第56节
【】sparteded,
andhreboundingsurgethebarsassailed,
thatsedhisindignation:throughthegate,
anpassed,
andallaboutfounddesolate;forthose,
appoiositthere,hadlefttheircharge,
flootheupperherestwereall
fartotheinlaired,aboutthewalls
ofpandeniucityandproudseat
oflucifer,sobyallusioncalled
ofthatbrightstartosatanparagoned;
therekepttheirchthelegions,hegrand
inuncilsat,solie
ghtintercepttheireeroursent;sohe
departinggavend,andtheyobserved.
ashisrussianfoe,
byastra,overthesnowyplains,
paradiselost
296of374
retires;orbathehos
ofturkishcrest,leavesallebeyond
therealfaladule,inhisretreat
totaurisorcasbeen:sothese,thelate
heavenbanishedhost,leftdesartutsthell
nyadarkleague,reduh
rouropolis;andnoing
eathesearch
nidstunrked,
inshoilitant
oflothedoor
ofthatplutonianhall,invisible
asdedhishighthroe
ofrichesttexturespread,attheupperend
re.downawhile
hesat,androundabouthiawunseen:
atlast,asfrocloud,hisfulgenthead
andshapestarbrightappeared,hter;clad
hissiveglorysincehisfall
,orfalseglitter:allazed
atthatsosuddenblazethestygianthrong
benttheiraspedtheywishedbeheld,
theirghtychiefretued:loud:
forthrushedinhastethegreatnsultingpeers,
raisedfroheirdarkdivan,andhlikejoy
ngratulantapproachedhihhand
silendhthesetention,won.
thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;
forinpossessionsuotonlyht,
paradiselost
297of374
icallye,anddeclareyenoued
suessfulbeyondhope,toleadyeforth
triuhantoutofthisinfealpit
abonable,aursed,thehouseofwoe,
anddungeonofourtyrant:nowpossess,
aslords,aspaciousoouativeheaven
littleinferiour,byadventurehard
hperilgreatachieved.longotell
ihavedone;suffered;hpain
voyagedthunreal,vast,unboundeddeep
ofhorriblenfusion;overh
bysinahabroadwaynowispaved,
toexpediteyloriousrch;buti
toiledoutunuthpassage,forcedtoride
theuntractableabyss,pluheb
ofuninalnightandchaoswild;
that,jealousoftheirsecrets,fiercelyopposed
joueystrange,orousuproar
protestingfatesupre;thencehowifound
theneeinheaven
longhadforetold,afabriderful
ofabsoluteperfean
plaaparadise,byourexile
dehappy:hiyfraudihaveseduced
froisoretoencrease
yourhanapple;he,thereat
offended,hyhterhathgivenup
bothhisbelovedn,andallhisworld,
tosinahaprey,andsotous,
paradiselost
298of374
tein,andtodan
torule,asoverallheshouldhaveruled.
trueis,alsohehathjudged,orrather
not,butthebruteserpentinwhoseshape
nideceived:thatebelongs,
iseween
andnkind;iaobruisehisheel;
hisseed,yhead:
apurchasehabruise,
rievouspainyehavetheat
ofperfornce:ains,yegods,
butup,aeoofullbliss
sohavingsaid,aood,expeg
theiruniversalshout,andhighapplause,
tofillhisear;rary,hehears
onallsides,fronnurabletongues,
adisluniversalhiss,thesound
ofpublicks;henotlong
hadleisure,selfnoore,
hisvisagedratosharpandspare;
hisargtohisribs;hislegsentwining
eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell
anstrousserpentonhisbellyprone,
relut,butinvain;agreaterpower
no,puheshapehesinned,
a:hewouldhavespoke,
buthissforhissretuedhforkedtongue
toforkedtongue;fooed
paradiselost
299of374
alike,toserpentsall,asaessories
tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin
ofhissingthroughthehall,thignow
plicatednstersheadandtail,
srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,
cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,
anddipsas;notsothicksedohesoil
bedropthbloodon,ortheisle
ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,
nothesun
ingehepythianvaleorsli,
hugepython,andhispoed
abovethereststilltoretain;theyall
hiollohtotheopenfield,
leftofthatrevoltedrout,
heavenfallen,instationstoodorjustarray;
sublihexpectationosee
intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;
theysahtinsteadacroud
ofuglyserpents;horrourontheell,
andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,
theyfelttheelves,nos,
dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;
andthedirehissrene
ent,
asintheircri.thuseant,
tuedtoexplodinghiss,triuhtosha
selvesfroheiroouths.therestood
agrovehardby,sprunguphthistheirge,
paradiselost
300of374
hisoaggravate
theirpenance,ladenhfairfruit,likethat
ofeve
usedbytheteter:onthatprospectstrange
theireaesteyestheyfixed,igining
foroneforbiddeitude
nofurthere;
yet,paraldingthirstandhungerfierce,
thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;
butontheyrolledinheaps,and,upthetrees
g,satthickerthanthesnakylocks
thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked
thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew
hatbitunouslakeflad;
thisredelusive,notthetouch,buttaste
deceived;they,fondlythinkingtoallay
theirappetitehgust,insteadoffruit
cheterashes,heoffeaste
hspatteringnoiserejected:
...
andhreboundingsurgethebarsassailed,
thatsedhisindignation:throughthegate,
anpassed,
andallaboutfounddesolate;forthose,
appoiositthere,hadlefttheircharge,
flootheupperherestwereall
fartotheinlaired,aboutthewalls
ofpandeniucityandproudseat
oflucifer,sobyallusioncalled
ofthatbrightstartosatanparagoned;
therekepttheirchthelegions,hegrand
inuncilsat,solie
ghtintercepttheireeroursent;sohe
departinggavend,andtheyobserved.
ashisrussianfoe,
byastra,overthesnowyplains,
paradiselost
296of374
retires;orbathehos
ofturkishcrest,leavesallebeyond
therealfaladule,inhisretreat
totaurisorcasbeen:sothese,thelate
heavenbanishedhost,leftdesartutsthell
nyadarkleague,reduh
rouropolis;andnoing
eathesearch
nidstunrked,
inshoilitant
oflothedoor
ofthatplutonianhall,invisible
asdedhishighthroe
ofrichesttexturespread,attheupperend
re.downawhile
hesat,androundabouthiawunseen:
atlast,asfrocloud,hisfulgenthead
andshapestarbrightappeared,hter;clad
hissiveglorysincehisfall
,orfalseglitter:allazed
atthatsosuddenblazethestygianthrong
benttheiraspedtheywishedbeheld,
theirghtychiefretued:loud:
forthrushedinhastethegreatnsultingpeers,
raisedfroheirdarkdivan,andhlikejoy
ngratulantapproachedhihhand
silendhthesetention,won.
thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;
forinpossessionsuotonlyht,
paradiselost
297of374
icallye,anddeclareyenoued
suessfulbeyondhope,toleadyeforth
triuhantoutofthisinfealpit
abonable,aursed,thehouseofwoe,
anddungeonofourtyrant:nowpossess,
aslords,aspaciousoouativeheaven
littleinferiour,byadventurehard
hperilgreatachieved.longotell
ihavedone;suffered;hpain
voyagedthunreal,vast,unboundeddeep
ofhorriblenfusion;overh
bysinahabroadwaynowispaved,
toexpediteyloriousrch;buti
toiledoutunuthpassage,forcedtoride
theuntractableabyss,pluheb
ofuninalnightandchaoswild;
that,jealousoftheirsecrets,fiercelyopposed
joueystrange,orousuproar
protestingfatesupre;thencehowifound
theneeinheaven
longhadforetold,afabriderful
ofabsoluteperfean
plaaparadise,byourexile
dehappy:hiyfraudihaveseduced
froisoretoencrease
yourhanapple;he,thereat
offended,hyhterhathgivenup
bothhisbelovedn,andallhisworld,
tosinahaprey,andsotous,
paradiselost
298of374
tein,andtodan
torule,asoverallheshouldhaveruled.
trueis,alsohehathjudged,orrather
not,butthebruteserpentinwhoseshape
nideceived:thatebelongs,
iseween
andnkind;iaobruisehisheel;
hisseed,yhead:
apurchasehabruise,
rievouspainyehavetheat
ofperfornce:ains,yegods,
butup,aeoofullbliss
sohavingsaid,aood,expeg
theiruniversalshout,andhighapplause,
tofillhisear;rary,hehears
onallsides,fronnurabletongues,
adisluniversalhiss,thesound
ofpublicks;henotlong
hadleisure,selfnoore,
hisvisagedratosharpandspare;
hisargtohisribs;hislegsentwining
eachother,tillsupplanteddownhefell
anstrousserpentonhisbellyprone,
relut,butinvain;agreaterpower
no,puheshapehesinned,
a:hewouldhavespoke,
buthissforhissretuedhforkedtongue
toforkedtongue;fooed
paradiselost
299of374
alike,toserpentsall,asaessories
tohisboldriot:dreadfulhedin
ofhissingthroughthehall,thignow
plicatednstersheadandtail,
srpion,andasp,andahisbaenadire,
cerasteshoed,hydrus,andelopsdrear,
anddipsas;notsothicksedohesoil
bedropthbloodon,ortheisle
ophiusa,butstillgreatesthethedst,
nothesun
ingehepythianvaleorsli,
hugepython,andhispoed
abovethereststilltoretain;theyall
hiollohtotheopenfield,
leftofthatrevoltedrout,
heavenfallen,instationstoodorjustarray;
sublihexpectationosee
intriuhissuingforththeirgloriouschief;
theysahtinsteadacroud
ofuglyserpents;horrourontheell,
andhorridsyathy;for,theysaw,
theyfelttheelves,nos,
dohspearandshield;doheyasfast;
andthedirehissrene
ent,
asintheircri.thuseant,
tuedtoexplodinghiss,triuhtosha
selvesfroheiroouths.therestood
agrovehardby,sprunguphthistheirge,
paradiselost
300of374
hisoaggravate
theirpenance,ladenhfairfruit,likethat
ofeve
usedbytheteter:onthatprospectstrange
theireaesteyestheyfixed,igining
foroneforbiddeitude
nofurthere;
yet,paraldingthirstandhungerfierce,
thoughtodeludetheent,uldnotabstain;
butontheyrolledinheaps,and,upthetrees
g,satthickerthanthesnakylocks
thatcurledgaera:greedilytheyplucked
thefruitagefairtosight,likethathgrew
hatbitunouslakeflad;
thisredelusive,notthetouch,buttaste
deceived;they,fondlythinkingtoallay
theirappetitehgust,insteadoffruit
cheterashes,heoffeaste
hspatteringnoiserejected:
...