【】shisthralls

byrightofeerhisbusinessbe,

hereintheheartofhelltoworkinfire,

ordohiserrandsinthegloodeep

ittheavailthoughyetwefeel

strengthundinished,oretealbeing

toundergoetealpunishnt

ohspeedyharchfiendreplied:

fallencherub,tobeiserable,

doingorsuffering:butofthisbesure

todoaughtgoodneverask,

butevertodoilloursoledelight,

asbeirarytohishighwill

.ifthenhisprovidence

outofourevilseektfood,

ourlabourstbetopervertthatend,

andoutofgoodstilltofindansofevil;

esysueedsoasperhaps

shallgrievehiififailnot,anddisturb

hisinstunselsfroheirdestinedai

butseetheangryvictorhathrecalled

hisnistersofvengeandpursuit

backtothegatesofheaven:thesulphuroushail,

paradiselost

8of374

shotafterusinstoroerblohlaid

thefierysurgethatfrohepree

ofheavenreceivedusfalling;ahunder,

ue,

perhapshathspenthisshafts,andceasesnow

tobellhthevastandboundlessdeep.

letusnotslipthoasion,hers

orsatiatefuryyielditfrourfoe.

seestthouyondrearyplain,forloandwild,

theseatofdesolation,voidoflight,

saveringoftheselividflas

castspaleanddreadfulthitherletustend

froffthetossingofthesefierywaves;

thererest,ifaharbourthere;

and,reasselingourafflictedpowers,

nsulthoayhenostoffend

ourene,ourownlosshowrepair,

hoethisdirecalaty,

entaygainfroope,

ifnot,despair.

thussatan,talkingtohise,

hheadupliftabovethewave,andeyes

thatsparklingblazed;hisotherpartsbesides

proheflood,extendedlongandlarge,

layfloatingnyarood,inbulkashuge

asthefablesnaofnstroussize,

titaniahbo,thatwarredonjove,

briareosortyphon,theden

byaarsusheld,orthatseabeast

paradiselost

9of374

leviathan,hgodofallhisworks

.

hihaplyslueringonthenor,

thepilotofsosllnightfounderedskiff,

deengsoisland,oft,asseantell,

hfixedanchorinhisscalyrind,

orsbyhissideuhelee,

ihesea,andodelays.

sostretchedouthugeihthearchfiendlay,

edonthebuinglake;hence

hadrisen,orheavedhishead,butthatthewill

andhighperssionofallrulingheaven

lefthitlargetohisowndarkdesigns,

thatesheght

heaponhielfdaation,

eviltoothers,andesee

hoaliceservedbuttforth

infinitegoodness,gradrcy,shewn

onnbyhieduself

treblenfusion,h,andvengeancepoured.

forthoffthepool

hisghtystature;oneadtheflas

drivenbackheirpointingspires,and,rolled

inbilloidstahorridvale.

thenhexpandedeershisflight