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THE ARGUMENT

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raphael continues to relate how michael and gabriel were sent forth to battel against satan and his angels。 the first fight describd: satan and his powers retire under night: he calls a councel; invents devilish engines; which in the second dayes fight put michael and his angels to some disorder; but; they at length pulling up mountains overwhelmd both the force and machins of satan: yet the tumult not so ending; god on the third day sends messiah his son; for whom he had reservd the glory of that victory: hee in the power of his father ing to the place; and causing all his legions to stand still on either side; with his chariot and thunder driving into the midst of his enemies; pursues them unable to resist towards the wall of heaven; which opening; they leap down with horrour and confusion into the place of punishment prepard for them in the deep: messiah returns with triumph to his father。

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Paradise Lost Ⅵ1


all night the dreadless angel unpursud

through heavns wide champain held his way; till morn;

wakt by the circling hours; with rosie hand

unbarrd the gates of light。 there is a cave

within the mount of god; fast by his throne; ' 5 '

where light and darkness in perpetual round

lodge and dislodge by turns; which makes through heavn

grateful vicissitude; like day and night;

light issues forth; and at the other dore

obsequious darkness enters; till her houre ' 10 '

to veile the heavn; though darkness there might well

seem twilight here; and now went forth the morn

such as in highest heavn; arrayd in gold

empyreal; from before her vanisht night;

shot through with orient beams: when all the plain ' 15 '

coverd with thick embatteld squadrons bright;

chariots and flaming armes; and fierie steeds

reflecting blaze on blaze; first met his view:

warr he perceavd; warr in procinct; and found

already known what he for news had thought ' 20 '

to have reported: gladly then he mixt

among those friendly powers who him receavd

with joy and acclamations loud; that one

that of so many myriads falln; yet one

returnd not lost: on to the sacred hill ' 25 '

they led him high applauded; and present

before the seat supream; from whence a voice

from midst a golden cloud thus milde was heard。

servant of god; well done; well hast thou fought

the better fight; who single hast maintaind ' 30 '

against revolted multitudes the cause

of truth; in word mightier then they in armes;

and for the testimonie of truth hast born

universal reproach; far worse to beare

then violence: for this was all thy care ' 35 '

to stand approvd in sight of god; though worlds

judgd thee perverse: the easier conquest now

remains thee; aided by this host of friends;

back on thy foes more glorious to return

then scornd thou didst depart; and to subdue ' 40 '

by force; who reason for thir law refuse;

right reason for thir law; and for thir king

messiah; who by right of merit reigns。

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Paradise Lost Ⅵ2

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go michael of celestial armies prince;

and thou in military prowess next ' 45 '

gabriel; lead forth to battel these my sons

invincible; lead forth my armed saints

by thousands and by millions rangd for fight;

equal in number to that godless crew

rebellious; them with fire and hostile arms ' 50 '

fearless assault; and to the brow of heavn

pursuing drive them out from god and bliss;

into thir place of punishment; the gulf

of tartarus; which ready opens wide

his fiery chaos to receave thir fall。 ' 55 '

so spake the sovran voice; and clouds began

to darken all the hill; and smoak to rowl

in duskie wreathes; reluctant flames; the signe

of wrauth awakt: nor with less dread the loud

ethereal trumpet from on high gan blow: ' 60 '

at which mand the powers militant;

that stood for heavn; in mighty quadrate joynd

of union irresistible; movd on

in silence thir bright legions; to the sound

of instrumental harmonie that breathd ' 65 '

heroic ardor to adventrous deeds

under thir god…like leaders; in the cause

of god and his messiah。 on they move

indissolubly firm; nor obvious hill

nor streitning vale; nor wood; nor stream divides ' 70 '

thir perfet ranks; for high above the ground

thir march was; and the passive air upbore

thir nimble tread; as when the total kind

of birds in orderly array on wing

came summond over eden to receive ' 75 '

thir names of thee; so over many a tract

of heavn they marchd; and many a province wide

tenfold the length of this terrene: at last

farr in th horizon to the north appeerd

from skirt to skirt a fierie region; stretcht ' 80 '

in battailous aspect; and neerer view

bristld with upright beams innumerable

of rigid spears; and helmets throngd; and shields

various; with boastful argument portraid;

the banded powers of satan hasting on ' 85 '

with furious expedition; for they weend

that self same day by fight; or by surprize

to win the mount of god; and on his throne

to set the envier of his state; the proud

aspirer; but thir thoughts provd fond and vain ' 90 '

in the mid way: though strange to us it seemd

at first; that angel should with angel warr;

and in fierce hosting meet; who wont to meet

so oft in festivals of joy and love

unanimous; as sons of one great sire ' 95 '

hymning th eternal father: but the shout

of battel now began; and rushing sound

of onset ended soon each milder thought。

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Paradise Lost Ⅵ3

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high in the midst exalted as a god


th apostate in his sun…bright chariot sate ' 100 '


idol of majesty divine; enclosd


with flaming cherubim; and golden shields;


then lighted from his gorgeous throne; for now


twixt host and host but narrow space was left;


a dreadful intervall; and front to front ' 105 '


presented stood in terrible array


of hideous length: before the cloudie van;


on the rough edge of battel ere it joynd;


satan with vast and haughtie strides advanct;


came towring; armd in adamant and gold; ' 110 '


abdiel that sight endurd not; where he stood


among the mightiest; bent on highest deeds;


and thus his own undaunted heart explores。


o heavn! that such resemblance of the highest


should yet remain; where faith and realtie ' 115 '


remain not; wherefore should not strength and might


there fail where vertue fails; or weakest prove


where boldest; though to sight unconquerable?


his puissance; trusting in th almighties aide;


i mean to try; whose reason i have trid ' 120 '


unsound and false; nor is it aught but just;


that he who in debate of truth hath won;


should win in arms; in both disputes alike


victor; though brutish that contest and foule;


when reason hath to deal with force; yet so ' 125 '


most reason is that reason overe。


so pondering; and from his armed peers


forth stepping opposite; half way he met


his daring foe; at this prevention more


incenst; and thus securely him defid。 ' 130 '


proud; art thou met? thy hope was to have reacht


the highth of thy aspiring unopposd;


the throne of god unguarded; and his side


abandond at the terror of thy power


or potent tongue; fool; not to think how vain ' 135 '


against th omnipotent to rise in arms;


who out of smallest things could without end


have raisd incessant armies to defeat


thy folly; or with solitarie hand


reaching beyond all limit at one blow ' 140 '


unaided could have finisht thee; and whelmd


thy legions under darkness; but thou seest


all are not of thy train; there be who faith


prefer; and pietie to god; though then


to thee not visible; when i alone ' 145 '


seemd in thy world erroneous to dissent


from all: my sect thou seest; now learn too late


how few somtimes may know; when thousands err。





Paradise Lost Ⅵ4


whom the grand foe with scornful eye askance

thus answerd。 ill for thee; but in wisht houre ' 150 '

of my revenge; first sought for thou returnst

from flight; seditious angel; to receave

thy merited reward; the first assay

of this right hand provokt; since first that tongue

inspird with contradiction durst oppose ' 155 '

a third part of the gods; in synod met

thir deities to assert; who while they feel

vigour divine within them; can allow

omnipotence to none。 but well thou st

before thy fellows; ambitious to win ' 160 '

from me som plume; that thy success may show

destruction to the rest: this pause between

(unanswerd least thou boast) to let thee know;

at first i thought that libertie and heavn

to heavnly soules had bin all one; but now ' 165 '

i see that most through sloth had rather serve;

ministring spirits; traind up in feast and song;

such hast thou armd; the minstrelsie of heavn;

servilitie with freedom to contend;

as both thir deeds pard this day shall prove。 ' 170 '

to whom in brief thus abdiel stern replid。

apostat; still thou errst; nor end wilt find

of erring; from the path of truth remo

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