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loud as from numbers without number; sweet

as from blest voices; uttering joy; heavn rung

with jubilee; and loud hosannas filld

th eternal regions: lowly reverent

towards either throne they bow; and to the ground ' 350 '

with solemn adoration down they cast

thir crowns inwove with amarant and gold;

immortal amarant; a flour which once

in paradise; fast by the tree of life

began to bloom; but soon for mans offence ' 355 '

to heavn removd where first it grew; there grows;

and flours aloft shading the fount of life;

and where the river of bliss through midst of heavn

rowls ore elisian flours her amber stream;

with these that never fade the spirits elect ' 360 '

bind thir resplendent locks inwreathd with beams;

now in loose garlands thick thrown off; the bright

pavement that like a sea of jasper shon

impurpld with celestial roses smild。

then crownd again thir goldn harps they took; ' 365 '

harps ever tund; that glittering by thir side

like quivers hung; and with pr?amble sweet

of charming symphonie they introduce

thir sacred song; and waken raptures high;

no voice exempt; no voice but well could joine ' 370 '

melodious part; such concord is in heavn。

thee father first they sung omnipotent;

immutable; immortal; infinite;

eternal king; thee author of all being;

fountain of light; thy self invisible ' 375 '

amidst the glorious brightness where thou sitst

thrond inaccessible; but when thou shadst

the full blaze of thy beams; and through a cloud

drawn round about thee like a radiant shrine;

dark with excessive bright thy skirts appeer; ' 380 '

yet dazle heavn; that brightest seraphim

approach not; but with both wings veil thir eyes;

thee next they sang of all creation first;

begotten son; divine similitude;

in whose conspicuous countnance; without cloud ' 385 '

made visible; th almighty father shines;

whom else no creature can behold; on thee

impresst the effulgence of his glorie abides;

transfusd on thee his ample spirit rests。

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hee heavn of heavens and all the powers therein ' 390 '

by thee created; and by thee threw down

th aspiring dominations: thou that day

thy fathers dreadful thunder didst not spare;

nor stop thy flaming chariot wheels; that shook

heavns everlasting frame; while ore the necks ' 395 '

thou drovst of warring angels disarraid。

back from pursuit thy powers with loud acclaime

thee only extolld; son of thy fathers might;

to execute fierce vengeance on his foes;

not so on man; him through their malice falln; ' 400 '

father of mercie and grace; thou didst not doome

so strictly; but much more to pitie encline:

no sooner did thy dear and onely son

perceive thee purposd not to doom frail man

so strictly; but much more to pitie enclind; ' 405 '

he to appease thy wrauth; and end the strife

of mercy and justice in thy face discernd;

regardless of the bliss wherein hee sat

second to thee; offerd himself to die

for mans offence。 o unexampld love; ' 410 '

love no where to be found less then divine!

hail son of god; saviour of men; thy name

shall be the copious matter of my song

henceforth; and never shall my harp thy praise

forget; nor from thy fathers praise disjoine。 ' 415 '

thus they in heavn; above the starry sphear;

thir happie hours in joy and hymning spent。

mean while upon the firm opacous globe

of this round world; whose first convex divides

the luminous inferior orbs; enclosd ' 420 '

from chaos and th inroad of darkness old;

satan alighted walks: a globe farr off

it seemd; now seems a boundless continent

dark; waste; and wild; under the frown of night

starless exposd; and ever…threatning storms ' 425 '

of chaos blustring round; inclement skie;

save on that side which from the wall of heavn

though distant farr some small reflection gaines

of glimmering air less vext with tempest loud:

here walkd the fiend at large in spacious field。 ' 430 '

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as when a vultur on imaus bred;

whose snowie ridge the roving tartar bounds;

dislodging from a region scarce of prey

to gorge the flesh of lambs or yeanling kids

on hills where flocks are fed; flies toward the springs ' 435 '

of ganges or hydaspes; indian streams;

but in his way lights on the barren plaines

of sericana; where chineses drive

with sails and wind thir canie waggons light:

so on this windie sea of land; the fiend ' 440 '

walkd up and down alone bent on his prey;

alone; for other creature in this place

living or liveless to be found was none;

none yet; but store hereafter from the earth

up hither like aereal vapours flew ' 445 '

of all things transitorie and vain; when sin

with vanity had filld the works of men:

both all things vain; and all who in vain things

built thir fond hopes of glorie or lasting fame;

or happiness in this or th other life; ' 450 '

all who have thir reward on earth; the fruits

of painful superstition and blind zeal;

naught seeking but the praise of men; here find

fit retribution; emptie as thir deeds;

all th unacplisht works of natures hand; ' 455 '

abortive; monstrous; or unkindly mixt;

dissolvd on earth; fleet hither; and in vain;

till final dissolution; wander here;

not in the neighbouring moon; as some have dreamd;

those argent fields more likely habitants; ' 460 '

translated saints; or middle spirits hold

betwixt th angelical and human kinde:

hither of ill…joynd sons and daughters born

first from the ancient world those giants came

with many a vain exploit; though then renownd: ' 465 '

the builders next of babel on the plain

of sennaar; and still with vain designe

new babels; had they wherewithall; would build:

others came single; he who to be deemd

a god; leapd fondly into ?tna flames ' 470 '

empedocles; and hee who to enjoy

platos elysium; leapd into the sea;

cleombrotus; and many more too long;

embryos and idiots; eremits and friers

white; black and grey; with all thir trumperie。 ' 475 '

here pilgrims roam; that strayd so farr to seek

in golgotha him dead; who lives in heavn;

and they who to be sure of paradise

dying put on the weeds of dominic;

or in franciscan think to pass disguisd; ' 480 '

they pass the planets seven; and pass the fixt;

and that crystalline sphear whose ballance weighs

the trepidation talkt; and that first movd;

and now saint peter at heavns wicket seems

to wait them with his keys; and now at foot ' 485 '

of heavns ascent they lift thir feet; when loe

a violent cross wind from either coast

blows them transverse ten thousand leagues awry

into the devious air; then might ye see

cowles; hoods and habits with thir wearers tost ' 490 '

and flutterd into raggs; then reliques; beads;

indulgences; dispenses; pardons; bulls;

the sport of winds: all these upwhirld aloft

fly ore the backside of the world farr off

into a limbo large and broad; since calld ' 495 '

the paradise of fools; to few unknown

long after; now unpeopld; and untrod;

all this dark globe the fiend found as he passd;

and long he wanderd; till at last a gleame

of dawning light turnd thither…ward in haste ' 500 '

his travelld steps; farr distant he descries

ascending by degrees magnificent

up to the wall of heaven a structure high;

at top whereof; but farr more rich appeerd

the work as of a kingly palace gate ' 505 '

with frontispice of diamond and gold

imbellisht; thick with sparkling orient gemmes

the portal shon; inimitable on earth

by model; or by shading pencil drawn。

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the stairs were such as whereon jacob saw ' 510 '

angels ascending and descending; bands

of guardians bright; when he from esau fled

to padan…aram in the field of luz;

dreaming by night under the open skie;

and waking crid; this is the gate of heavn ' 515 '

each stair mysteriously was meant; nor stood

there alwayes; but drawn up to heavn somtimes

viewless; and underneath a bright sea flowd

of jasper; or of liquid pearle; whereon

who after came from earth; sayling arrivd; ' 520 '

wafted by angels; or flew ore the lake

rapt in a chariot drawn by fiery steeds。

the stairs were then let down; whether to dare

the fiend by easie ascent; or aggravate

his sad exclusion from the dores of bliss。 ' 525 '

direct against which opnd from beneath;

just ore the blissful seat of paradise;

a passage down to th earth; a passage wide;

wider by farr then that of after…times

over mount sion; and; though that were large; ' 530 '

over the promisd land to god so dear;

by which; to visit oft those happy tribes;

on high behests his angels to and fro

passd frequent; and his eye with choice regard

from paneas the fount of jordans flood ' 535 '

to beersaba; where the holy land

borders on ?gypt and th arabian shoare;

so wide the opning seemd; where bounds were set

to darkness; such as bound the ocean wave。

satan 

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