Paradise Lost Ⅳ-第1章
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satan now in prospect of eden; and nigh the place where he must now attempt the bold enterprize which he undertook alone against god and man; falls into many doubts with himself; and many passions; fear; envy; and despare; but at length confirms himself in evil; journeys on to paradise; whose outward prospect and scituation is discribed; overleaps the bounds; sits in the shape of a cormorant on the tree of life; as highest in the garden to look about him。 the garden describd; satans first sight of adam and eve; his wonder at thir excellent form and happy state; but with resolution to work thir fall; overhears thir discourse; thence gathers that the tree of knowledge was forbidden them to eat of; under penalty of death; and thereon intends to found his temptation; by seducing them to transgress: then leaves them a while; to know further of thir state by some other means。 mean while uriel descending on a sun…beam warns gabriel; who had in charge the gate of paradise; that some evil spirit had escapd the deep; and past at noon by his sphere in the shape of a good angel down to paradise; discovered after by his furious gestures in the mount。 gabriel promises to find him ere morning。 night ing on; adam and eve discourse of going to thir rest: thir bower describd; thir evening worship。 gabriel drawing forth his bands of night…watch to walk the round of paradise; appoints two strong angels to adams bower; least the evill spirit should be there doing some harm to adam or eve sleeping; there they find him at the ear of eve; tempting her in a dream; and bring him; though unwilling; to gabriel; by whom questiond; he scornfully answers; prepares resistance; but hinderd by a sign from heaven; flies out of paradise。
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o for that warning voice; which he who saw
th apocalyps; heard cry in heaven aloud;
then when the dragon; put to second rout;
came furious down to be revengd on men;
wo to the inhabitants on earth! that now; ' 5 '
while time was; our first…parents had bin warnd
the ing of thir secret foe; and scapd
haply so scapd his mortal snare; for now
satan; now first inflamd with rage; came down;
the tempter ere th accuser of man…kind; ' 10 '
to wreck on innocent frail man his loss
of that first battel; and his flight to hell:
yet not rejoycing in his speed; though bold;
far off and fearless; nor with cause to boast;
begins his dire attempt; which nigh the birth ' 15 '
now rowling; boiles in his tumultuous brest;
and like a devillish engine back recoiles
upon himself; horror and doubt distract
his troubld thoughts; and from the bottom stirr
the hell within him; for within him hell ' 20 '
he brings; and round about him; nor from hell
one step no more then from himself can fly
by change of place: now conscience wakes despair
that slumberd; wakes the bitter memorie
of what he was; what is; and what must be ' 25 '
worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue。
sometimes towards eden which now in his view
lay pleasant; his grievd look he fixes sad;
sometimes towards heavn and the full…blazing sun;
which now sat high in his meridian towre: ' 30 '
then much revolving; thus in sighs began。
o thou that with surpassing glory crownd;
lookst from thy sole dominion like the god
of this new world; at whose sight all the starrs
hide thir diminisht heads; to thee i call; ' 35 '
but with no friendly voice; and add thy name
o sun; to tell thee how i hate thy beams
that bring to my remembrance from what state
i fell; how glorious once above thy spheare;
till pride and worse ambition threw me down ' 40 '
warring in heavn against heavns matchless king:
ah wherefore! he deservd no such return
from me; whom he created what i was
in that bright eminence; and with his good
upbraided none; nor was his service hard。 ' 45 '
what could be less then to afford him praise;
the easiest repence; and pay him thanks;
how due! yet all his good provd ill in me;
and wrought but malice; lifted up so high
i sdeind subjection; and thought one step higher ' 50 '
would set me highest; and in a moment quit
the debt immense of endless gratitude;
so burthensome; still paying; still to ow;
forgetful what from him i still receivd;
and understood not that a grateful mind ' 55 '
by owing owes not; but still pays; at once
indebted and dischargd; what burden then?
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o had his powerful destiny ordaind
me some inferiour angel; i had stood
then happie; no unbounded hope had raisd ' 60 '
ambition。 yet why not? som other power
as great might have aspird; and me though mean
drawn to his part; but other powers as great
fell not; but stand unshakn; from within
or from without; to all temptations armd。 ' 65 '
hadst thou the same free will and power to stand?
thou hadst: whom hast thou then or what to accuse;
but heavns free love dealt equally to all?
be then his love accurst; since love or hate;
to me alike; it deals eternal woe。 ' 70 '
nay cursd be thou; since against his thy will
chose freely what it now so justly rues。
me miserable! which way shall i flie
infinite wrauth; and infinite despaire?
which way i flie is hell; my self am hell; ' 75 '
and in the lowest deep a lower deep
still threatning to devour me opens wide;
to which the hell i suffer seems a heavn。
o then at last relent: is there no place
left for repentance; none for pardon left? ' 80 '
none left but by submission; and that word
disdain forbids me; and my dread of shame
among the spirits beneath; whom i seducd
with other promises and other vaunts
then to submit; boasting i could subdue ' 85 '
th omnipotent。 ay me; they little know
how dearly i abide that boast so vaine;
under what torments inwardly i groane:
while they adore me on the throne of hell;
with diadem and sceptre high advancd ' 90 '
the lower still i fall; onely supream
in miserie; such joy ambition findes。
but say i could repent and could obtaine
by act of grace my former state; how soon
would higth recall high thoughts; how soon unsay ' 95 '
what feignd submission swore: ease would recant
vows made in pain; as violent and void。
for never can true reconcilement grow
where wounds of deadly hate have peircd so deep:
which would but lead me to a worse relapse ' 100 '
and heavier fall: so should i purchase deare
short intermission bought with double smart。
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this knows my punisher; therefore as farr
from granting hee; as i from begging peace:
all hope excluded thus; behold in stead ' 105 '
of us out…cast; exild; his new delight;
mankind created; and for him this world。
so farewel hope; and with hope farewel fear;
farewel remorse: all good to me is lost;
evil be thou my good; by thee at least ' 110 '
divided empire with heavns king i hold
by thee; and more then half perhaps will reigne;
as man ere long; and this new world shall know。
thus while he spake; each passion dimmd his face
thrice changd with pale; ire; envie and despair; ' 115 '
which marrd his borrowd visage; and betraid
him counterfet; if any eye beheld。
for heavnly mindes from such distempers foule
are ever cleer。 whereof hee soon aware;
each perturbation smoothd with outward calme; ' 120 '
artificer of fraud; and was the first
that practisd falshood under saintly shew;
deep malice to conceale; coucht with revenge:
yet not anough had practisd to deceive
uriel once warnd; whose eye pursud him down ' 125 '
the way he went; and on th assyrian mount
saw him disfigurd; more then could befall
spirit of happie sort: his gestures fierce
he markd and mad demeanour; then alone;
as he supposd all unobservd; unseen。 ' 130 '
so on he fares; and to the border es
of eden; where delicious paradise;
now nearer; crowns with her enclosure green;
as with a rural mound the champain head
of a steep wilderness; whose hairie sides ' 135 '
with thicket overgrown; grottesque and wilde;
access denid; and over head up grew
insuperable highth of loftiest shade;
cedar; and pine; and firr; and branching palm
a silvan scene; and as the ranks ascend ' 140 '
shade above shade; a woodie theatre
of stateliest view。 yet higher then thir tops
the verdurous wall of paradise up sprung:
which to our general sire gave prospect large
into his neather empire neighbouring round。 ' 145 '
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and higher then that wall a circling row
of goodliest trees loaden with fairest fruit;
blossoms and fruits at once of golden hue
appeerd; with gay enameld colours mixt:
on which the sun more glad impressd his beams ' 150 '
then in fair evening cloud; or humid bow;
when god hath showrd the earth; so lovely seemd
that lantskip: and of pure now purer aire
meets his approach; and to the heart inspires
vernal delight and joy; able to drive ' 155 '
all sadness but despair: now gentle gales
fanning thir odoriferous wings dispense