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thebetterreason,toperplexanddash
turestunsels:forhisthoughtswerelow
tovidustrious,buttonoblerdeeds
tirousandslothful.yethepleasedtheear,
andhpersuasiveatthusbegan:
ishouldbechforopeneers,
asnotbehindinhate,ifwasurged
inreasontopersuadeiediatewar
didnotdissuadest,andseeocast
onousureonthecess;
s,
inheunselsandinexcels
strustful,groundshisurageondespair
andutterdissolution,asthespe
ofallhisaiaftersodirerevenge.
first,reveowersofheavenarefilled
edch,thatrenderallaess
iregonthebdeep
encatheirlegions,orhobscurewing
sutfarandofnight,
singsurprise.or,uldwebreakourway
byfordatourheelsallhellshouldrise
hblackestinsurretonfound
heavenspurestlight,yetreatene,
allinrruptible,hrone
situnpolluted,aherealuld,
incapableofstain,wouldsoonexpel
herschief,andpurgeoffthebaserfire,
victorious.thusrepulsed,ourfinalhope
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isflatdespair:ustexasperate
thalghtyvictortospendallhisrage;
andthatstendus;thatstbeourcure
tobenore.sadcureforwhowouldlose,
thoughfullofpain,thisintellectualbeing,
thosethoughtsthathrougheteity,
toperishrather,s
inthebofuednight,
devoidofseionandwhoknows,
letthisbegood,herryfoe
giveit,oran
isdoubtful;thatheneverwillissure.
oncehisire,
belikethroughiotenceorunaware,
togivehiseheirwish,andend
thenhisangerhisangersaves
topunishendlesseasehen
saytheyounselreed,
reserved,aioetealwoe;
everdoing,ore,
his,then,
thussitting,thusnsulting,thusinar
ain,pursuedandstruck
hheavensaffligthunder,andbesought
thedeeptoshelterusthishellthenseed
arefugefrohoseelay
edonthebuinglakethatsurewasworse.
fires,
aintosevenfe,
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andplungeusintheflas;orfrobove
shouldiedvengeanceargain
hisredrighthandtoplagueusifall
herstoresant
ofhellshouldspouthertsoffire,
iehorrors,threateninghideousfall
onedayuponourheads;whileweperhaps,
designingorexhgloriouswar,
caughtieest,shallbehurled,
eahisrocktransfixed,thesportandprey
orragwhirlwinds,orforeversunk
underyonboilingo,ins,
theretonverseheverlastinggroans,
ued,unpitied,unreprieved,
agesofhopelessendthiswouldbeworse.
herefore,openorncealed,alike
voicedissuades;forforceuile