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thouhastrepelled;piouslytheythought</p>

theetodinish,andfroheehdraw</p>

thehyworshippers.whoseeks</p>

tolessenthee,againsthispurposeserves</p>

toherethyght:hisevil</p>

thouusest,andfrohenreatestregood.</p>

hisneadeherheaven</p>

froeavefar,foundedinview</p>

ontheclearhyaliheglassyse</p>

ofalitudealstiears</p>

nurous,aarperhapsaworld</p>

ofdestinedhabitation;butthoukno</p>

theirseasons:aheseatofn,</p>

earth,fused,</p>

theirpleasantden,</p>

andsonsofn,godhaththusadvanced</p>

createdinhisige,theretodwell</p>

and;andinreorule</p>

overhish,insea,orair,</p>

andltiplyaraceofworshippers</p>

holyandjust:thricehappy,iftheyknow</p>

theirhappiness,andpersevereupright</p>

sosungthey,andtheeyreanrung</p>

hhalleluiahs:thushkept.</p>

andthyrequestthinknohatasked</p>

paradiselost</p>

215of374</p>

hothishingsbegan,</p>

anderywasdone</p>

frohebeginning;thatposterity,</p>

infordbythee,ghtknohouseekest</p>

aught,notsurpassinghunasure,say.</p>

paradiselost</p>

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theangelended,andinadaear</p>

slefthisvoice,thatheawhile</p>

thoughthitillspeaking,stillstoodfixedtohear;</p>

then,asnehusgratefullyreplied.</p>

thankssuffit,orpence</p>

equal,haveitorehee,divine</p>

historian,huslargelyhastallayed</p>

thethirstihadofknohsafed</p>

thisfriendlyndessioe</p>

things,elsebyunsearchable;nowheard</p>

hdelight,and,asisdue,</p>

hgloryattributedtothehigh</p>

ethiofdoubtreins,</p>

hysolutionresolve.</p>

e,thisworld,</p>

ofheavehnsisting;andpute</p>

theirgnitudes;thisearth,aspot,agrain,</p>

anatoantpared</p>

andallheueredstars,thatseeoroll</p>

spaprehensible,forsuch</p>

theirdistanceargues,andtheirsretu</p>

diual,relytoofficiatelight</p>

roundthisopausearth,thispunctualspot,</p>

onedayandnight;inallhervastsurvey</p>

uselessbesides;reasoningioftadre,</p>

hot</p>

paradiselost</p>

217of374</p>

suchdisproportions,hsuperfluoushand</p>

sonynoblerbodiestocreate,</p>

greatersonifold,tothisoneuse,</p>

fhtappears,andontheirorbsiose</p>

suchrestlessrevolutiondaybyday</p>

repeated;hesedentaryearth,</p>

thatbetterghtpassve,</p>

servedbyrehanherself,attains</p>

herendotion,andreceives,</p>

astribute,suchasuessjoueybrought</p>

ofinrporealspeed,herthandlight;</p>

speed,todescribeberfails.</p>

sospakeoursire,andbyhisuntenanceseed</p>

enteringonstudiousthoughtsabstruse;heve</p>

perceiviiredinsight,</p>

herseat,</p>

andgracethatoay,</p>

rose,andongherfruitsandflowers,</p>

tovisitho,</p>

heursery;theyatheringsprung,</p>