endless,andnosolutionwillbefound:</p>

waredando,</p>

andtodisorderedrageletloosethereins</p>

ountains,ased;akes</p>

wildain.</p>

thereforepast,thethirdisthine;</p>

fortheeihaveordai;andthusfar</p>

havesuffered,thatthegloryybethine</p>

ofendingthisgreatthou</p>

dit.intotheesuchvirtueandgrace</p>

ienseihavetransfused,thatallyknow</p>

inheavenahypopare;</p>

and,thisperversetiohus,</p>

toheehiesttobeheir</p>

ofallthings;tobeheir,andtobeking</p>

bysacredun,thydeservedright.</p>

gothen,thoughtiest,inthyfathersght;</p>

asdchariot,guidetherapidwheels</p>

thatshakeheavensbasis,bringforthallwar,</p>

boyalghtyar</p>

girdon,andshypuissantthigh;</p>

pursuethesesonsofdarkness,drivetheut</p>

frollheavensboundsintotheutterdeep:</p>

therelettheea,aslikesthetodespise</p>

god,andssiahhisanointedking.</p>

hesaid,andonhissonhraysdirect</p>

shonefull;heallhisfatherfullexpressed</p>

paradiselost</p>

186of374</p>

ineffablyintohisfaeived;</p>

andthusthefilialgodheadansweringspake.</p>

ofather,osupreofheavenlythrones,</p>

first,highest,holiest,best;thoual</p>

toglorifythyson,ialhee,</p>

asisstjust:thisigloryat,</p>

exaltation,and,</p>

thatthou,inthywill</p>

fulfilled,ybliss.</p>

scepterandpoe,</p>

andgladliershallresign,heend</p>

thoushaltbeallinall,andiinthee</p>

forever;andinallthoulovest:</p>

butthouhatest,ihate,andputon</p>

thyterrours,asiputthyldnesson,</p>

igeoftheeinallthings;andshallsoon,</p>

ardight,ridheavenoftheserebelled;</p>

totheirpreparedillnsiondrivendown,</p>

tosofdarkness,andtheundying;</p>

thatfrohyjustobedienceuldrevolt,</p>

toobeyishappiire.</p>

thenshallthysaintsunxed,andfroheiure</p>

farseparate,ount,</p>

unfeignedhalleluiahstotheesing,</p>

hysofhighpraise,andiangthehief.</p>

sosaid,he,oerhisscepterbowing,rose</p>

frhthandofglory;</p>

ahirdsacredbegantoshine,</p>

dahroughheaven.forthrushedhwhirlwind</p>

paradiselost</p>

187of374</p>

sound</p>

thechariotofpatealdeity,</p>

flashingthickflas,hinwheelundrawn,</p>

itselfinstincthspirit,butnvoyed</p>

byfourkshapes;fourfah</p>

hadhstars,theirbodiesall</p>

andheyes;heyesthewheels</p>

ofberyl,andcareeringfiresbetween;</p>

overtheirheadsacrystalfirnt,</p>

hrone,inlaidhpure</p>

aer,andloursoftheshoh.</p>

he,ined</p>

ofradianturi,</p>

asded;athisrighthandvictory</p>

sateaglehunghisbow</p>

andquiverhthreeboltedthuored;</p>

andfrobouthiierceeffusionrolled</p>

ofske,andbickeringfla,andsparklesdire:</p>

atteenthousandthousandsaints,</p>

heone;faroffhisin</p>

...</p>