Paradise Lost Ⅹ-第4章

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sublime　with　expectation　when　to　see

in　triumph　issuing　forth　thir　glorious　chief；

they　saw；　but　other　sight　instead；　a　crowd

of　ugly　serpents；　horror　on　them　fell；

and　horrid　sympathie；　for　what　they　saw；　＇　540　＇

they　felt　themselvs　now　changing；　down　thir　arms；

down　fell　both　spear　and　shield；　down　they　as　fast；

and　the　dire　hiss　renewd；　and　the　dire　form

catcht　by　contagion；　like　in　punishment；

as　in　thir　crime。　thus　was　th　applause　they　meant；　＇　545　＇

turnd　to　exploding　hiss；　triumph　to　shame

cast　on　themselves　from　thir　own　mouths。　there　stood

a　grove　hard　by；　sprung　up　with　this　thir　change；

his　will　who　reigns　above；　to　aggravate

thir　penance；　laden　with　fruit　like　that　＇　550　＇

which　grew　in　paradise；　the　bait　of　eve

usd　by　the　tempter：　on　that　prospect　strange

thir　earnest　eyes　they　fixd；　imagining

for　one　forbidden　tree　a　multitude

now　risn；　to　work　them　furder　woe　or　shame；　＇　555　＇

yet　parcht　with　scalding　thurst　and　hunger　fierce；

though　to　delude　them　sent；　could　not　abstain；

but　on　they　rould　in　heaps；　and　up　the　trees

climbing；　sat　thicker　then　the　snakie　locks

that　curld　meg？ra：　greedily　they　pluckd　＇　560　＇

the　frutage　fair　to　sight；　like　that　which　grew

neer　that　bituminous　lake　where　sodom　flamd；

this　more　delusive；　not　the　touch；　but　taste

deceavd；　they　fondly　thinking　to　allay

thir　appetite　with　gust；　instead　of　fruit　＇　565　＇

chewd　bitter　ashes；　which　th　offended　taste

with　spattering　noise　rejected：　oft　they　assayd；

hunger　and　thirst　constraining；　drugd　as　oft；

with　hatefullest　disrelish　writhd　thir　jaws

with　soot　and　cinders　filld；　so　oft　they　fell　＇　570　＇

into　the　same　illusion；　not　as　man

whom　they　triumphd　once　lapst。　thus　were　they　plagud

and　worn　with　famin；　long　and　ceasless　hiss；

till　thir　lost　shape；　permitted；　they　resumd；

yearly　enjoynd；　some　say；　to　undergo　＇　575　＇

this　annual　humbling　certain　numberd　days；

to　dash　thir　pride；　and　joy　for　man　seduct。

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however　some　tradition　they　dispersd

among　the　heathen　of　thir　purchase　got；

and　fabld　how　the　serpent；　whom　they　calld　＇　580　＇

ophion　with　eurynome；　the　wide…

encroaching　eve　perhaps；　had　first　the　rule

of　high　olympus；　thence　by　saturn　drivn

and　ops；　ere　yet　dict？an　jove　was　born。

mean　while　in　paradise　the　hellish　pair　＇　585　＇

too　soon　arrivd；　sin　there　in　power　before；

once　actual；　now　in　body；　and　to　dwell

habitual　habitant；　behind　her　death

close　following　pace　for　pace；　not　mounted　yet

on　his　pale　horse：　to　whom　sin　thus　began。　＇　590　＇

second　of　satan　sprung；　all　conquering　death；

what　thinkst　thou　of　our　empire　now；　though　earnd

with　travail　difficult；　not　better　farr

then　stil　at　hels　dark　threshold　to　have　sate　watch；

unnamd；　undreaded；　and　thy　self　half　starvd？　＇　595　＇

whom　thus　the　sin…born　monster　answerd　soon。

to　mee；　who　with　eternal　famin　pine；

alike　is　hell；　or　paradise；　or　heaven；

there　best；　where　most　with　ravin　i　may　meet；

which　here；　though　plenteous；　all　too　little　seems　＇　600　＇

to　stuff　this　maw；　this　vast　unhide…bound　corps。

to　whom　th　incestuous　mother　thus　replid。

thou　therefore　on　these　herbs；　and　fruits；　and　flours

feed　first；　on　each　beast　next；　and　fish；　and　fowle；

no　homely　morsels；　and　whatever　thing　＇　605　＇

the　sithe　of　time　mowes　down；　devour　unspard；

till　i　in　man　residing　through　the　race；

his　thoughts；　his　looks；　words；　actions　all　infect；

and　season　him　thy　last　and　sweetest　prey。

this　said；　they　both　betook　them　several　wayes；　＇　610　＇

both　to　destroy；　or　unimmortal　make

all　kinds；　and　for　destruction　to　mature

sooner　or　later；　which　th　almightie　seeing；

from　his　transcendent　seat　the　saints　among；

to　those　bright　orders　utterd　thus　his　voice。　＇　615　＇

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Paradise　Lost　Ⅹ15

　生？
see　with　what　heat　these　dogs　of　hell　advance

to　waste　and　havoc　yonder　world；　which　i

so　fair　and　good　created；　and　had　still

kept　in　that　state；　had　not　the　folly　of　man

let　in　these　wastful　furies；　who　impute　＇　620　＇

folly　to　mee；　so　doth　the　prince　of　hell

and　his　adherents；　that　with　so　much　ease

i　suffer　them　to　enter　and　possess

a　place　so　heavnly；　and　conniving　seem

to　gratifie　my　scornful　enemies；　＇　625　＇

that　laugh；　as　if　transported　with　some　fit

of　passion；　i　to　them　had　quitted　all；

at　random　yielded　up　to　their　misrule；

and　know　not　that　i　calld　and　drew　them　thither

my　hell…hounds；　to　lick　up　the　draff　and　filth　＇　630　＇

which　mans　polluting　sin　with　taint　hath　shed

on　what　was　pure；　till　crammd　and　gorgd；　nigh　burst

with　suckt　and　glutted　offal；　at　one　sling

of　thy　victorious　arm；　well…pleasing　son；

both　sin；　and　death；　and　yawning　grave　at　last　＇　635　＇

through　chaos　hurld；　obstruct　the　mouth　of　hell

for　ever；　and　seal　up　his　ravenous　jawes。

then　heavn　and　earth　renewd　shall　be　made　pure

to　sanctitie　that　shall　receive　no　staine：

till　then　the　curse　pronounct　on　both　precedes。　＇　640　＇

he　ended；　and　the　heavnly　audience　loud

sung　halleluia；　as　the　sound　of　seas；

through　multitude　that　sung：　just　are　thy　ways；

righteous　are　thy　decrees　on　all　thy　works；

who　can　extenuate　thee？　next；　to　the　son；　＇　645　＇

destind　restorer　of　mankind；　by　whom

new　heavn　and　earth　shall　to　the　ages　rise；

or　down　from　heavn　descend。　such　was　thir　song；

while　the　creator　calling　forth　by　name

his　mightie　angels　gave　them　several　charge；　＇　650　＇

as　sorted　best　with　present　things。　the　sun

had　first　his　precept　so　to　move；　so　shine；

as　might　affect　the　earth　with　cold　and　heat

scarce　tollerable；　and　from　the　north　to　call

decrepit　winter；　from　the　south　to　bring　＇　655　＇

solstitial　summers　heat。　to　the　blanc　moone

her　office　they　prescribd；　to　th　other　five

thir　planetarie　motions　and　aspects

in　sextile；　square；　and　trine；　and　opposite；

of　noxious　efficacie；　and　when　to　joyne　＇　660　＇

in　synod　unbenigne；　and　taught　the　fixt

thir　influence　malignant　when　to　showre；

which　of　them　rising　with　the　sun；　or　falling；

should　prove　tempestuous：　to　the　winds　they　set

thir　corners；　when　with　bluster　to　confound　＇　665　＇

sea；　aire；　and　shoar；　the　thunder　when　to　rowle

with　terror　through　the　dark　aereal　hall。

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！
some　say　he　bid　his　angels　turne　ascanse

the　poles　of　earth　twice　ten　degrees　and　more

from　the　suns　axle；　they　with　labour　pushd　＇　670　＇

oblique　the　centric　globe：　som　say　the　sun

was　bid　turn　reines　from　th　equinoctial　rode

like　distant　breadth　to　taurus　with　the　seavn

atlantick　sisters；　and　the　spartan　twins

up　to　the　tropic　crab；　thence　down　amaine　＇　675　＇

by　leo　and　the　virgin　and　the　scales；

as　deep　as　capricorne；　to　bring　in　change

of　seasons　to　each　clime；　else　had　the　spring

perpetual　smild　on　earth　with　vernant　flours；

equal　in　days　and　nights；　except　to　those　＇　680　＇

beyond　the　polar　circles；　to　them　day

had　unbenighted　shon；　while　the　low　sun

to　repence　his　distance；　in　thir　sight

had　rounded　still　th　horizon；　and　not　known

or　east　or　west；　which　had　forbid　the　snow　＇　685　＇

from　cold　estotiland；　and　south　as　farr

beneath　magellan。　at　that　tasted　fruit

the　sun；　as　from　thyestean　banquet；　turnd

his　course　intended；　else　how　had　the　world

inhabited；　though　sinless；　more　then　now；　＇　690　＇

avoided　pinching　cold　and　scorching　heate？

these　changes　in　the　heavns；　though　slow；　producd

like　change　on　sea　and　land；　sideral　blast；

vapour；　and　mist；　and　exhalation　hot；

corrupt　and　pestilent：　now　from　the　north　＇　695　＇

of　norumbega；　and　the　samoed　shoar

bursting　thir　brazen　dungeon；　armd　with　ice

and　snow　and　haile　and　stormie　gust　and　flaw；

boreas　and　c？cias　and　argestes　loud

and　thrascias　rend　the　woods　and　seas　upturn；　＇　700　＇

with　adverse　blast　up…turns　them　from　the　south

notus　and　afer　black　with　thundrous　clouds

from　serraliona；　thwart　of　these　as　fierce

forth　rush　the　levant　and　the　ponent　windes

eurus　and　zephir　with　thir　lateral　noise；　＇　705　＇

sirocco；　and　libecchio。　thus　began

outrage　from　liveless　things；　but　discord　first

daughter　of　sin；　among　th　irrational；

death　introducd　through　fierce　antipathie：

beast　now　with　beast　gan　war；　and　fowle　with　fowle；　＇　710　＇

and　fish　with　fish；　to　graze　the　herb　all　leaving；

devourd　each　other；　nor　stood　much　in　awe

of　man；　but　fled　him；　or　with　countnance　grim

glard　on　him　passing：　these　were　from　without

the　growing　miseries；　which　adam　saw　＇　715　＇

alreadie　in　part；　though　hid　in　gloomiest　shade；

to　sorrow　abandond；　but　worse　felt　within；

and　in　a　troubld　sea　of　passion　tost；

thus　to　disburdn　sought　with　sad　plaint。

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Paradise　Lost　Ⅹ17

　生
o　miserable　of　happie！　is　this　the　end　＇　720　＇

of　this　new　glorious　world；　and　mee　so　late

the　glory　of　that　glory；　who　now　be

accurst　of　blessed；　hide　me　from　the　face

of　god；　whom　to　behold　was　then　my　highth

of　happiness：　yet　well；　if　here　would　end　＇　725　＇

the　miserie；　i　deservd　it；　and　would　beare

my　own　deservings；