Paradise Lost Ⅳ-第6章
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can equal anger infinite provokt。
but wherefore thou alone? wherefore with thee
came not all hell broke loose? is pain to them
less pain; less to be fled; or thou then they
less hardie to endure? courageous chief; ' 920 '
the first in flight from pain; hadst thou allegd
to thy deserted host this cause of flight;
thou surely hadst not e sole fugitive。
to which the fiend thus answerd frowning stern。
not that i less endure; or shrink from pain; ' 925 '
insulting angel; well thou knowst i stood
thy fiercest; when in battel to thy aide
the blasting volied thunder made all speed
and seconded thy else not dreaded spear。
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but still thy words at random; as before; ' 930 '
argue thy inexperience what behooves
from hard assaies and ill successes past
a faithful leader; not to hazard all
through wayes of danger by himself untrid;
i therefore; i alone first undertook ' 935 '
to wing the desolate abyss; and spie
this new created world; whereof in hell
fame is not silent; here in hope to find
better abode; and my afflicted powers
to settle here on earth; or in mid aire; ' 940 '
though for possession put to try once more
what thou and thy gay legions dare against;
whose easier business were to serve thir lord
high up in heavn; with songs to hymne his throne;
and practisd distances to cringe; not fight。 ' 945 '
to whom the warriour angel; soon replid。
to say and strait unsay; pretending first
wise to flie pain; professing next the spie;
argues no leader; but a lyar tract;
satan; and couldst thou faithful add? o name; ' 950 '
o sacred name of faithfulness profand!
faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?
armie of fiends; fit body to fit head;
was this your discipline and faith ingagd;
your military obedience; to dissolve ' 955 '
allegeance to th acknowledgd power supream?
and thou sly hypocrite; who now wouldst seem
patron of liberty; who more then thou
once fawnd; and cringd; and servilly adord
heavns awful monarch? wherefore but in hope ' 960 '
to dispossess him; and thy self to reigne?
but mark what i arreede thee now; avant;
flie thither whence thou fledst: if from this houre
within these hallowd limits thou appeer;
back to th infernal pit i drag thee chaind; ' 965 '
and seale thee so; as henceforth not to scorne
the facil gates of hell too slightly barrd。
so threatnd hee; but satan to no threats
gave heed; but waxing more in rage replid。
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then when i am thy captive talk of chaines; ' 970 '
proud limitarie cherube; but ere then
farr heavier load thy self expect to feel
from my prevailing arme; though heavens king
ride on thy wings; and thou with thy peers;
usd to the yoak; drawst his triumphant wheels ' 975 '
in progress through the rode of heavn star…pavd。
while thus he spake; th angelic squadron bright
turnd fierie red; sharpning in mooned hornes
thir phalanx; and began to hemm him round
with ported spears; as thick as when a field ' 980 '
of ceres ripe for harvest waving bends
her bearded grove of ears; which way the wind
swayes them; the careful plowman doubting stands
least on the threshing floore his hopeful sheaves
prove chaff。 on th other side satan allarmd ' 985 '
collecting all his might dilated stood;
like teneriff or atlas unremovd:
his stature reacht the skie; and on his crest
sat horror plumd; nor wanted in his graspe
what seemd both spear and shield: now dreadful deeds ' 990 '
might have ensud; nor onely paradise
in this motion; but the starrie cope
of heavn perhaps; or all the elements
at least had gon to rack; disturbd and torne
with violence of this conflict; had not soon ' 995 '
th eternal to prevent such horrid fray
hung forth in heavn his golden scales; yet seen
betwixt astrea and the scorpion signe;
wherein all things created first he weighd;
the pendulous round earth with balanct aire ' 1000 '
in counterpoise; now ponders all events;
battels and realms: in these he put two weights
the sequel each of parting and of fight;
the latter quick up flew; and kickt the beam;
which gabriel spying; thus bespake the fiend。 ' 1005 '
satan; i know thy strength; and thou knowst mine;
neither our own but givn; what follie then
to boast what arms can doe; since thine no more
then heavn permits; nor mine; though doubld now
to trample thee as mire: for proof look up; ' 1010 '
and read thy lot in yon celestial sign
where thou art weighd; and shown how light; how weak;
if thou resist。 the fiend lookt up and knew
his mounted scale aloft: nor more; but fled
murmuring; and with him fled the shades of night。 ' 1015 '
the end of the fourth book。
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