sd;but,heavenlybo,</p>
beforethehillsappeared,orfountainflowed,</p>
thoudidstnverse,</p>
thysister,andhherdidstplay</p>
inpresenightyfather,pleased</p>
hthycelestialsong.upledbythee</p>
intotheheavenofheavensihavepresud,</p>
ahlyguest,anddrapyrealair,</p>
thyteering:hlikesafetyguideddown</p>
retutonativeelent:</p>
lestfrohisflyingsteedunreined,asonce</p>
bellerophon,thoughfroloe,</p>
disunted,onthealeianfieldifall,</p>
erroheretowander,andforlo.</p>
halfyetreinsunsung,butnarrowerbound</p>
hinthevisiblediualsphere;</p>
standih,notraptabovethepole,</p>
resafeisingortalvoiged</p>
tohoarseorte,thoughfallenonevildays,</p>
onevildaysthoughfallen,aongues;</p>
paradiselost</p>
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indarkness,andpassedround,</p>
andsolitude;yetnotalone,hou</p>
visitestsluersnightly,oro</p>
purplestheeast:stillgovethousong,</p>
urania,andfitaudiend,thoughfew.</p>
butdrivefaroffthebarbarousdissonance</p>
ofbahusandhisrevellers,therace</p>
ofthatthattorethethrabard</p>
inrhodope,kshadears</p>
torapture,tillthesavageclaurdrowned</p>
bothharpandvoiusedefend</p>
herson.sofailnotthou,plores:</p>
forthouartheavenly,sheaydrea</p>
say,goddess,ensuedwhenraphael,</p>
theaffableargel,hadforewaed</p>
adabydireexale,tobeware</p>
apostasy,bybefelinheaven</p>
tothoseapostates;lestthelikebefall</p>
inparadisetoadarhisrace,</p>
chargednottotouchtheinterdictedtree,</p>
iftheytransgress,andslightthatsolend,</p>
soeasilyobeyedadthee</p>
ofalltasteselsetopleasetheirappetite,</p>
thoughhhisnsortedeve,</p>
thestoryheardattentive,andwasfilled</p>
irationanddeepse,tohear</p>
ofthingssohighandstrahings,totheirthought</p>
souniginable,ashateinheaven,</p>
andhepeaceofgodinbliss,</p>
paradiselost</p>
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hsufusion:buttheevil,soon</p>
drivenback,redoundedasafloodonthose</p>
fr;iossibletox</p>
soonrepealed</p>
thedoubtsthatinhisheartarose:andnow</p>
ledosinless,hdesiretoknow</p>
ightncehihohisworld</p>
ofheavehnspicuousfirstbegan;</p>
ause;</p>
hineden,orhout,wasdone</p>
beforehisry;asoneh</p>
yetseallayedstilleyesthecurrentstrea</p>
urheardnehirstexcites,</p>
proceededthustoaskhisheavenlyguest.</p>
greatthings,andfullofwonderinourears,</p>
fardifferingfrohishouhastrevealed,</p>
divierpreterbyfavoursent</p>
dotheeyrean,toforewa</p>
ustilyofightelsehavebeenourloss,</p>
unknoanknoreach;</p>
forotheinfinitelygoodweowe</p>
iortalthanks,andhisadnishnt</p>
receive,npurposetoobserve</p>
iutablyhissovranheend</p>
ofsihouhastvouchsafed</p>
gently,forourinstrupart</p>
thingsaboveearthlythought,nceed</p>
ourknoseed,</p>
deigntodesoe</p>
paradiselost</p>
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