreateningtodevouropenswide,</p>
tosaheaven.</p>
o,then,atlastrelent:istherenoplace</p>
leftforrepentanoneforpardo</p>
butbysubssion;andthatword</p>
disdainforbids,anddreadofsha</p>
angthespiritsbeh,iseduced</p>
isesandothervaunts</p>
paradiselost</p>
96of374</p>
thantosubt,boastingiuldsubdue</p>
theoipotent.aytheylittleknow</p>
hohatboastsovain,</p>
usinwardlyigroan,</p>
eohroneofhell.</p>
aerhighadvanced,</p>
theloe</p>
insery:subitionfinds.</p>
butsayiuldrepent,anduldobtain,</p>
byayforrstate;howsoon</p>
hrecallhighthoughts,howsoonunsay</p>
issions</p>
voadeinpain,asviolentandvoid.</p>
foevertrueregrow,</p>
edsodeep:</p>
oaworserelapse</p>
andheavierfall:soshouldipurchasedear</p>
shortinterssionboughtart.</p>
thisknoypuhereforeasfar</p>
frorantinghe,asifroegging,peace;</p>
allhopeexcludedthus,behold,instead</p>
nkindthisworld.</p>
sofarehhopefarewell,fear;</p>
fareorseallgoodtoislost;</p>
evil,bethougood;bytheeatleast</p>
dividedeirehheavenskingihold,</p>
bythee,ahanhalfperhapswillreign;</p>
asnerelong,andthisneorld,shallknow.</p>
thusdhisface</p>
paradiselost</p>
97of374</p>
thricegedhpale,ire,envy,anddespair;</p>
arredhisborrorayed</p>
hinterfeit,ifanyeyebeheld.</p>
forheavenlyndsfrouchdisteersfoul</p>
areeverclear.whereofhesoonaware,</p>
eaoothed,</p>
artificeroffraud;andhefirst</p>
thatpractisedfalsehoodundersaintlyshow,</p>
deeplihedhrevenge:</p>
yetnotenoughhadpractisedtodeceive</p>
urieloncedown</p>
theount</p>
sadisfigured,rethanuldbefall</p>
spiritofhappysort;hisgesturesfierce</p>
herkedandddeanou</p>
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