Paradise Lost Ⅰ-第1章
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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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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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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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falln cherube; to be weak is miserable
doing or suffering: but of this be sure;