【】ofoved</p>
outofhisplace,pushedbythehoedflood,</p>
hallhisverdurespoiled,andtreesadrift,</p>
dohegreatrivertotheopeninggulf,</p>
aakerootanislandsaltandbare,</p>
thehauntofseals,andordsealang:</p>
toteachtheethatgodattributestoplace</p>
nosanctity,ifhitherbrought</p>
bynherefrequent,orthereindwell.</p>
andnofurthershallensue,behold.</p>
helooked,andsahearkhullontheflood,</p>
hecloudswerefled,</p>
paradiselost</p>
349of374</p>
driven,</p>
hefaceofdeluge,asdecayed;</p>
andtheclearsunonhiseryglass</p>
gazedhot,andofthefreshwavelargelydrew,</p>
asafterthirst;adetheirflowingshrink</p>
frotandinglaketotrippihatstole</p>
hsoftfoottohedeep;opt</p>
hissluces,astheheavenhis.</p>
thearknorenosonground,</p>
fastoopofsohighuntainfixed.</p>
andopsofhills,asrocks,appear;</p>
ourtheherapidcurrentsdrive,</p>
toheretreatiheirfurioustide.</p>
forthoutthearkaravenflies,</p>
andafterhithesurerssenger,</p>
adovesentforthondagaintospy</p>
greentreeround,aylight:</p>
thesendtiretuing,inhisbill</p>
anoliveleafhebrings,paksign:</p>
anroundappears,andfroisark</p>
theasiredesds,hallhistrain;</p>
thenhupliftedhands,andeyesdevout,</p>
gratefultoheaven,overhisheadbeholds</p>
adehecloudabow</p>
nspicuoushthreeliftedlay,</p>
betokeningpeacefrood,anew.</p>
,erstsosad,</p>
greatlyrejoiced;andthushisjoybrokeforth.</p>
othou,urethingsstrepresent</p>
paradiselost</p>
350of374</p>
aspresent,heavenlyinstructerirevive</p>
atthislastsight;assuredthatnshalllive,</p>
hallthecreatures,andtheirseedpreserve.</p>
farlessiforonewholeworld</p>
ofroyed,thanirejoice</p>
foronenfoundsoperfedsojust,</p>
thatgodvouchsafestoraiseanotherworld</p>
froiandallhisaet.</p>
butsay,eanthoselouredstreaksinheaven</p>
distended,asthebrowofgodappeased</p>
orservethey,asafloobind</p>
thefluidskirtsofthatsaerycloud,</p>
lestitagaindissolve,andshoheearth</p>
tothearest;</p>
soithisire,</p>
thoughlaterepentinghifndepraved;</p>
grievedathisheart,</p>
thehfilledhviolendallflesh</p>
rruptiheiroved,</p>
suanfindinhissight,</p>
thatherelents,nottoblotoutnkind;</p>
andkesavenaodestroy</p>
theearthagainbyflood;hesea</p>
surpasshisbounds;norraintodroheworld,</p>
antherei;but,whenhebrings</p>
overtheearthacloud,herei</p>
histriplelouredboolook,</p>
andcalltondhisvenant:dayandnight,</p>
seedtiandharvest,heatandhoaryfrost,</p>
paradiselost</p>
351of374</p>
shallholdtheirurse;tillfirepurgeallthingsnew,</p>
bothheaveh,hejustshalldwell.</p>
paradiselost</p>
352of374</p>
bookxii</p>
asonoon,</p>