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Paradise Lost Ⅰ1


the argument


this first book proposes; first in brief; the whole subject; mans disobedience; and the loss thereupon of paradise wherein he was plact: then touches the prime cause of his fall; the serpent; or rather satan in the serpent; who revolting from god; and drawing to his side many legions of angels; was by the mand of god driven out of heaven with all his crew into the great deep。 which action past over; the poem hasts into the midst of things; presenting satan with his angels now fallen into hell; describd here; not in the center (for heaven and earth may be supposd as yet not made; certainly not yet accurst) but in a place of utter darkness; fitliest calld chaos: here satan with his angels lying on the burning lake; thunder…struck and astonisht; after a certain space recovers; as from confusion; calls up him who next in order and dignity lay by him; they confer of thir miserable fall。 satan awakens all his legions; who lay till then in the same manner confounded; they rise; thir numbers; array of battel; thir chief leaders namd; according to the idols known afterwards in canaan and the countries adjoyning。 to these satan directs his speech; forts them with hope yet of regaining heaven; but tells them lastly of a new world and new kind of creature to be created; according to an ancient prophesie or report in heaven; for that angels were long before this visible creation; was the opinion of many ancient fathers。 to find out the truth of this prophesie; and what to determin thereon he refers to a full councel。 what his associates thence attempt。 pandemonium the palace of satan rises; suddenly built out of the deep: the infernal peers there sit in councel。

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Paradise Lost Ⅰ2

^生。网!
of mans first disobedience; and the fruit

of that forbidden tree; whose mortal tast

brought death into the world; and all our woe;

with loss of eden; till one greater man

restore us; and regain the blissful seat; ' 5 '

sing heavnly muse;that on the secret top

of oreb; or of sinai; didst inspire

that shepherd; who first taught the chosen seed;

in the beginning how the heavns and earth

rose out of chaos: or if sion hill ' 10 '

delight thee more; and siloas brook that flowd

fast by the oracle of god; i thence

invoke thy aid to my adventrous song;

that with no middle flight intends to soar

above th aonian mount; while it pursues ' 15 '

things unattempted yet in prose or rhime。

and chiefly thou o spirit; that dost prefer

before all temples th upright heart and pure;

instruct me; for thou knowst; thou from the first

wast present; and with mighty wings outspread ' 20 '

dove…like satst brooding on the vast abyss

and madst it pregnant: what in me is dark

illumin; what is low raise and support;

that to the highth of this great argument

i may assert eternal providence; ' 25 '

and justifie the wayes of god to men。

say first; for heavn hides nothing from thy view

nor the deep tract of hell; say first what cause

movd our grand parents in that happy state;

favourd of heavn so highly; to fall off ' 30 '

from thir creator; and transgress his will

for one restraint; lords of the world besides?

who first seducd them to that foul revolt?

th infernal serpent; he it was; whose guile

stird up with envy and revenge; deceivd ' 35 '

the mother of mankind; what time his pride

had cast him out from heavn; with all his host

of rebel angels; by whose aid aspiring

to set himself in glory above his peers;

he trusted to have equald the most high; ' 40 '

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Paradise Lost Ⅰ3

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if he opposd; and with ambitious aim

against the throne and monarchy of god

raisd impious war in heavn and battel proud

with vain attempt。 him the almighty power

hurld headlong flaming from th ethereal skie ' 45 '

with hideous ruine and bustion down

to bottomless perdition; there to dwell

in adamantine chains and penal fire;

who durst defie th omnipotent to arms。

nine times the space that measures day and night ' 50 '

to mortal men; he with his horrid crew

lay vanquisht; rowling in the fiery gulfe

confounded though immortal: but his doom

reservd him to more wrath; for now the thought

both of lost happiness and lasting pain ' 55 '

torments him; round he throws his baleful eyes

that witnessd huge affliction and dismay

mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate:

at once as far as angels kenn he views

the dismal situation waste and wilde; ' 60 '

a dungeon horrible; on all sides round

as one great furnace flamd; yet from those flames

no light; but rather darkness visible

servd onely to discover sights of woe;

regions of sorrow; doleful shades; where peace ' 65 '

and rest can never dwell; hope never es

that es to all; but torture without end

still urges; and a fiery deluge; fed

with ever…burning sulphur unconsumd:

such place eternal justice had prepard ' 70 '

for those rebellious; here thir prison ordaind

in utter darkness; and thir portion set

as far removd from god and light of heavn

as from the center thrice to th utmost pole。

o how unlike the place from whence they fell! ' 75 '

there the panions of his fall; orewhelmd

with floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire;

he soon discerns; and weltring by his side

one next himself in power; and next in crime;

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Paradise Lost Ⅰ4

 生?
long after known in palestine; and namd ' 80 '

beelzebub。 to whom th arch…enemy;

and thence in heavn calld satan; with bold words

breaking the horrid silence thus began。

if thou beest he; but o how falln! how changd

from him; who in the happy realms of light ' 85 '

clothd with transcendent brightness didst out…shine

myriads though bright: if he whom mutual league;

united thoughts and counsels; equal hope

and hazard in the glorious enterprize;

joynd with me once; now misery hath joynd ' 90 '

in equal ruin: into what pit thou seest

from what highth falln; so much the stronger provd

he with his thunder: and till then who knew

the force of those dire arms? yet not for those;

nor what the potent victor in his rage ' 95 '

can else inflict; do i repent or change;

though changd in outward lustre; that fixt mind

and high disdain; from sence of injurd merit;

that with the mightiest raisd me to contend;

and to the fierce contention brought along ' 100 '

innumerable force of spirits armd

that durst dislike his reign; and me preferring;

his utmost power with adverse power opposd

in dubious battel on the plains of heavn;

and shook his throne。 what though the field be lost? ' 105 '

all is not lost; the unconquerable will;

and study of revenge; immortal hate;

and courage never to submit or yield:

and what is else not to be overe?

that glory never shall his wrath or might ' 110 '

extort from me。 to bow and sue for grace

with suppliant knee; and deifie his power;

who from the terrour of this arm so late

doubted his empire; that were low indeed;

that were an ignominy and shame beneath ' 115 '

this downfall; since by fate the strength of gods

and this empyreal substance cannot fail;

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Paradise Lost Ⅰ5

 生?
since through experience of this great event

in arms not worse; in foresight much advanct;

we may with more successful hope resolve ' 120 '

to wage by force or guile eternal warr

irreconcileable; to our grand foe;

who now triumphs; and in th excess of joy

sole reigning holds the tyranny of heavn。

so spake th apostate angel; though in pain; ' 125 '

vaunting aloud; but rackt with deep despare:

and him thus answerd soon his bold peer。

o prince; o chief of many throned powers;

that led th imbattelld seraphim to warr

under thy conduct; and in dreadful deeds ' 130 '

fearless; endangerd heavns perpetual king;

and put to proof his high supremacy;

whether upheld by strength; or chance; or fate;

too well i see and rue the dire event;

that with sad overthrow and foul defeat ' 135 '

hath lost us heavn; and all this mighty host

in horrible destruction laid thus low;

as far as gods and heavnly essences

can perish: for the mind and spirit remains

invincible; and vigour soon returns; ' 140 '

though all our glory extinct; and happy state

here swallowd up in endless misery。

but what if he our conquerour; (whom i now

of force believe almighty; since no less

then such could hav orepowrd such force as ours) ' 145 '

have left us this our spirit and strength intire

strongly to suffer and support our pains;

that we may so suffice his vengeful ire;

or do him mightier service as his thralls

by right of warr; what ere his business be ' 150 '

here in the heart of hell to work in fire;

or do his errands in the gloomy deep;

what can it then avail though yet we feel

strength undiminisht; or eternal being

to undergo eternal punishment? ' 155 '

whereto with speedy words th arch…fiend replyd。

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Paradise Lost Ⅰ6

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falln cherube; to be weak is miserable

doing or suffering: but of this be sure;

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