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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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