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THE ARGUMENT


the son of god presents to his father the prayers of our first parents now repenting; and intercedes for them: god accepts them; but declares that they must no longer abide in paradise; sends michael with a band of cherubim to dispossess them; but first to reveal to adam future things: michaels ing down。 adam shews to eve certain ominous signs; he discerns michaels approach; goes out to meet him: the angel denounces thir departure。 eves lamentation。 adam pleads; but submits: the angel leads him up to a high hill; sets before him in vision what shall happn till the flood。





Paradise Lost Ⅺ1

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thus they in lowliest plight repentant stood

praying; for from the mercie…seat above

prevenient grace descending had removd

the stonie from thir hearts; & made new flesh

regenerate grow instead; that sighs now breathd ' 5 '

unutterable; which the spirit of prayer

inspird; and wingd for heavn with speedier flight

then loudest oratorie: yet thir port

not of mean suiters; nor important less

seemd thir petition; then when th ancient pair ' 10 '

in fables old; less ancient yet then these;

deucalion and chaste pyrrha to restore

the race of mankind drownd; before the shrine

of themis stood devout。 to heavn thir prayers

flew up; nor missd the way; by envious windes ' 15 '

blown vagabond or frustrate: in they passd

dimentionless through heavnly dores; then clad

with incense; where the golden altar fumd;

by thir great intercessor; came in sight

before the fathers throne: them the glad son ' 20 '

presenting; thus to intercede began。

see father; what first fruits on earth are sprung

from thy implanted grace in man; these sighs

and prayers; which in this golden censer; mixt

with incense; i thy priest before thee bring; ' 25 '

fruits of more pleasing savour from thy seed

sown with contrition in his heart; then those

which his own hand manuring all the trees

of paradise could have product; ere falln

from innocence。 now therefore bend thine eare ' 30 '

to supplication; heare his sighs though mute;

unskilful with what words to pray; let mee

interpret for him; mee his advocate

and propitiation; all his works on mee

good or not good ingraft; my merit those ' 35 '

shall perfet; and for these my death shall pay。

accept me; and in mee from these receave

the smell of peace toward mankinde; let him live

before thee reconcild; at least his days

numberd; though sad; till death; his doom (which i ' 40 '

to mitigate thus plead; not to reverse)

to better life shall yeeld him; where with mee

all my redeemd may dwell in joy and bliss;

made one with me as i with thee am one。





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to whom the father; without cloud; serene。 ' 45 '

all thy request for man; accepted son;

obtain; all thy request was my decree:

but longer in that paradise to dwell;

the law i gave to nature him forbids:

those pure immortal elements that know ' 50 '

no gross; no unharmoneous mixture foule;

eject him tainted now; and purge him off

as a distemper; gross to aire as gross;

and mortal food; as may dispose him best

for dissolution wrought by sin; that first ' 55 '

distemperd all things; and of incorrupt

corrupted。 i at first with two fair gifts

created him endowd; with happiness

and immortalitie: that fondly lost;

this other servd but to eternize woe; ' 60 '

till i provided death; so death bees

his final remedie; and after life

trid in sharp tribulation; and refind

by faith and faithful works; to second life;

wakt in the renovation of the just; ' 65 '

resignes him up with heavn and earth renewd。

but let us call to synod all the blest

through heavns wide bounds; from them i will not hide

my judgments; how with mankind i proceed;

as how with peccant angels late they saw; ' 70 '

and in thir state; though firm; stood more confirmd。

he ended; and the son gave signal high

to the bright minister that watchd; hee blew

his trumpet; heard in oreb since perhaps

when god descended; and perhaps once more ' 75 '

to sound at general doom。 th angelic blast

filld all the regions: from thir blissful bowrs

of amarantin shade; fountain or spring;

by the waters of life; where ere they sate

in fellowships of joy: the sons of light ' 80 '

hasted; resorting to the summons high;

and took thir seats; till from his throne supream

th almighty thus pronouncd his sovran will。

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Paradise Lost Ⅺ3

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o sons; like one of us man is bee

to know both good and evil; since his taste ' 85 '

of that defended fruit; but let him boast

his knowledge of good lost; and evil got;

happier; had sufficd him to have known

good by it self; and evil not at all。

he sorrows now; repents; and prayes contrite; ' 90 '

my motions in him; longer then they move;

his heart i know; how variable and vain

self…left。 least therefore his now bolder hand

reach also of the tree of life; and eat;

and live for ever; dream at least to live ' 95 '

for ever; to remove him i decree;

and send him from the garden forth to till

the ground whence he was taken; fitter soile。

michael; this my behest have thou in charge;

take to thee from among the cherubim ' 100 '

thy choice of flaming warriours; least the fiend

or in behalf of man; or to invade

vacant possession som new trouble raise:

hast thee; and from the paradise of god

without remorse drive out the sinful pair; ' 105 '

from hallowd ground th unholie; and denounce

to them and to thir progenie from thence

perpetual banishment。 yet least they faint

at the sad sentence rigorously urgd;

for i behold them softnd and with tears ' 110 '

bewailing thir excess; all terror hide。

if patiently thy bidding they obey;

dismiss them not disconsolate; reveale

to adam what shall e in future dayes;

as i shall thee enlighten; intermix ' 115 '

my covnant in the womans seed renewd;

so send them forth; though sorrowing; yet in peace:

and on the east side of the garden place;

where entrance up from eden easiest climbes;

cherubic watch; and of a sword the flame ' 120 '

wide waving; all approach farr off to fright;

and guard all passage to the tree of life:

least paradise a receptacle prove

to spirits foule; and all my trees thir prey;

with whose stoln fruit man once more to delude。 ' 125 '

he ceasd; and th archangelic power prepard

for swift descent; with him the cohort bright

of watchful cherubim; four faces each

had; like a double janus; all thir shape

spangld with eyes more numerous then those ' 130 '

of argus; and more wakeful then to drouze;

charmd with arcadian pipe; the pastoral reed

of hermes; or his opiate rod。 mean while

to resalute the world with sacred light

leucothea wakd; and with fresh dews imbalmd ' 135 '

the earth; when adam and first matron eve

had ended now thir orisons; and found;

strength added from above; new hope to spring

out of despaire; joy; but with fear yet linkt;

which thus to eve his wele words renewd。 ' 140 '

eve; easily may faith admit; that all

the good which we enjoy; from heavn descends;

but that from us ought should ascend to heavn

so prevalent as to concerne the mind

of god high…blest; or to incline his will; ' 145 '

hard to belief may seem; yet this will prayer;

or one short sigh of humane breath; up…borne

evn to the seat of god。 for since i saught

by prayer th offended deitie to appease;

kneeld and before him humbld all my heart; ' 150 '

methought i saw him placable and mild;

bending his eare; perswasion in me grew

that i was heard with favour; peace returnd

home to my brest; and to my memorie

his promise; that thy seed shall bruise our foe; ' 155 '

which then not minded in dismay; yet now

assures me that the bitterness of death

is past; and we shall live。 whence haile to thee;

eve rightly calld; mother of all mankind;

mother of all things living; since by thee ' 160 '

man is to live; and all things live for man。

to whom thus eve with sad demeanour meek。





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ill worthie i such title should belong

to me transgressour; who for thee ordaind

a help; became thy snare; to mee reproach ' 165 '

rather belongs; distrust and all dispraise:

but infinite in pardon was my judge;

that i who first brought death on all; am gract

the sourse of life; next favourable thou;

who highly thus to entitle me voutsafst; ' 170 '

farr other name deserving。 but the field

to labour calls us now with sweat imposd;

though after sleepless night; for see the morn;

all unconcernd with our unrest; begins

her rosie progress smiling; let us forth; ' 175 '

i never from thy side henceforth to stray;

wherere our days work lies; though now enjoind

laborious; till day droop; while here we dwell;

what can be toilsom in these pleasant walkes?

here let us live; though in falln state; content。 ' 180 '

so spake; so wishd much…humbld eve; but fate

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