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trueis,alsohehathjudged,orrather</p>
not,butthebruteserpentinwhoseshape</p>
nideceived:thatebelongs,</p>
iseween</p>
andnkind;iaobruisehisheel;</p>
hisseed,yhead:</p>
apurchasehabruise,</p>
rievouspainyehavetheat</p>
ofperfornce:ains,yegods,</p>
butup,aeoofullbliss</p>
sohavingsaid,aood,expeg</p>
theiruniversalshout,andhighapplause,</p>
tofillhisear;rary,hehears</p>
onallsides,fronnurabletongues,</p>
adisluniversalhiss,thesound</p>
ofpublicks;henotlong</p>
hadleisure,selfnoore,</p>
hisvisagedratosharpandspare;</p>
hisargtohisribs;hislegsentwining</p>
eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell</p>
anstrousserpentonhisbellyprone,</p>
relut,butinvain;agreaterpower</p>
no,puheshapehesinned,</p>
a:hewouldhavespoke,</p>
buthissforhissretuedhforkedtongue</p>
toforkedtongue;fooed</p>
paradiselost</p>
299of374</p>
alike,toserpentsall,asaessories</p>
tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin</p>
ofhissingthroughthehall,thignow</p>
plicatednstersheadandtail,</p>
srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,</p>
cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,</p>
anddipsas;notsothicksedohesoil</p>
bedropthbloodon,ortheisle</p>
ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,</p>
nothesun</p>
ingehepythianvaleorsli,</p>
hugepython,andhispoed</p>
abovethereststilltoretain;theyall</p>
hiollohtotheopenfield,</p>
leftofthatrevoltedrout,</p>
heavenfallen,instationstoodorjustarray;</p>
sublihexpectationosee</p>
intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;</p>
theysahtinsteadacroud</p>
ofuglyserpents;horrourontheell,</p>
andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,</p>
theyfelttheelves,nos,</p>
dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;</p>
andthedirehissrene</p>
ent,</p>
asintheircri.thuseant,</p>
tuedtoexplodinghiss,triuhtosha</p>
selvesfroheiroouths.therestood</p>
agrovehardby,sprunguphthistheirge,</p>
paradiselost</p>
300of374</p>
hisoaggravate</p>
theirpenance,ladenhfairfruit,likethat</p>
ofeve</p>
usedbytheteter:onthatprospectstrange</p>
theireaesteyestheyfixed,igining</p>
foroneforbiddeitude</p>
nofurthere;</p>
yet,paraldingthirstandhungerfierce,</p>
thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;</p>
butontheyrolledinheaps,and,upthetrees</p>
g,satthickerthanthesnakylocks</p>
thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked</p>
thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew</p>
hatbitunouslakeflad;</p>
thisredelusive,notthetouch,buttaste</p>
deceived;they,fondlythinkingtoallay</p>
theirappetitehgust,insteadoffruit</p>
cheterashes,heoffeaste</p>
hspatteringnoiserejected:</p>
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