likegentlebreathsfroiverspure,thenceraise</p>
atleastdisteered,disedthoughts,</p>
vainhopes,vainai,inordinatedesires,</p>
paradiselost</p>
121of374</p>
blohhighsingenderingpride.</p>
hihusihurielhhisspear</p>
touchedlightly;foofalshooddure</p>
touper,butretus</p>
offorcetoitsoarts</p>
disveredandsurprised.asark</p>
lightsonaheapofnitrouspowder,laid</p>
fitforthetunsogaziostore</p>
againstaruureduttygrain,</p>
estheair;</p>
sostartedupinhisohefiend.</p>
backsteptthosetazed</p>
sosuddentobeholdthegrislyking;</p>
yetthus,unvedsoon.</p>
hoserebelspiritsadjudgedtohell</p>
estthou,esed,</p>
yin,</p>
heregattheheadofthesethatsleep</p>
knothensaidsatan,filledhs,</p>
knoeyekneeoe</p>
foryou,theresittingnotsoar:</p>
nottoknuesyourselvesunknown,</p>
theloofyourthrong;or,ifyeknow,</p>
whyaskye,andsuperfluousbegin</p>
ye,liketoendasvain</p>
tothuszephon,anshs.</p>
thinknot,revoltedspirit,thyshapethesa,</p>
orundinishedbrightobeknown,</p>
ashoustoodestinheavenuprightandpure;</p>
paradiselost</p>
122of374</p>
thatglorythen,ood,</p>
departedfrohee;andthoureselestnow</p>
thysinandplaobscureandfoul.</p>
bute,forthou,besure,shaltgiveat</p>
tohis,okeep</p>
thisplahar</p>
sospakethecherub;andhisgraverebuke,</p>
severeinyouthfulbeauty,addedgrace</p>
invincible:abashedthedevilstood,</p>
aho</p>
virtueinhershapehowlovely;sained</p>
hisloss;butchieflytofindhereobserved</p>
hislustrevisiblyiaired;yetseed</p>
undaunted.ifistntend,saidhe,</p>
besththebest,thesender,notthesent,</p>
orallatonce;reglorywillbewon,</p>
orlessbelost.thyfear,saidzephonbold,</p>
rialtheleastdo</p>
singleagainsttheehenceweak.</p>
thefiendrepliednot,overehrage;</p>
but,likeaproudsteedreined,haughtyon,</p>
ghisironcurb:tostriveorfly</p>
hehelditvain;aabovehadquelled</p>
hisheart,notelsedisyed.noheynigh</p>
theepoint,hosehalfroundingguards</p>
justt,andclosingstoodinsquadronjoined,</p>
and.totheirchief,</p>
gabriel,frohefrontthuscalledaloud.</p>
ofriendsihearthetreadof</p>
paradiselost</p>
123of374</p>
hastingthispsedisce</p>
ithurielandzephhtheshade;</p>
ahirdalport,</p>
butfadedsplendour</p>
aheprinceofhell,</p>
notlikelytoparthe;</p>
standfirforinhislookdefiancelours.</p>
hesehadended,hosethed,</p>
andbriefrelatedtheybrought,wherefound,</p>
hoandpostureuched.</p>
tohsteregardthusgabrielspake.</p>
thou,satan,bro</p>
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