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thouhastrepelled;piouslytheythought</p>
theetodinish,andfroheehdraw</p>
thehyworshippers.whoseeks</p>
tolessenthee,againsthispurposeserves</p>
toherethyght:hisevil</p>
thouusest,andfrohenreatestregood.</p>
hisneadeherheaven</p>
froeavefar,foundedinview</p>
ontheclearhyaliheglassyse</p>
ofalitudealstiears</p>
nurous,aarperhapsaworld</p>
ofdestinedhabitation;butthoukno</p>
theirseasons:aheseatofn,</p>
earth,fused,</p>
theirpleasantden,</p>
andsonsofn,godhaththusadvanced</p>
createdinhisige,theretodwell</p>
and;andinreorule</p>
overhish,insea,orair,</p>
andltiplyaraceofworshippers</p>
holyandjust:thricehappy,iftheyknow</p>
theirhappiness,andpersevereupright</p>
sosungthey,andtheeyreanrung</p>
hhalleluiahs:thushkept.</p>
andthyrequestthinknohatasked</p>
paradiselost</p>
215of374</p>
hothishingsbegan,</p>
anderywasdone</p>
frohebeginning;thatposterity,</p>
infordbythee,ghtknohouseekest</p>
aught,notsurpassinghunasure,say.</p>
paradiselost</p>
216of374</p>
bookviii</p>
theangelended,andinadaear</p>
slefthisvoice,thatheawhile</p>
thoughthitillspeaking,stillstoodfixedtohear;</p>
then,asnehusgratefullyreplied.</p>
thankssuffit,orpence</p>
equal,haveitorehee,divine</p>
historian,huslargelyhastallayed</p>
thethirstihadofknohsafed</p>
thisfriendlyndessioe</p>
things,elsebyunsearchable;nowheard</p>
hdelight,and,asisdue,</p>
hgloryattributedtothehigh</p>
ethiofdoubtreins,</p>
hysolutionresolve.</p>
e,thisworld,</p>
ofheavehnsisting;andpute</p>
theirgnitudes;thisearth,aspot,agrain,</p>
anatoantpared</p>
andallheueredstars,thatseeoroll</p>
spaprehensible,forsuch</p>
theirdistanceargues,andtheirsretu</p>
diual,relytoofficiatelight</p>
roundthisopausearth,thispunctualspot,</p>
onedayandnight;inallhervastsurvey</p>
uselessbesides;reasoningioftadre,</p>
hot</p>
paradiselost</p>
217of374</p>
suchdisproportions,hsuperfluoushand</p>
sonynoblerbodiestocreate,</p>
greatersonifold,tothisoneuse,</p>
fhtappears,andontheirorbsiose</p>
suchrestlessrevolutiondaybyday</p>
repeated;hesedentaryearth,</p>
thatbetterghtpassve,</p>
servedbyrehanherself,attains</p>
herendotion,andreceives,</p>
astribute,suchasuessjoueybrought</p>
ofinrporealspeed,herthandlight;</p>
speed,todescribeberfails.</p>
sospakeoursire,andbyhisuntenanceseed</p>
enteringonstudiousthoughtsabstruse;heve</p>
perceiviiredinsight,</p>
herseat,</p>
andgracethatoay,</p>
rose,andongherfruitsandflowers,</p>
tovisitho,</p>
heursery;theyatheringsprung,</p>