rethanbeinheaven,u</p>

toclaiurjustianceofold,</p>

surertoprosperthanprosperity</p>

uldhaveassuredus;andbybestway,</p>

herofopenguile,</p>

eak.</p>

heceased;ahioloeptredking,</p>

stoodupthestroandthefiercestspirit</p>

thatfoughtinheaven,noerbydespair.</p>

histrusted</p>

equalih,andratherthanbeless</p>

carednottobeatall;hthatcarelost</p>

allhisfear:ofgod,orhell,orworse,</p>

hereot,andthesehereafterspake:</p>

sentenceisforopenwar.ofwiles,</p>

reu,iboastnot:theetthose</p>

ntriveheyneed;notnow.</p>

for,heysitntriving,shalltherest</p>

llionsthatstandinar,andlonging</p>

paradiselost</p>

32of374</p>

thesignaltoasdsitlingeringhere,</p>

heavensfugitives,andfortheirde</p>

ae,</p>

theprisonofhisryrannywhns</p>

byourdelayusratherchoose,</p>

ardesandfury,allatonce</p>

oerheavenshightooforceresistlessway,</p>

tuingourtorturesintohorridar</p>

againstthetorturer;eetthenoise</p>

ofhisalghtyengine,heshallhear</p>

ihunder,and,fhtning,see</p>

blackfireandhorrorshothequalrage</p>

anghisangels,andhisthroself</p>

xedhtartareansulphurandstrangefire,</p>

hisoents.butperhaps</p>

thesdiffiale</p>

huprightahigherfoe</p>

letsuchbethihesleepydrench</p>

ofthatfetfullakebenunotstill,</p>

thatinourporpertionend</p>

uptoouativeseat;destandfall</p>

tousisadverse.feltoflate,</p>

hefiercefoehungonourbrokenrear</p>

insulting,andpursuedusthroughthedeep,</p>

hpulsionandlaboriousflight</p>

husloiseasy,then;</p>

theventisfearedshouldrovoke</p>

ourstronger,soayfind</p>

toourdestru,iftherebeinhell</p>

paradiselost</p>

33of374</p>

feartoberoyedbeworse</p>

thantodbliss,ndeed</p>

inthisabhorreddeeptoutterwoe</p>

inguishablefire</p>

stexerciseushouthopeofend</p>

thevassalsofhisanger,hesurge</p>

inexorably,auringhour,</p>

oredestroyedthanthus,</p>

eabolished,andexpire.</p>

fearhendoubtoinse</p>

hisutstireotheheightenraged,</p>

eus,andreduce</p>

tonothingthisessentialhappierfar</p>

thanserabletohaveetealbeing</p>

or,ifoursubstancebeindeeddivine,</p>

andotceasetobe,</p>

onthissidenothing;andbyproofwefeel</p>

ourpotodisturbhisheaven,</p>

and,</p>

thoughinaessible,hisfatalthrone:</p>

victory,isyetrevenge.</p>

heendedfroed</p>

desperaterevenge,andbattledangerous</p>

tolessthangods.onthothersideuprose</p>

belial,inaane.</p>

afairerpersonlostnotheaven;heseed</p>

fnityposed,andhighexploit.</p>

butallhoughhistongue</p>

droppednna,and</p>

...</p>