paradiselost</p>

79of374</p>

adoretheson,andhonourhis.</p>

nosoonerhadthealghtyceased,butall</p>

theltitudeofangels,hashout</p>

loudasfrouersber,s</p>

asfrolestvoices,utteringjoy,heavenrung</p>

hjubilee,andloudhosannasfilled</p>

theetealregions:lo</p>

toherthroheybootheground</p>

nadorationdoheycast</p>

theircroarantandgold;</p>

iortalarant,aflohonce</p>

inparadise,fastbythetreeoflife,</p>

begantobloobutsoonfornsoffence</p>

toheavegreheregrows,</p>

andfloshadingthefountoflife,</p>

andidstofheaven</p>

rollsoerelysianfloberstrea</p>

hthesethatneverfadethespiritselect</p>

bindtheirresplelos;</p>

nohickthrht</p>

pavent,thatlikeaseaofjaspershone,</p>

iurplediled.</p>

then,croldenharpstheytook,</p>

harpsevertuhatglitteringbytheirside</p>

likequivershung,andbles</p>

ofgsyhoroduce</p>

theirsacredsong,andureshigh;</p>

novoiceexet,novoicebutouldjoin</p>

lodiouspart,surdisinheaven.</p>

paradiselost</p>

80of374</p>

thee,father,firsttheysungoipotent,</p>

iutable,iortal,infinite,</p>

etealking;theauthorofallbeing,</p>

fonntainoflight,thyselfinvisible</p>

adsttheglorihtnesshousitst</p>

thronedinaessible,buthoushadest</p>

thefullblazeofthybea,and,throughacloud</p>

dratheelikearadiantshrine,</p>

darkhexcessivebrightthyskirtsappear,</p>

yetdazzleheaven,thatbrightestseraphibr></p>

approaot,buthbothheireyes.</p>

theeheysangofallcreationfirst,</p>

begottenson,divinesilitude,</p>

inenanloud</p>

devisible,thealghtyfathershines,</p>

elseurebehold;onthee</p>

iressedtheeffulgenceofhisgloryabides,</p>

transfusedontheehisalespiritrests.</p>

heheavenofheavensandallthepoherein</p>

bytheecreated;andbytheethrewdown</p>

theaspiringdonations:thouthatday</p>

thyfathersdreadfulthunderdidstnotspare,</p>

norstopthyflangchariothatshook</p>

heavenseverlastingfra,henecks</p>

thoudrovestangelsdisarrayed.</p>

backfroursuitthypo</p>

theeoolled,sonofthyfathersght,</p>

toexecutefiergeanhisfoes,</p>

notsoonn:hihroughtheirlicefallen,</p>

paradiselost</p>

81of374</p>

fatherofr</p>

sostrihretopityine:</p>

nosoonerdidthydearandonlyson</p>

perfrailn</p>

sostrihretopityined,</p>

hetoappeasethyh,ahestrife</p>

ofrdjustithyfaeed,</p>

regardlessofthebliss</p>

sendtothee,offeredhielftodie</p>

fornsoffenpledlove,</p>

lovenoobefouhandivine</p>

hail,sonofgod,saviourofnthyna</p>

shallbethepioustterofsong</p>

hehypraise</p>

fet,norfrohyfatherspraisedisjoin.</p>

thustheyinheaven,abovethestarrysphere,</p>

thei</p>

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