anduoodnotthatagratefulnd</p>

paradiselost</p>

95of374</p>

byo,butstillpays,atonce</p>

iedanddischarged;burdenthen</p>

o,hadhispoinyordained</p>

soinferiel,ihadstood</p>

thenhappy;nounboundedhopehadraised</p>

aitioherpower</p>

asgreatghthaveaspired,and,thoughan,</p>

draohispart;butotherpo</p>

fellnot,butstandunshaken,froin</p>

orfrotationsard.</p>

hadstthouthesafreeostand</p>

thouhadst:hastthouthenortoause,</p>

butheavensfreelovedealtequallytoall</p>

bethenhisloveaursed,sinceloveorhate,</p>

toalike,itdealsetealwoe.</p>

nay,cursedbethou;sinceagainsthisthywill</p>

chosefreelyitnolyrues.</p>

serablehwayshallifly</p>

infiniteh,andinfinitedespair</p>

hell;</p>

and,inthelodeep,alowerdeep</p>

stillthreateningtodevouropenswide,</p>

tosaheaven.</p>

o,then,atlastrelent:istherenoplace</p>

leftforrepentanoneforpardo</p>

butbysubssion;andthatword</p>

disdainforbids,anddreadofsha</p>

angthespiritsbeh,iseduced</p>

isesandothervaunts</p>

paradiselost</p>

96of374</p>

thantosubt,boastingiuldsubdue</p>

theoipotent.aytheylittleknow</p>

hohatboastsovain,</p>

usinwardlyigroan,</p>

eohroneofhell.</p>

aerhighadvanced,</p>

theloe</p>

insery:subitionfinds.</p>

butsayiuldrepent,anduldobtain,</p>

byayforrstate;howsoon</p>

hrecallhighthoughts,howsoonunsay</p>

issions</p>

voadeinpain,asviolentandvoid.</p>

foevertrueregrow,</p>

edsodeep:</p>

oaworserelapse</p>

andheavierfall:soshouldipurchasedear</p>

shortinterssionboughtart.</p>

thisknoypuhereforeasfar</p>

frorantinghe,asifroegging,peace;</p>

allhopeexcludedthus,behold,instead</p>

nkindthisworld.</p>

sofarehhopefarewell,fear;</p>

fareorseallgoodtoislost;</p>

evil,bethougood;bytheeatleast</p>

dividedeirehheavenskingihold,</p>

bythee,ahanhalfperhapswillreign;</p>

asnerelong,andthisneorld,shallknow.</p>

thusdhisface</p>

paradiselost</p>

97of374</p>

thricegedhpale,ire,envy,anddespair;</p>

arredhisborrorayed</p>

hinterfeit,ifanyeyebeheld.</p>

forheavenlyndsfrouchdisteersfoul</p>

areeverclear.whereofhesoonaware,</p>

eaoothed,</p>

artificeroffraud;andhefirst</p>

thatpractisedfalsehoodundersaintlyshow,</p>

deeplihedhrevenge:</p>

yetnotenoughhadpractisedtodeceive</p>

urieloncedown</p>

theount</p>

sadisfigured,rethanuldbefall</p>

spiritofhappysort;hisgesturesfierce</p>

herkedandddeanou</p>

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