foreveoohavetheirlotinpain</p>

llionsofspiritsforhisfaultarced</p>

ofheaven,andfroteranlsplendoursflung</p>

forhisrevoltyetfaithfulhoheystood,</p>

theirgloryhered;as,whenheavensfire</p>

hathsountainpines,</p>

hsioptheirstatelygrohoughbare,</p>

standsontheblastedheath.henowprepared</p>

tospeak;theirdoubledrankstheybend</p>

froound</p>

te.</p>

thriceheassayed,andthrispiteofs,</p>

tears,suchasangelsforth:atlast</p>

erhsighsfoundouttheirway:</p>

oriadsofiortalspiritsopowers</p>

tchless,butighthandthatstrife</p>

inglorious,thoughtheventwasdire,</p>

asthisplacetestifies,andthisdirege,</p>

hatefultoutter.butind,</p>

forseeinging,frohedepth</p>

ofknoorpresent,uldhavefeared</p>

hoedforceofgods,hoh</p>

asstoodlikethese,uldeverknowrepulse</p>

forbelieve,thoughafterloss,</p>

thatallthesepuissantlegions,whoseexile</p>

hathetiedheaven,shallfailtoreasd,</p>

selfraised,andrepossesstheiativeseat</p>

for,benessallthehostofheaven,</p>

paradiselost</p>

24of374</p>

ifunselsdifferent,ershunned</p>

by,havelostourhopes.buthewhns</p>

narheaventillthenasonesecure</p>

satonhisthrone,upheldbyoldrepute,</p>

orcustoandhisregalstate</p>

putforthatfull,butstillhisstrengthncealed</p>

ptedourattet,andourfall.</p>

henightourown,</p>

soashertoprovoke,ordread</p>

neains</p>

tolosedesign,byfrauduile,</p>

forceeffeot;thathenoless</p>

atlengthfrosyfind,es</p>

byforcehathoverebuthalfhisfoe.</p>

spaceyprodueorlds;whereofsorife</p>

thereeinheaventhatheerelong</p>

inteocreate,andthereinplant</p>

ageionhischard</p>

shouldfavourequaltothesonsofheaven.</p>

thither,ifbuttopry,shallbeperhaps</p>

ourfirsteruptionthither,orelsewhere;</p>

forthisinfealpitshallneverhold</p>

celestialspiritsinbondage,northabyss</p>

longunderdarknessver.butthesethoughts</p>

fulluure.peaceisdespaired;</p>

forissionhen,war</p>

openoruood,stberesolved.</p>

hespake;and,tonfirisflew</p>

llionsofflangsthethighs</p>

paradiselost</p>

25of374</p>

ofghtycherubithesuddenblaze</p>

farroundillunedhell.highlytheyraged</p>

againstthehighest,andfierces</p>

clashedontheirsoundingshieldsthedinofwar,</p>

hurlingdefiaohevaultofheaven.</p>

therestoodahillnotfar,op</p>

beloke;therestentire</p>

shonehaglossyscurfundoubtedsign</p>

thatinhisbetallire,</p>

theher,hspeed,</p>

anuradehastened:aswhenbands</p>

ofpioneers,ed,</p>

foreruntheroyalhafield,</p>

oron</p>

on,theleasterectedspiritthatfell</p>

froeaven;foreveninheavenhislooksandthoughts</p>

ore</p>

therient,troddengold,</p>

thanaughtdivineorholyelseenjoyed</p>

invisioific.byhiirst</p>

nalso,andbyhissuggestiontaught,</p>